AMC people capture comm/info awards

Four Air Mobility Command people are among the winners of the Air Force's annual communications and information awards for 2003.The awards were announced by Lt. Gen. Tom Hobbins, Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Warfighting Integration.The AMC winners are:Tech. Sgt. Lisa S. Collins, Headquarters

Pro baseball player spends day as an Airman

Major League Baseball pitcher Al Leiter swapped his New York Mets uniform for an Air Force flight suit on Monday to became a McGuire boom operator for a day. While at McGuire, the left-hander who's played in three World Series and has 146 career wins, learned the ropes of refueling from Senior

AMC announces senior officer retirement, assignments

Air Mobility Command officials have announced the following senior officer retirement and assignments:Retirement:Col. Clarence J. Evans, director, Global Channel Operations Division, Tanker Airlift Control Center, Scott AFB, will retire effective Aug. 1.Assignments:Lt. Col. Thomas J. Dupre, chief,

McGuire AFB receives new weapon system trainer

With the upcoming stand-down of the C-141 Starlifter and retirement of its training systems here, McGuire AFB begins a new phase in its aviation history with the C-17A Globemaster Aircrew Training System.The training system arrived at the C-17 simulator facility here May 19 and will be available to

New hangar doors to accommodate C-17 work

Survey to assess home-station, deployed personal safety concerns

Gen. John W. Handy is seeking feedback from Air Mobility Command Airmen on their personal safety. General Handy, commander of U.S. Transportation Command and AMC, is asking Airmen to complete a web-based survey about the sexual harassment and assault climate within the command.Within the next couple

AMC announces senior officer assignments

Air Mobility Command officials have announced the following senior officer assignments:Col. David L. Doty, commander, 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Scott AFB, will become commander, 341st Medical Group, Malmstrom AFB, Mont., effective in July.Lt. Col. Konnie M. Doyle, deputy command nurse,

Deployed boom operator completes 100th combat mission

Completing 100 combat missions is a significant feat for any member of a flight crew. For Staff Sgt. Thomas Sinclair, deployed here with the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, this accomplishment was even more special as he became the first boom operator to achieve 100 combat missions by

KC-135 helps rescue downed helo crew

On April 20, a KC-135 crew from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing took off on what was supposed to be a routine air refueling mission over Iraq. Yet before even reaching their air refueling track, the crew heard a call they had to answer."Mayday, mayday!"An Army CH-47 Chinook carrying five people

AMC Airman sets deployed fuel record

(Photo by Senior Airman Wes Auldridge)