AMC announces senior officer assignment

Air Mobility Command officials recently announced the following senior officer assignment: Col. Joseph V. Stephans, deputy chief, Systems Requirements Division, Directorate of Plans and Programs, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, will become chief, System Requirements Division,

Discovery Channel show visits McConnell AFB

A team of 22nd Maintenance Group Airmen from McConnell AFB tackle their “Dirty Job” with such aplomb, the Discovery Channel show “Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe” taped an episode about the Airmen here Nov. 21 and 22. A “Dirty Jobs” episode about McConnell’s fuel cell maintainers will air on the Discovery

AFRL technology will help AMC pilots land anytime, anywhere

The Air Force Research Laboratory is demonstrating a suite of technologies that will enable Air Mobility Command aircraft to land in a range of environments -- anytime and anywhere. The AFRL Air Vehicles, Human Effectiveness and Sensors Directorates here are working collaboratively to demonstrate

Travis firefighters win Combat Challenge World Championships

Competing against more than 240 firefighters from around the globe, the Travis Team Firefighters won the World Firefighter Combat Challenge Stream-light Relay and the team competition at Deerfield Beach, Fla. Dec.1-3. With a time of 4 minutes, 25.14 seconds, this was the team's second consecutive

Travis OSI agent awarded Bronze Star

During a special ceremony Dec. 2, Special Agent Robert Fearing, Air Force Office of Special Investigations Detachment 303, was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious achievement while deployed in support of the Global War on Terrorism. Lt. Col. Stanley Robinson, AFOSI Det. 303 commander,

Fairchild Security Forces prepares wing members for deployment

Based on the increased need for frequent deployments to hostile environments, the Air Force has directed all major commands to conduct intensive expeditionary combat skills training for all deploying members. Since many of the topics covered in the training are related to ground combat, Security

Sixty McConnell Airmen support local Toys for Tots drive

Globemaster de-iced

Open house showcases battlelab technology

James Bond had "Q," the resourceful scientist who enhanced the fictional British uber-spy’s operations with lifesaving gadgets. And Air Mobility Command has the Battlelab, a technology incubator of Airmen and civilian contractors, who recently showcased some of their projects, while appealing for

Air Force handles 250th aircraft in humanitarian relief effort

The Air Force handled its 250th aircraft Nov. 29 as part of Operation Lifeline -- the humanitarian relief mission providing aid here to the people affected by a 7.6 magnitude earthquake in early-October. The 250th aircraft, an Idaho Air Guard C-130, arrived at Chaklala Air Base from Afghanistan