Recognizing Excellence - AMC selects Fairchild Security Forces as its 2005 outstanding medium unit

It’s been a year of major accomplishments and many firsts for Team Fairchild’s 92nd Security Forces Squadron. Whether it was supporting the relief operations for Tsunami-struck Asia, participating in counter-drug operations in South America or providing non-stop support for Global War on Terrorism,

C-21s fly DVs around the AOR

There’s an old saying among C-21 aircrew, “Don’t spill the general’s coffee.” The phrase refers to the crews’ emphasis on flying straight, level and smooth while carrying distinguished passengers called DVs. C-21 pilots are handpicked, often right out of pilot training, to fly the twin turbofan

Plowing the competition: Black Knights finish first at 2006 Tanker Winter Games

The Black Knights recently proved the underdog can come back and take a bite out of the competition. A team of 10 Airmen from the 19th Air Refueling Group recently took first place at the 2006 Tanker Association Winter Games at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., the first-ever competition of its kind

OEF fueled by veteran of wartime skies

Below a KC-135 Stratotanker on any given night in Afghanistan, there may be Soldiers in night-vision goggles moving in on an enemy position. The enemy has circled and outnumbered the troops in the darkness, the Soldiers call for close air support. In short order, an A-10 appears and the enemy

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