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  • AMC warfighting commander retires after 34 years of service

    After 34 years of military service, Lt. Gen. William Welser III says he is retiring from the Air Force with pride, inspiration, and faith: "pride" in an Air Force legacy he helped build; "inspiration" from the men and women who serve in today's military; and "faith" in the next generation of Airmen.

  • General Hawkins assumes command of 18th Air Force

    Maj. Gen. James A. Hawkins assumed command of 18th Air Force from Lt. Gen. William Welser III during a ceremony here Nov. 29. As commander of 18th Air Force, General Hawkins is responsible for tasking and executing all air mobility missions. The 18th AF consists of 12 wings, 3 groups, 2

  • AMC environmental program takes lead

    Air Mobility Command’s environmental restoration program has moved forward aggressively in leading the Air Force’s performance-based management policy with the recent award of contracts for operation and long-term management of 41 cleanup sites at seven of its bases to include remedial process

  • AMC leaders discuss BRAC changes within the command

    Air Mobility Command senior leaders offered a series of town hall meetings for headquarters personnel here Nov. 15 to explain Base Realignment and Closure changes that will affect the command. The BRAC Commission's recommendations became law Nov. 9, after the president accepted the commission's

  • Travis AFB prepares to accept C-17 mission

    The third and final headquarters-directed Site Activation Task Force visit for the July 2006 delivery of the C-17 Globemaster III to Travis was held here Nov. 1-4. The task force from Hq. Air Mobility Command identified remaining items that need to be addressed for the successful arrival and

  • Scott AFB financial managers see the future

    Members of the financial management community here got an inside look at the future Oct. 25 – 27 when more than 100 of them attended workshops on the Defense Department's new Standard Financial Information Structure, or SFIS. The workshops included an overview briefing, brainstorming sessions, and

  • AMC announces senior officer retirements, assignments

    Senior officer retirements: Lt. Gen. William Welser III, commander, 18th Air Force, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, will retire effective Dec. 1. Col. Alan L. Doerman, flight chief, Mental Health, 89th Medical Operations Squadron, Andrews AFB, Md., will retire effective February 2006. Col. Robert

  • AMC 'first responders' continue supporting humanitarian effort

    Members of the 818th Contingency Response Group/24th Air Expeditionary Group continue to handle hundreds of thousands of pounds of cargo each day as part of the earthquake recovery effort here. The unit is comprised primarily of members of the 621st Contingency Response Wing and the 305th Air

  • PJs support AMC humanitarian relief mission

    Above the mountainous countryside of northern Pakistan, two Air Force pararescuemen fly aboard a Russian-made MI-8 helicopter surveying areas where relief supplies may be needed. These Airmen are part of a unit that has traveled halfway around the world to participate in the humanitarian relief

  • Officers chosen for education, cross-flow duities

    More than 210 officers from 18 career fields were selected to attend developmental education or for cross-flow assignments beginning in summer 2006. The development team special program selection and Air Force Institute of Technology boards considered officers from various fields. They included