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NEWS

  • Military OneSource aids servicemembers, dependents

    With deployments, permanent change of stations, tax season and everyday family and relationship issues, Airmen and their families have more than their share of things to be stressed about. But no matter what the issue, Military OneSource is available to help. Military OneSource provides information

  • Victory in North Carolina - Airmen, Soldiers, Marines win simulated war

    Three services came together Feb. 27 through March 3 to drop about 2,700 82nd Airborne paratroopers and several loads of equipment into a simulated war zone on Fort Bragg for the Joint Forcible Entry Exercise 06-03. “We called out this group of assets, put them together at Pope Air Force Base,

  • AMC command chief retires after 30 years of service

    Chief Master Sgt. Michael Kerver, command chief master sergeant of Air Mobility Command will retire Feb. 28 after 30 years of military service. Born and raised in Cleveland, Chief Kerver joined the Air Force in 1976 for one very simple reason. “I shared a bedroom with three other brothers, and I

  • AMC to begin using Smart Card Logon

    According to Air Mobility Command experts, the command is taking steps to bring the Smart Card Logon capability to the AMC unclassified network by March. Kevin Nettrour, the AMC Public Key Infrastructure Point of Contact, said a benefit of Smart Card Login is the capability to use digital

  • Wing, EPA back plan to treat contaminated base site

    The 89th Airlift Wing and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency signed a Record of Decision to address historic contamination of groundwater at Fire Training Area No. 4 here during a briefing of the base’s Environmental Restoration Program at the Maryland Department of the Environment

  • Warfare Center offers online courses

    Ever wondered how wartime planners decide the best ways to organize and deploy air mobility forces and assets? For instance, who goes in to start a bare base operation, security forces or the tanker airlift control element and flight? What are the variables in determining how many pallets you can

  • Officers chosen for education, cross-flow duities

    More than 210 officers from 18 career fields were selected to attend developmental education or for cross-flow assignments beginning in summer 2006. The development team special program selection and Air Force Institute of Technology boards considered officers from various fields. They included

  • Training keeps tanker pilots on track

    Second Lt. Jeff Vanderbilt flew a mission to Hawaii last week without ever leaving this base. He was training in one of Fairchilds two $25 million KC-135 flight simulators that run up to four missions a day year round.It was great, Lieutenant Vanderbilt said. The simulator is one of my favorite

  • Air Mobility units, people recognized by AFA

    Several air mobility units and aircrews were recognized Sept. 12 during the Air Force Association's 2005 Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition in Washington, D.C.The AFA awards program recognizes top civilian, military and industry leaders along with individual specialties, teams,

  • Health officials seek to reduce tobacco usage

    Having the highest percentage of Airmen passing the new fitness test or scoring 90 or above on career development course tests is something commanders can be proud of. However, having the highest percentage of smokers isnt the record Air Mobility Command wants to hold.In AMC, 26.9 percent of Airmen