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  • McConnell team wins Gen. Spaatz Trophy for second year in a row

    Back at it again, the 349th Air Refueling Squadron "Bandits" earned the 2015 Gen. Spaatz Trophy, for being the best air refueling squadron in the Air Mobility Command and going up for the Air Force level award.The 349th ARS proved their worth by consistently and quickly "refueling the fight" and

  • C-130s increase Afghanistan's mobility capability

    When two C-130H aircraft arrived at Robins in the fall of 2013, each would play a significant role nearly two years later in a country over 7,000 miles away.The nose of one aircraft, scheduled to be retired, served as a donor to a second C-130. The second had experienced a hard landing and suffered

  • KC-46 team wins DOD environmental award

    The KC-46A Pegasus program's Environment, Safety and Occupational Health (ESOH) team was named the Defense Department's top large program in environmental excellence in weapon system acquisition April 22.The award, which is part of the 2016 Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards, recognized the

  • Airmen honored for rescuing 3 after helo crash

    Maj. Matthew Arnold, 336th Training Group chief of standards evaluations, and Tech. Sgt. Dean Criswell, 22nd Special Tactics Squadron NCO in charge of rescue operations, were honored with the Airmen's Medal April 8, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington.The Airman's Medal is awarded to a

  • AMC's comm warriors are lead in technology innovation

    Outlook 10, Lexmark printers, computer software these are all programs that work because of a section of personnel who prefer to work behind the scenes and put the customer first.Air Mobility Command's Communication Directorate, A6, leads the way for innovation and creating benchmarks within the Air

  • HQ AMC staff award winners motivated to improve mission, help others

    The Air Mobility Command headquarters staff honored its 2015 annual award winners during a ceremony Feb. 19 at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Each of the nine recipients was honored for excelling in their primary duties and self-improvement. Their contributions across the AMC enterprise, ranging from

  • Mobility Airmen aid Australian Antarctic researchers

    New York Air National Guard Airmen who fly the only ski-equipped aircraft in the American military gave a lift to 35 Australian Antarctic researchers heading back home on Saturday, Feb. 27.Eight members of the 109th Airlift Wing flew one of six LC-130s, which have been based at McMurdo Station, the

  • 8th CMSAF visits JB MDL, shares perspective with Airmen

    Former Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Sam E. Parish visited Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Feb. 4.As part of a two day tour, Parish met with Airmen from JB MDL during a luncheon at Halverson Hall dining facility and hosted a joint base enlisted call. He also spent time touring the U.S. Air

  • McConnell patrolman wins AF Civilian of the Year award

    A member of the 22nd Security Forces Squadron earned the Air Force Security Forces Civilian of the Year.Shawn Kennedy, supervisory police officer, received the AMC Outstanding Security Forces Flight-Level Civilian Supervisory Level Award and went on to win Air Force award level recognition as

  • KC-46A Pegasus conducts 1st in-flight refueling demonstration

    The KC-46A Pegasus successfully transferred fuel through its boom to an F-16C Fighting Falcon Jan. 24 to demonstrate aerial refueling operations in advance of its first production decision later this spring.The KC-46A passed 1,600 pounds of fuel to an F-16C piloted by Lt. Col. Daniel Alix of the