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  • AMC 'Be Your Own Safety Manager' campaign first to prevent summer fatalities

    Air Mobility Command's 101 Critical Days of Summer campaign was its most successful one ever, with no fatalities among AMC Airmen between the Memorial Day and Labor Day holidays. "I want to express my gratitude to every member of AMC for making this year's 101 Critical Days of Summer campaign our

  • Pope Airmen aid hurricane evacuees

    Members of a Pope AFB Mobile Aeromedical Staging Facility team providing assistance to Hurricane Gustav evacuees hit the ground running when they arrived at Lakefront Airport, La., Aug. 30, after spending much of the day in a C-17 aircraft. Once the plane landed, the MASF team immediately plunged

  • Pope AES participates in DoD's largest medical exercise

    The 43rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron is known for being a component of the United States Transportation Command and providing aeromedical evacuation for U.S. troops using cargo aircraft. What they are lesser known for is their work at sea. Recently, a four-man AES liaison team embarked on a

  • Sergeant improves process, saves time

    An Airman with the 437th Maintenance Squadron Wheel and Tire Shop has helped save man-hours with a better way of cleaning C-17 nose-wheel bolts that need to be inspected. Tech. Sgt. Eddie Melendez, 437 MXS Wheel and Tire Shop aircraft maintenance craftsman, realized Airmen at the wheel and tire shop

  • Air Force information aggressor team targets Scott

    In an increasingly digital age, it is possible to find most anything needed online. The World Wide Web is host to information on almost any topic imaginable and is reachable from anywhere in the world by simply logging on. It can be an invaluable resource. Unfortunately, its value also extends far

  • Pope chess champion goes international

    As a boy growing up in the Philippines, Master Sgt. Dan Ranario, 3rd Aerial Port Squadron, had his first encounter with the game of chess when his father, an avid chess player, sat him down and taught him the rules of the game. Now, years later, that initial training will prove valuable as Sergeant

  • C-17 crew returns rescued contractors to America

    Three Americans flew to freedom aboard an Air Mobility Command C-17 July 2 after being held more than five years in captivity by the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. The three military contractors -- Marc Gozalves, Thomas Howes and Keith Stansell, all employees of the Los

  • Patriot Express to Begin New Schedule

    Beginning July 9, the U.S. military's chartered commercial air service, also known as Patriot Express, will begin regular B-747 bi-weekly round-trip service from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Wash., to Kadena Air Base, Okinawa and Yokota AB, Japan. After ATA Airlines filed for bankruptcy and