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  • 'M' for Mobility: Air Force implements new AFSC

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  • Scott AFB marks 34th anniversary of Earth Day

    April 22 marked the 34th anniversary of Earth Day, an international celebration designed to promote awareness about the condition of the environment and to highlight environmental achievements.The first Earth Day in 1970 began as a grassroots effort by then Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin and

  • AMC announces senior officer retirements, assignments

    Officials at Air Mobility Command have announced the following senior officer retirements and assignments:Retirements:Col. Roy J. Hobbs, chief, Medical Support Division, Office of the Command Surgeon, Headquarters AMC, Scott AFB, will retire Oct. 1.Col. Frank Laras, vice commander, 43rd Airlift

  • Command's top Airmen share professional, personal achievements

    During a banquet here April 15, Gen. John W. Handy, commander of U.S. Transportation Command and Air Mobility Command, announced AMC's four nominees for the Air Force 12 Outstanding Airmen and First Sergeant of the Year competition for 2004.The nominees and their respective category are: Airman

  • AMC announces senior officer retirements, assignments

    Air Mobility Command officials announced the following senior officer retirements and assignments:Senior officer retirements:Col. David E. Womack, commander, 92d Medical Group, Fairchild AFB Wash., will retire in August.Col. Charles W. Mackett, commander, 6th Medical Group, MacDill AFB, Fla., will

  • AMC commander discusses sexual assault assessment team findings

    Recently, the Secretary of the Air Force and the Air Force Chief of Staff directed all Air Force major commands to review their sexual assault response programs and policies command wide. As a result, Air Mobility Command sent assessment teams to each of our bases, not intending to review

  • Deployed airlift squadron's teamwork overcomes obstacles

    Operating at a deployed location can introduce new challenges, but the men and women of the 745th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron have exceeded expectations and shown how teamwork and the willingness to serve can overcome almost any obstacle."The 745th EAS is a squadron made up of extraordinary

  • Unfurling patriotism

    A giant U.S. flag is unfurled and held in place by more than 50 Travis AFB people during the San Francisco Giants opening ceremonies April 12. (Photo by Master Sgt. Tom Mullican)