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  • Preparing Airmen that get America to the fight

    The Mobility Operations School In ActionAt every impact point in the mobility enterprise there is a complex network of professionals trained by the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center ensuring that it's all done right. This network features units tasked to deploy equipment and personnel, aerial

  • An Air Force SNCO's experience at Marine Corps PME

    I was recently honored with the opportunity to attend the United States Marine Corps' Staff NCO Academy located at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. I had heard that the opportunity existed to fulfill my Senior NCO Professional Military Education  requirement through a joint service school, and I felt

  • Joint Airmen are still Airmen

    Airmen at Air Mobility Command's three Joint Bases and at the two AMC bases where missions are evolving as a result of previous Base Realignment and Closure decisions are immersed in joint training and operations every day. This is a key part of ensuring America's military remains the most efficient

  • Joint focus; better for national defense

    By Brig. Gen. Bill BenderSix months into a realignment which brought AMC's joint bases and BRAC-affected bases under the umbrella of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, I'm happy to say we're seeing the positive effects of joint basing and working through the growing pains together by building

  • The Millennial Air Force

    When I arrived at my first duty station in the fall of 2000, one of the first things my supervisor did was hand me the most horrid hat I had ever seen in my life. It was a blue "trucker-style" mesh hat with a blue rope stretched across the bill displaying my new organization's shield with gold

  • Perspectives on leadership: Comprehensive Airman Fitness -- Daring to care

    Air Mobility Command recently called up hundreds of Guard, Reserve and active duty Airmen to support Operations Odyssey Dawn and Unified Protector.We gave these Airmen between 4 and 36 hours notice to get on an aircraft and forward deploy. These amazing Airmen answered the call to protect freedom

  • Trust: the foundation of who we are

    Standing for hundreds of years as a symbol of strength and resolve, the Great Wall of China extends for a formidable 3,948 miles as the world's longest man-made structure. That's pretty impressive, but what does the Great Wall of China have to do with trust and the United States Air Force?It all

  • Celebrate the holidays, reflect on a great year and be safe

    As we look forward to this holiday season and the upcoming New Year, it's time to reflect on the year gone by. It's been an incredibly busy one for Air Mobility Command. You have performed magnificently...rising to meet the challenges head on to deliver hope, fuel the fight and save lives--I

  • AMC restructuring will enhance air mobility

    Mobility Airmen, it's an honor to announce that beginning Jan. 7, 2011, the command is realigning its structure to better meet the challenges of our ever-evolving mission. These changes will remain largely transparent for most of you. However, the net effect will enable 18th Air Force to focus on

  • Special- duty assignments are a catalyst for success

    Are you looking to enhance your promotion opportunities? Would you like to take on increased responsibility? Interested in volunteering for a controlled tour to add some stability to your life? If you ask these questions to young men and women around the Air Force, I'm pretty sure you will generate