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  • Grand Forks teen named North Dakota Youth of the Year

    Jessica Weber, daughter of Lt. Col. James and Denise Weber, is the new North Dakota Youth of the Year for 2004. She earned the honor during the Boys and Girls Club of America state competition March 27 at Minot AFB, N.D. Youth from four Boys and Girls Clubs in the state entered the competition.The

  • AMC commander names command's top Airmen

    Gen. John W. Handy, commander of U.S. Transportation Command and Air Mobility Command, has announced AMC's Outstanding Airmen, who will go on to compete for honors in the 2004 Air Force 12 Outstanding Airmen and First Sergeant of the Year.Nominees were announced during an April 15 banquet here

  • Colonel reflects on 40 years of service

    When Airman Basic Dave Thurston joined the Air Force in 1964, there had been no moon landing, the SR-71 Blackbird was about to fly for the first time, Vietnam was just beginning and postage stamps were a nickel.Now, as Colonel Thurston, he is deployed as the director of public affairs for Central

  • AMC to honors its outstanding Airmen April 15

    Air Mobility Command officials will honor the command's Outstanding Airmen and First Sergeant of the Year finalists at a banquet here April 15. The theme for this year's banquet is, "Global Reach Through Enlisted Excellence."During the banquet, AMC officials will announce the command's four nominees

  • Dover 'Night Riders' deactivated April 1

    Shortly after midnight April 1, Lt. Col. Don Gresham, 436th Operations Group chief of special capabilities, brought Dover's C-5 Special Operations Low Level II mission to an end.A crowd of more than 150 people looked on as Colonel Gresham handed the 436th OGS guidon to Col. Jeffrey Brake, Assistant

  • Cyclist plans 2,200-mile road trip for charity

    When trying to think of something to give his grandparents as they celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary in August, Senior Airman Dexter Sargent IV thought of something they've done all their lives and that he knew was close to their hearts -- helping other people.His grandmother, Pat Clark, is

  • Travis AFB celebrates C-17 groundbreaking

    The Travis AFB community celebrated the start of construction on four C-17 facilities April 1, with a groundbreaking ceremony hosted by Brig. Gen. Brad Baker, 60th Air Mobility Wing commander.Years in the planning, more than 100 base, civic and contractor representatives attended the event to kick

  • AMC captures four Air Force design awards

    Four Air Mobility Command design projects captured top honors as best in the Air Force during the 2004 U.S. Air Force Design and Construction Awards.In the Planning Studies and Design Guides category, the command earned a Citation Award for the Fairchild AFB, Wash., Survival School 10-Year Master

  • Robins work force helps support troop surge

    Robins' strategic airlift directorate workers are supporting a massive, joint service, multi-national operation to deploy and redeploy nearly a quarter-million U.S. troops and more than 1 million tons of equipment. The surge for strategic airlift including people and parts,