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  • Air Mobility units, people recognized by AFA

    Several air mobility units and aircrews were recognized Sept. 12 during the Air Force Association's 2005 Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition in Washington, D.C.The AFA awards program recognizes top civilian, military and industry leaders along with individual specialties, teams,

  • AMC announces senior officer assignments

    Air Mobility Command officials recently announced the following senior officer assignments:Col. Frederick H. Martin, vice commander, 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord AFB, Wash., will become commander, 305th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire AFB, N.J., effective in October. He will replace Brig. Gen. Jimmie C.

  • Air Force streamlines regional supply system; AMC leads the way

    In a significant reorganization of the Air Force supply system, two logistics support centers will soon replace and assume the responsibilities of the service's five regional supply squadrons.Beginning in April 2006, a Mobility Air Forces Logistics Support Center here will begin handling Supply

  • AMC Airmen lend helping hand in aftermath of Katrina

    While most of the nation sits glued to television and radio stations, watching and listening to reporters describe conditions in the Hurricane Katrina devastated region, Air Mobility Command Airmen continue to fly missions into and out of Mississippi and Louisiana.

  • MacDill answers the call for hurricane relief

    MacDill is one of many military installations pitching in to help Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.The base has deployed a team of nearly 30 support personnel, completed aerial refueling and airlift missions, and provided personnel assistance in support of hurricane relief operations.The deployed

  • Air mobility in action In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Air Mobility Command has transported thousands of military support personnel, civilian emergency response team members and evacuees, and has delivered thousands of tons of emergency equipment a

    Peter Newstead loads a pallet of NATO food rations into a C-5 Galaxy at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, on Sept. 6. Newstead is an airfreight handler from the 727th Air Mobility Squadron here. Twenty pallets containing more than 27,000, 24-hour daily ration packs were loaded into the aircraft

  • First JCRG hits ground in Egypt

    Sixty-five Airmen and Soldiers landed as a single unit at Jiyanklis Air Base, Egypt, Aug. 23 as part of the first Joint Contingency Response Group to participate in Exercise Bright Star 05/06.The JCRG hit the ground running. Within minutes after landing, the joint team had secured its reach-back

  • Sticker shock: Gas prices raise eyebrows, drain wallets

    Master Sgt. Tony Frazier was just doing what anyone else would do when running low on gas -- he went to the gas station, pulled up to the gas pump and filled up his cars tank. Before he knew it, the price on the pump read $43 and was still climbing.I must have looked silly standing there with my

  • McChord aircraft, people assist hurricane relief efforts

    Both the 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings here sent crews to New Orleans to assist in what, according to Air Force officials, has become the largest humanitarian airlift mission ever on U.S. soil.The McChord AFB units airlifted more than 380 tons of supplies, including a front-end loader, two

  • Specialized AMC unit eases airlift burden in New Orleans

    Without the quick deployment of a special Air Mobility Command unit, the air evacuation plan at New Orleans' Louis Armstrong International Airport might not unfolded as quickly or as smoothly.The 818th Contingency Response Group from McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., arrived Aug. 31, a day after