Vice President Cheney visits Scott Air Force Base

Scott Rally kicked off with high spirits when Vice President Dick Cheney visited the men and women of Scott Air Force Base Tuesday as the country observed the third anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom. More than 2,300 servicemembers gathered in Hangar One as Air Mobility Command’s Band of

AMC changes public Web as AF seeks standardization

Headquarters Air Mobility Command launched its new public Web site today, following an Air Force plan to consolidate all Web content and standardize the appearance of its public sites worldwide. The command joins Air Force Special Operations Command, Air Force Reserve Command, and Air Force Materiel

Single C-17 breaks airdrop record

A single Air Force C-17 Globemaster III airdropped 32,400 pounds of humanitarian aid within 40 minutes to four locations in central and eastern Afghanistan March 16. This feat marked the most cargo airdropped to this many drop-zones in the shortest amount of time from a single aircraft in the

C-17 surpasses its 1 millionth flying hour

A C-17 Globemaster III on a routine air evacuation mission from Iraq flew the Air Force transport fleet past the 1 millionth flying hour mark on its return to this airlift hub today. There were no bands or dignitaries waiting for the plane -- from the Mississippi Air National Guard’s 172nd Airlift

Vice president thanks Airmen

Tanker “PHA” keeps fleet “fit to fight”

Just as Airmen have an annual physical health assessment to ensure they are healthy, KC-135 Stratotankers regularly go into the 319th Maintenance Squadron’s hangar for their own annual “check up,” known as periodic inspection and maintenance. Once in the hangar, the tanker is divided into four

Victory in North Carolina - Airmen, Soldiers, Marines win simulated war

Three services came together Feb. 27 through March 3 to drop about 2,700 82nd Airborne paratroopers and several loads of equipment into a simulated war zone on Fort Bragg for the Joint Forcible Entry Exercise 06-03. “We called out this group of assets, put them together at Pope Air Force Base,

When needs arise in Central Asia, C-17 crews deliver

The C-17 Globemaster III crewmembers start their day around noon. It will end in about 18 hours, around 5 or 6 tomorrow morning. Today they will fly to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, and back twice, taking one group of passengers a step closer to home and another to the first day of their year long

AMC announces senior leader assignment

Air Mobility Command officials recently announced the following senior leader assignment: Colonel Earl D. Matthews, Director, Communications, Information and Chief Information Officer, Directorate of Communications, Headquarters AMC, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., will become Commander, 38th Combat

NCO Enhancement Seminar – better than they were before

Nineteen McConnell staff sergeants recently graduated the Noncommisioned Officer Professional Enhancement seminar. The four-day course is designed to close the gap between Airman Leadership School and the NCO Academy when it comes to professional military education. According to Senior Master Sgt.