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  • High ops tempo, 24/7 flying schedule typical for deployed C-17 aircrews

    It sounds counter-intuitive. A series of short C-17 flights demand intense aircrew energy and stamina, while the longer sorties remain more physically manageable. “Either way you look at it, our C-17 crews put in long hours that place physical and mental demands on the human body,” said Lt. Col.

  • Air Force bring smiles to Iraqi children

    As they stepped into the large, gray military cargo plane, their eyes widened and their expressions were equal parts wonder and bewilderment. This was the first time many of the Iraqi children and their parents had ever flown in an airplane, and none had ever been in an aircraft as large as the

  • Air Force engineers take a jump

    Joint operations are not a new concept here. It’s a way of life for many units on base. But for a new breed of Air Force joint operators, this week’s Joint Forced Entry Exercise was a chance to get off the ground -- literally. The Airmen are part of Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair

  • Life support mission motto says it all … “Your life is our business”

    In the shadows behind every aircrew stands a life support team. These Airmen typically don’t seek the limelight. Instead, they wish for all “their” aircrew to come home safely. Staff Sgt. Jessica McCormick, a KC-135 life support journeyman assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron,

  • AMC announces senior leader assignments

    Air Mobility Command officials recently announced the following senior leader assignments: Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Travis, commander, 89th Medical Group, Air Mobility Command, Andrews Air Force Base, Md., will become command surgeon, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va. Col. Judith D.

  • Air Mobility Command, Airlift/Tanker Association to host Technology Days 2006

    Air Mobility Command and the Airlift/Tanker Association have set May 8-10 for the third annual AMC Technology Days here. Technology Days provides industry representatives the opportunity to come to Scott and present briefings and demonstrations of their companies’ newest technologies directly to the

  • Aircraft maintenance accident investigation board complete

    Air Mobility Command today released the results of its investigation into the Dec. 17, 2005 mishap involving an aircraft maintenance technician assigned to the 60th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. The Accident Investigation Board, convened by AMC, concluded the primary cause of

  • Loadmasters use new parachute jettison device

    An emergency parachute jettison device was used for the first time during a Joint Forcible Entry Exercise here April 25. Loadmasters from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., and Dyess AFB, Texas, participated in the exercise. Chief Master Sgt. Steven Pyszka and Master Sgt. Lee McDaniel, loadmaster

  • C-130 Hercules support coalition operations

    The 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron here has been supporting Operation Mountain Lion since it began April 12. The squadron’s C-130 Hercules aircraft have delivered supplies such as food, water and ammunition for coalition combat operations. “Our crews helped position personnel and equipment to

  • Travis cyclists pedal with the president

    When the person on the other end of the telephone line told Capt. James Weinstein to choose four of his mountain biking club’s best riders to join the president of the United States for a ride, he thought it was a joke. “I was like, 'Yeah right, who is this really?'” he said. However, after the