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  • 437th SFS members receive Army commendation medals

    Thirty-six members of the 437th Security Forces Squadron received Army Commendation Medals Aug. 11 here for meritorious service for their support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Maj. Paul Stang, 437th SFS commander presented the medals. "Being deployed for a long period of time is never easy and

  • Platforms to provide smooth, comfortable transition for patients

    In an effort to improve safety and comfort for patients being transported on high deck aircraft, Air Mobility Command officials plan to soon acquire several High Deck Patient Loading Platform vehicles. The HDPLP is a vehicle with a series of hoists that allows the cab and patient seating area of the

  • AMC general receives Order of the Bayonet

    On July 7th members of the Air Mobility Command Security Forces stood in formation to present Maj. Gen. Del Eulberg a prestigious surprise, the Air Mobility Command Security Forces’ Order of the Bayonet. The Order of the Bayonet was established in 1981 to recognize the accomplishments of those who

  • 18th ASOG Airman praised for selfless service

    A tactical air controller was recognized by the secretary of the Air Force with the presentation of a Silver Star in a ceremony June 26 for heroic duties while deployed to Southwest Asia in support of the war on terrorism. Tech. Sgt. Travis Crosby, a terminal attack control-qualified TACP assigned

  • 340th EARS sergeant named top instructor boom operator … twice

    A technical sergeant stationed with the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron here was recently named the 2005 Air Mobility Command Outstanding Flying Instructor of the Year for his work as an instructor boom operator. Tech. Sgt. Tom Ireland, deployed from Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., has

  • C-17 pilot receives Koren Kolligan Jr. Trophy

    The skies over West Texas on March 10, 2005, could have come right off a picture postcard: blue, cloudless and so clear you could see horizon to horizon.   It was, as one Air Force pilot put it, a perfect day for flying. Capt. Andreas Ix and his C-17 Globemaster III aircrew were participating in a

  • AMC 2006 Antiterrorism Award winners announced

    The winners in the Air Mobility Command 2006 Antiterrorism Awards are: -- Best Antiterrorism Program, Installation Level: Dover Air Force Base, Del. -- Best Antiterrorism Program, Operational Unit Level: 436th Security Forces Squadron, Dover AFB, Del. -- Best Antiterrorism Program Manager: Mr.

  • Sweet success - Candy Bomber shares Berlin Air Drop stories

    Like many great events in history, it started simply – two sticks of gum given to some children who were living in a bombed and besieged city. That act of kindness eventually led to a prominent place in the history books for retired Col. Gail Halvorsen, who at the time of the gift was a young

  • AMC warfighting commander visits Travis

    While touring the bases under his command, the 18th Air Force commander on Jan. 17 made his first trip to Travis since 1997. During their one-day tour of the base, Maj. Gen. James A. Hawkins and his wife, Linda, met with Travis Airmen and community leaders and visited several base events, including