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  • AMC commander captures Laureate Award

    Gen. John W. Handy, commander of U.S. Transportation Command and Air Mobility Command, was awarded the Government/Military Laureate Award April 5, for the U.S. Air Forces Aeromedical Evacuation System.The award is presented annually by Aviation Week and Space Technology magazine to honor individuals

  • Travis maintenance groups take top honor

    The 60th and 349th Maintenance Groups here captured the coveted Air Force Clements McMullen Memorial Daedalian Weapon System Maintenance Trophy naming them the Best in the Air Force.The Daedalian Trophy is awarded annually to the best maintenance group in the Air Force with more than 1,000 people

  • AMC announces senior officer retirement, assignments

    Air Mobility Command officials recently announced the following senior officer retirement and assignments:Senior officer retirement:Col. Janet M. Walker, flight commander, Family Practice Residency Program and Clinic, 60th Medical Operations Squadron, Travis AFB, Calif., will retire in

  • AMC leaders describe significance of CRWs

    According to the commander of Air Mobility Command, the recent standup of Contingency Response Wings at McGuire AFB, N.J., and Travis AFB, Calif., will help shape and manage AMC's contributions to the nations future warfighting capabilities.Gen. John W. Handy, commander of AMC and U.S.

  • AMC names 2004 Fire Protection award winners

    The 2004 Air Mobility Command Fire Protection of the Year award winners were announced April 14. The winners are:Military Fire Officer of the Year: Tech. Sgt. Richard Galtieri of the 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron, Fairchild AFB, Wash. Sergeant Galtieri distinguished himself by providing emergency

  • AMC announces senior officer retirements, assignments

    Air Mobility Command officials recently announced the following senior officer retirements and assignments:Senior officer retirements:Col. Steven R. Capenos, director of Intelligence, Headquarters AMC, Scott AFB, will retire in October.Col. Anthony V. Levy, deputy comptroller, Hq. AMC, Scott AFB,

  • Dawn of new era begins at Travis AFB

    The dawn of a new era began April 11 at Travis when the new guidon was posted for the 615th Contingency Response Wing and the 615th Air Mobility Operations Group was deactivated here.The 615th CRW, which reports directly to the 15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force, is Air Mobility Commands newest

  • Tanker crews experience significant combat achievement

    One hundred combat missions is a significant milestone, but until recently, most flyers, including fighter pilots, could go an entire career and not even come close.When I was a young company grade officer, it wasn't very often that you met people with over 100 combat missions, said Col. James

  • Air mobility Airmen praised by Air Force leaders

    To fight the Global War on Terrorism successfully, it takes everything from ground forces and fighter planes to the U.S. Air Force’s air mobility capabilities. The military needs airlift and tankers to deliver everything from those ground forces and fuel to weapons and

  • Junior NCOs exposed to AMCs big picture during Phoenix Stripe

    Forty-three staff and technical sergeants from around the world met with Air Mobility Commands top officer and enlisted leaders during a one-week conference here April 4-8.Phoenix Stripe, one of the programs brought about during the 1999 initiative Year of the Enlisted Force, is a highly selective,