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  • Air Force Announces CRAF Contracts valued at over 2.3 billion

    Headquarters Air Mobility Command (AMC) is announcing the award of its annual indefinite-delivery-indefinite quantity (IDIQ) International Airlift Services contracts, which support the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) Program. Civilian airlines contractually commit to the CRAF to support Department of

  • Charleston photojournalist featured on cover of national magazine

    An aerial combat photojournalist with the 1st Combat Camera Squadron here will be featured on the cover of a national professional women's magazine. Staff Sgt. Stacy Pearsall's self portrait flying in a helicopter over Iraq in 2003 graces the front of the October issue of Pink, a magazine targeting

  • AFSO 21 a success at McChord

    The banner hanging above the shop floor of the 62nd Maintenance Squadron Wheel and Tire Shop is a sign of the success of the Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century program at McChord. The "2005 Chief of Staff Team Excellence Award" banner recognizes outstanding team performance and

  • Dover Airman receives Purple Heart

    Whenever Tech. Sgt. Randy Gardner drove a short distance from the protected gates of Kandahar Air Field in Afghanistan to pick up rental vehicles, he said he always felt uneasy. He told himself it was only for a few minutes, but he admits each time he left the protected bubble he was scared.

  • 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

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