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  • AMC commander thanks staff for success, looks to future

    The commander of U.S. Transportation Command and Air Mobility Command brought a message of thanks and a glimpse of the future to his AMC staff at a recent special town hall meeting.Gen. John W. Handy led off by thanking his team for "making mobility happen" in support of the Global War on

  • Deployed Travis sergeant dies from accident injuries

    A senior official here expressed condolences on behalf of the base to the family of Master Sgt. Jude Mariano who died Feb. 10, five days after sustaining serious injuries in a two-car collision while deployed to a military base in Qatar."Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of

  • Davis Center named in honor of Air Force general

    In a once-in-a-lifetime ceremony Feb. 9, the Mission Planning Center on Bayshore Boulevard in Tampa, Fla., was officially named the Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. Conference Center.James G. Roche, secretary of the Air Force; Gen. John P. Jumper, Air Force chief of staff; and Gen. John W. Handy,

  • McGuire youth fights her toughest battle

    She has spent more than 150 days in the hospital. Her parents don't understand what she has. The doctors can't diagnose it. This 13-year-old girl is suffering from a disease no one knows how to treat.Three years ago, Ada Bogle, daughter of Tech. Sgt. Kevin Bogle, 305th Aerial Port Squadron,

  • AMC announces 2003 Security Forces unit award winners

    Air Mobility Command officials Feb. 12 announced the command's 2003 Outstanding Security Forces Unit award winners. The following units have been selected as the "best of the best:"Outstanding Security Forces Unit (large category): 60th Security Forces Squadron, Travis AFB, Calif.Outstanding

  • 18th Air Force commander visits Travis AFB

    The 60th Air Mobility Wing is doing outstanding work, according to Lt. Gen. William Welser III, 18th Air Force commander, who visited here Feb. 9 through 10.General Welser accepted command of the newly re-established 18th Air Force Dec. 1, and is in the process of visiting all 18th Air Force

  • Tankers continue to evolve their AE duties

    When the KC-135 was designed for its role as an air refueling aircraft in the 1950s, designers probably did not take into consideration the plane would someday become an aeromedical evacuation platform. The evolution The decision to retire the C-9 Nightingale, the Air Force's aeromedical

  • Stratotanker pilot builds AE tanker guide

    From August to October 2003, Maj. Eric Brumskill served as the director of operations for the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron at an undisclosed deployed location.While there, the major -- who is the director of operations for the 912th Air Refueling Squadron here -- helped develop a "how

  • Patriot Express missions diverted to support troop redeployment

    Air Mobility Command officials have temporarily cancelled several Patriot Express missions between the United States and Europe to use those aircraft to fill requirements for the massive Southwest Asia rotation of forces. AMC is supporting the movement of 250,000 troops in 60 days, a feat military

  • AMC director of logistics nominated for second star

    Brig. Loren Reno, director of logistics, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, was nominated recently by the President to the Senate for appointment to the grade of major general.As director of Logistics, General Reno provides policy and guidance to organize, train and equip aircraft maintenance,