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  • AMC awards $225K to bases for thinking 'green'

    Green thinking led to cold cash when Air Mobility Command gave $100,000 to Charleston Air Force Base; $75,000 to Scott AFB and $50,000 to Travis AFB on Nov. 18 for the bases' efforts to conserve energy and promote culture change. Eligibility for the Energy Incentive Award this year opened up to

  • Grand Forks technical sergeant awarded Bronze Star

    Tech. Sgt. Jeffery P. Salonga, a vehicle operator with the 319th Logistics Readiness Squadron here, was presented with the Bronze Star by the Honorable Daniel B. Ginsberg, assistant secretary of the Air Force for manpower and Reserve affairs, during a wing commander's call at Grand Forks AFB on Nov.

  • 319th ARW presented Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

    The 319th Air Refueling Wing has been awarded the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for outstanding performance from July 1, 2008, until June 30, 2009, announced Nov. 3 by Gen. Arthur J. Lichte, Air Mobility Command commander. All Airmen assigned to the 319th ARW during the specified period are

  • Expeditionary Center wins Air Force Organizational Excellence Award

    The U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, which provides advanced expeditionary combat support training and education for Airmen, was recognized with its thirteenth Air Force Organizational Excellence Award on Nov. 3. The award recognizes the achievements and accomplishments of unnumbered U.S. Air

  • MacDill airlift squadron receives outstanding flight award

    The 310th Airlift Squadron received world-wide recognition on Oct. 21 when Gulfstream Aerospace named them one of the inaugural winners of the Gulfstream Outstanding Flight Award. The 310th AS was presented the Alber-Rowley Trophy at the National Business Aviation Association Annual Meeting and

  • AMC's Scott AFB receives award for energy conservation

    Scott AFB was recently awarded $75,000 as first runner-up in an Air Mobility Command energy conservation contest. Elizabeth Toftemark, 375th Civil Engineer Squadron energy manager, said the base earned the award for its energy use reduction initiatives. "We won runner up because of all of the

  • Advanced Composite Cargo Aircraft gets X-plane designation

    Air Force officials have approved X-55A as the new designation for the Advanced Composite Cargo Aircraft. The X-55A is a technology demonstrator for the design and manufacturing of future aircraft using advanced composite materials. The X-55A is a modified Dornier 328J aircraft with the fuselage aft

  • JB MDL receives $1 million grant to aid exceptional family members

    A $1 million grant was awarded to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst recently to provide assistance to military family members with disabilities. The grant coincides with the "Year of the Air Force Family," during which the Air Force has set out to examine and improve the quality of services for those

  • AMC's top enlisted leader retires after 30 years of service

    After more than three years as Air Mobility Command's top enlisted leader, Chief Master Sergeant Joseph E. Barron retired on Oct. 16 after a ceremony honoring his 30-year Air Force career and tenure at Scott AFB. "The places I've been to, the opportunities I've had... it's truly been an honor to