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  • AFSO21 driven by Airmen ingenuity

    AFSO 21 took another step forward at Headquarters, Air Mobility Command in late October when a Mobility Air Forces Strategy Team of nearly two dozen military and civilian subject matter experts identified a number of overarching Deployment and Distribution Chain processes which can be streamlined.

  • Turkey-based Airmen saving troops' lives in Iraq

    Hundreds of miles away from the war zone, the efforts of Airmen here are helping keep Iraq-based troops off dangerous convoy routes that are plagued with roadside bombs and sniper attacks. By flying critical supplies via C-17 Globemaster III from this eastern Turkey air base directly to

  • Travis firefighters world champions for third straight year

    Not even a rain-slick course could stop Team Travis firefighters from earning their third consecutive World Firefighter Combat Challenge, held here Nov. 7-11."It was the toughest dog fight I ever saw and the team rose to the occasion," said John Speakman, Travis Air Force Base fire chief. The

  • Dover crew flies C-17 training mission

    This weekend marked another milestone for the base's transition to a new mission as the first all-Dover aircrew, active and Reserve, flew a C-17 Globemaster III training mission Nov. 4. The flight was part of an interfly agreement Nov. 1 - 5 with the 305th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire Air Force Base,

  • Humble chief gains national attention

    All of the attention embarrasses him, but as this chief master sergeant learned recently, a lifetime of caring and good deeds is bound to catch up with you eventually. Chief Master Sgt. John Gebhardt, superintendent of the 22nd Wing Medical Group here, recently gained worldwide attention for a photo

  • AMC reduces costs through fuel efficiency

    Energy costs are a significant part of the DoD operating budget, and Air Mobility Command uses 54 percent of the U.S. military's consumption of aviation fuel. Not surprisingly, efficient use of this resource has always been an AMC goal. As fuel costs remain high, AMC is exploring new ways of

  • Former technical director for C-17 earns DOD award

    The former technical director for the Aeronautical Systems Center's C-17 Globemaster III program has won a Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Award for 2006. Lawrence Fielding is one of eight this year to win the award, which recognizes exceptional achievements that benefited the

  • Air Mobility Command's fight against spam

    This year Air Mobility Command has witnessed a global increase in the volume of spam traffic circulating the Internet. In August 2006, global e-mail volume was estimated at 50 billion messages per day, a figure that is expected to rise to 100 billion messages per day by 2008. Additionally, global

  • C-130 crew honored with Mackay Trophy

    Five C-130 Hercules crewmembers were recognized during a ceremony in Arlington, Va., Nov. 6 by the Air Force and the National Aeronautic Association when they were presented with the 2005 Clarence Mackay Trophy. Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. John D. W. Corley presented the trophy to Maj.