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  • RAVENs provide security for Hurricane Rita evacuations

    Four McConnell AFB security forces RAVENS departed here Sept. 22 for Travis AFB, Calif., along with RAVENS from four other Air Mobility Command bases to provide security for AMC aircraft traveling to Texas and Louisiana.The PHOENIX RAVEN program, implemented in 1997, consists of teams of security

  • Dover colonel links USTRANSCOM to federal relief efforts

    A Dover colonel is spearheading U.S. Transportation Commands efforts to help Gulf Coast areas recover from Hurricane Rita.Col. Glen Joerger, vice commander for the 436th Airlift Wing, departed Dover Sept. 21 for Washington, D.C., to coordinate Air Force airlift capabilities in support of the

  • McChord pre-positions C-17 for Hurricane Rita response

    A C-17 Globemaster III and Airmen assigned to the 10th Airlift Squadron here deployed to Kelly Air Field, Texas, today in preparation for Hurricane Rita.The pre-positioned jet carries no cargo and a crew of five Airmen, according to McChord AFB officials.McChord AFB also has two aircrews on alert

  • Travis AFB Airman's first deployment an eye-opener

    For one airman first class from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., his first deployment came with a record-setting pace in support of the relief effort in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Airman 1st Class Brandon Calderon, 60th Aerial Porter Squadron, left home at 4 a.m.

  • 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