Deployed C-130J program manager says plane doing well on first deployment

AMC announces 2004 Public Affairs Achievement Awards

Air Mobility Command recently announced the winners of the 2004 AMC Public Affairs awards.Congratulations to the entire AMC public affairs community for another banner year in 2004, but especially to those who rose to the top as Air Mobility Command Public Affairs Achievement Award winners for

COMMENTARY: Its all about velocity

As the commander of the 734th Air Mobility Squadron here, I have the honor of working with the best and brightest of Air Mobility Command, and they make me Proud to be AMC. My bumper sticker phrase for the squadron is Global Mobility Velocity the En Route Standard.The latter part of the phrase

Laptop computers -- security starts with user

Youve placed firewalls between you and the Internet and you've implemented passwords to gain access to your systems, yet still youve been infected with a virus. How did this happen? How did an outsider gain access to your system and corrupt your information?Look again, maybe it wasnt an outsider.

Grand Forks AFB continues support, donates homes

The base plans to donate more than 20 housing units to North Dakota Native American tribes this summer as part of the decade-old Operation Walking Shield program.Grand Forks AFB has previously supported the program, donating more than 460 excess housing units to 11 tribes in North Dakota, South

High Flight provides from-the-top perspective of AMC, TACC

Forty captains from across the Air Force recently met here to participate in High Flight, a professional development course designed to provide an orientation of Air Mobility Command.Twice each year, 40 of the top captains and their spouses from AMCs active-duty, Guard and Reserve units, as well as

2004 AMC Media Contest winners announced

Air Mobility Command recently announced the winners of the 2004 AMC Media Contest."I am tremendously proud to congratulate the Air Mobility Command Public Affairs Media Contest winners for 2004," said Gen. John W. Handy, commander of AMC and U.S. Transportation Command. "These outstanding

Battlelab gives armor 'thumbs up'

The Air Mobility Battlelab recently completed an evaluation of a life-saving vehicle armor kit produced by the U.S. Army.The Armor Survivability Kit was designed by experts from the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command. The kit provides protection from a range of threats in order to

New commander takes charge of MacDill's 6th AMW

Brig. Gen. David Tanker Snyder relinquished command of the 6th Air Mobility Wing Feb. 3 to Col. Margaret Woodward, former deputy director for colonel matters at the Air Force Senior Leader Management Office at the Pentagon, Washington D.C. Lt. Gen. William Welser, 18th Air Force commander,

AAF pilot awarded Distinguished Flying Cross 60 years after action