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  • Martin assumes command of 60th Air Mobility Wing

    Col. Corey Martin assumed command of the 60th Air Mobility Wing from Col. Dwight Sones during the wing's change of command ceremony Monday in Hangar P14 at Travis Air Force Base, Calif.Martin takes leadership of the largest wing in Air Mobility Command in terms of personnel, arriving from Manas

  • Col. David Kumashiro assumes command of the 62nd Airlift Wing

    A change of command can be defined as an event that drives the plot of a story and occurs just before one adventure begins and another adventure ends. Men and women of Team McChord witnessed such an event when Col. David Kumashiro assumed command of the 62nd Airlift Wing from Col. Wyn Elder during a

  • Area Army Air Corps vet receives French Legion of Honor medal

    Del Casper, Army Air Corps veteran who participated in 35 aerial combat missions over occupied Europe during World War II, was awarded the French Legion of Honor medal at the Spokane Veterans Center in Spokane Valley, Wash., July 15.The award, the highest honor given by the government of France, was

  • 62nd Port Dawg makes 12 OAY list

    An Airman from the 62nd Aerial Port Squadron here was recently named one of the Air Force's 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year.Senior Master Sgt. Ernesto Rendon, 62nd APS air freight superintendent, will travel to Washington later this year be recognized by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A Welsh

  • Fallen Air Force hero returns home

    A member of the Air Force team has finally returned home nearly 44 years after falling in combat. The remains of Maj. Larry Hanley arrived at the Spokane International Airport July 11 for a repatriation ceremony. Hanley, piloting an F-105D Thunderchief, crashed in Khammouan Province, Laos, while

  • Driver potentially saves lives at MacDill

    What would your immediate response be if some form of suspicious activity came to your attention? Would you get away from the scene as quickly as possible? Pretend as if you didn't see anything and continue life as usual? Or would you quickly take action and report it to the proper

  • Every $398 million counts – airlift scheduling changes ring up big savings

    Analysts here took the spirit of "Every Dollar Counts" seriously - more than 395 million times over.Improvements to the way intra-theater airlift is done in Afghanistan are saving taxpayers between $300 million and $398 million a year after a team of air transportation professionals found a way to

  • AMC recognizes Airman

    Ask Airman 1st Class Scott Krause, 60th Maintenance Squadron avionics flight member, to talk about himself and the response is a quiet one.Lacking boast or ego, the Air Mobility Command-level recipient of Tuskegee Airmen Inc.'s Senior Master Sgt. Margaret Barbour Frances Award is speechless about

  • Dover safety specialist helps reduce vehicle mishaps

    Tim Hahn, 436th Airlift Wing Safety Office occupational safety and health specialist, was recently recognized for his abilities as an instructor and awarded with the 2012 Defensive Driving Courses "Alive at 25" U.S. Air Force Instructor of the Year. In 2003, Dover Air Force Base had 29 Airmen who

  • Aircraft Loadmasters recognized as AFAs Team of the Year

    The Air Force Association proudly announced the AFA 2013 Team of the Year March 29, 2013, honoring the Aircraft Loadmaster career field and singled out a 437th loadmaster from Joint Base Charleston as a representative of the distinguished career field.Each year, the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air