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  • Scott JA hosts annual symposium

    The 375th Air Mobility Wing legal experts held their 6th annual symposium Jan. 29 to assists commanders and first sergeants handle legal situations they may encounter."We invited leaders not only from the wing, but also from our mission partners on base--and anyone who may have been interested in

  • New California facility enables Airmen, law enforcement training

    Solano County law enforcement agencies and Travis Air Force Base, California officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony here Jan. 29 for the newly constructed Emergency Responder Urban Training Site, marking the first tangible Travis project completed as a direct result of the Air Force Community

  • C-130 Reservists train Afghans for the first time

    Approximately three dozen Reservists from several different C-130 airlift wings deployed to Afghanistan where they became the first members of Air Force Reserve Command to perform the mission as air advisors to their Afghan counterparts on C-130 Hercules maintenance, flight and operations

  • AMC facilitates national discussion about pilot manning

    Air Mobility Command is participating in a national-level discussion about current and future-projected pilot manning shortfalls.AMC's commander facilitated a meeting Jan. 7 with representatives from the Federal Aviation Administration, airline trade associations, academia, and several airlines, to

  • Golden years: Host wing hits half-century mark

    The base chapel's 65-year-old bell rang out five distinct times, one for each of the 60th Air Mobility Wing's five decades. With each toll, cause for celebration was paused for a moment - a moment to honor the Airmen who died in service to their country.On Jan. 8, 1966, the 1501st Air Transport Wing

  • CRW Airmen reflect synergy of West Africa mission

    A contingent of Airmen supporting three unique mission sets from the 621st Contingency Response Wing recently returned from Gabon after stepping up to facilitate the delivery of more than 450,000 pounds of vital equipment to the African partner nation.When the West African nation of Gabon's military

  • First cyberspace weapon system attains full operational capability status

    A major milestone was achieved on Jan. 7 when the Air Force Intranet Control Weapon System became the first cyberspace weapon system to reach FOC status.Achieving FOC means the AFINC weapon system is fully capable to serve as the top-level defensive boundary and entry point for all network traffic

  • Team Dover Airman loses work partner but gains a new family member

    It is a dream come true for every military working dog handler; retire your MWD and adopt them to come home and live a relaxing lifestyle for their remaining years. That dream is coming true for one 436th Security Forces Squadron MWD handler as his K-9 trades in his kennel and cement floors for a

  • Team Dover chief recounts his Gulf War experience

    The second half of 1990 saw the Middle East erupt in turmoil, as Iraqi forces under the leadership of Saddam Hussein launched an unprovoked invasion of Kuwait. This resulted in the formation of a U.S.-led coalition whose purpose was to remove Iraqi forces from Kuwait.In January 1991, the buildup of

  • Operation Desert Storm: 25 years later, AMC doing more with less

    Iraqi forces attacked Kuwait Aug. 2, 1990, setting into motion a massive military response from a coalition of nations to protect Saudi Arabia from invasion with Operation Desert Shield. After Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein refused to withdraw from Kuwait, Operation Desert Shield gave way to Operation