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  • Restructuring to enhance Expeditionary Center mission

    Air Mobility Command officials announced plans Nov. 3 to restructure some functions of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center and the 18th Air Force as part of an ongoing process seeking to enhance both organizations' effectiveness and efficiency as they conduct global air mobility operations. The

  • EC commander hosts conference at Grand Forks AFB

    The head of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center brought his senior leaders to Grand Forks on Oct. 12-14, to showcase a "base in transition" during a Commander's Call Conference."It was an opportunity to share the various concerns we have with joint basing and with bases in transition like Grand

  • AMC saves energy in the office, on the road

    With an annual energy bill of more than $100 million, not including aircraft fuel, Air Mobility Command officials are exploring ways to save energy and the money spent on it. While the most obvious energy savings might come from the flying mission, AMC is working just as hard to save energy on the

  • USAF EC introduces new Exped. Ops. school commandant

    Col. Patrick Owens assumed command of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's Expeditionary Operations School from Col. Mark Ellis in a ceremony in Grace Peterson Hall at the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center Sept. 26.The Expeditionary Operations School is one of two schools assigned to the U.S.

  • Expeditionary Center graduates 2,000th Phoenix Raven

    Senior Airman William Newman Jr. stepped across the stage of Grace Peterson Hall in the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center here Sept. 22 earning the Raven number designation of "2,000" in the process.Airman Newman, from the 811th Security Forces Squadron at Joint Base Andrews, Md., is a graduate of

  • 421st 'Scorpions' honor fallen Airmen with 9/11 march

     - Ten members of the 421st Combat Training Squadron rucked over 35 miles on Sept. 9 in the U.S. Air Force Security Forces 9/11 Ruck March to Remember to honor the memories of Air Force Security Forces Airmen who gave their lives in the ten years of conflict since the events of Sept. 11, 2001.The

  • USAF Expeditionary Center gains royal perspective

    In an effort to continue building a strong partnership, three members of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force visited the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center to observe an Eagle Flag exercise taking place here Aug 21-27. According to Flight Lt. Jules Park, a staff officer for the Lessons and

  • 108th CRG strives to become JTF-PO qualified through Eagle Flag

    The 108th Contingency Response Group is a rapid-deployment unit designed at the initiative of Air Force leadership to be a first-in force that will secure an airfield, establish and maintain field operations.Tailored for a specific mission, the CRG incorporates more than 20 military specialties and

  • Exercise Eagle Flag focuses on Joint Task Force Port Opening

    The U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center launched its Eagle Flag Exercise Aug. 13, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.The first week of the two-week-long exercise is designed to simulate unloading and the transportation of cargo received in a deployed environment. A Joint Task Force Port Opening at