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

Travis CRG sets up air operations at Keesler AFB

The 571st Contingency Response Group from Travis AFB, Calif., is continuing to control air operations here, bringing in humanitarian supplies in support of Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. With their support, relief supplies can now be safely flown here and

Little Rock AFB Airmen, C-130's vital to saving lives

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

Evacuees of Hurricane Katrina were evacuated from New Orleans, La., and flown by a C-17 Globemaster III airplane from McCord Air Force Base, Wash., to Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., on Sept. 1. There, the injured were examined and transported to Atlanta, Ga., hospitals. (Photo by Donald Peek)

AMC aircraft, people continue hurricane relief efforts

Aeromedical Evacuation hub established at Kelly Field, Texas

Patients getting airlifted from the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport are now being transported to Kelly Field at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, where a hub has been established to support the aeromedical evacuation portion of Hurricane Katrina relief operations.Kelly Field

AMC response groups establish airfield operations for hurricane relief

In anticipation of massive relief operations to help victims of Hurricane Katrina, several elements of Air Mobility Command Contingency Response Group personnel deployed to Louisiana and Mississippi Aug. 30-31 to establish air mobility operations in those areas. On Aug. 30, a four-person assessment

AMC Airmen, aircraft continue Katrina relief missions

Tanker Airlift Control Center focusing on Katrina aeromedical evacuations

If we can get three more planes in by nightfall today, we might be able to save another 100 people, said Col. Jeff Franklin, a Tanker Airlift Control Center controller here, whose team of experts are working 24-hour operations to move aircraft into New Orleans International Airport where critically

AMC commander to retire in Wednesday ceremony

Gen. John W. Handy, commander of U.S. Transportation Command and commander of Air Mobility Command, will retire from the Air Force in a ceremony here Wednesday. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld is scheduled to attend and Gen. Richard Myers, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will preside