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

Air Force arrives for earthquake relief

Members of the 818th Contingency Response Group-Element arrived here Oct. 11 and 12 to pave the way for humanitarian assistance in the wake of the country’s 7.6-magnitude earthquake. The 46-member team deployed from McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., as part of the U.S. effort to provide support based on

McChord AFB rushes aid to Pakistan

Airmen from the 7th Airlift Squadron delivered the first U.S. relief supplies to Chakala Air Base near Islamabad, Pakistan, Oct. 10 to help the nation recover from the earthquake that killed and injured tens of thousands, according to Air Force officials. The five-member crew delivered 12 pallets —

Air Force chief of staff swears in recruits