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  • Air Force remembers pioneer of DoD transportation

    Retired Air Force Gen. Duane H. Cassidy, the first "dual-hatted" commander of both U.S. Transportation Command and Military Airlift Command, passed away Feb. 8 at the age of 82."Gen Cassidy was a mobility pioneer. He will be greatly missed by the AMC family for years to come, but his legacy will

  • Travis tanker provides Super Bowl air coverage

    As part of Operation Noble Eagle, a Travis KC-10 Extender flew an aerial refuel mission Feb. 7 to support flight operations for fighter aircraft conducting patrols of the airspace surrounding Super Bowl 50 in Santa Clara, California.While many are familiar with the iconic flyovers associated with

  • 315th Airlift Wing continues Haiti aid

    Flying humanitarian aid is nothing new for the 315th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, but today, one Reservist was able to see his civilian career come full circle.Master Sgt. Ken Hundemer, a 317th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, was with the C-17 Globemaster III delivering more

  • AMC Intel directorate provides 24/7 support to sustain mission

    For some, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance may conjure images of shaken martinis, fast cars equipped with rockets and special satellites with cameras zooming into focus on targets thousands of miles away.While Hollywood has influenced these images, some of the true heroes in military

  • Altus AFB train mobility allies

    The U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft and KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft are capable of getting anywhere in the world within 24 hours.But when tragedy strikes that demands immediate attention the United States military has allies that also have C-17 and KC-135 aircrews, many

  • Mobility Airmen graduate Army NCO Academy

    When dozens of Soldiers completed the Basic Leader Course at the Army's Noncommissioned Officer Academy here, they sang about the "wild blue yonder" during their graduation ceremony Jan. 28.They weren't singing the U.S. Air Force Song because of its catchy melody or clever lyrics, but rather in

  • 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