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July 24, 2024
Minihan updates Congress on mobility aircraft

Gen. Mike Minihan, Air Mobility Command commander, alongside Lt. Gen. David Tabor, U.S. Air Force deputy chief of staff for plans and programs, and Rear Adm. Derek Trinque, U.S. Transportation Command director of strategic plans, policy and logistics, testified in front of the House Armed Services
July 1, 2024
A "valiant" effort enhancing contingency response capabilities through VS24

Members from the 721st Contingency Response Squadron took park in Exercise Valiant Shield, June 6 - 18, 2024, at the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Hachinohe Air Base, Japan.
April 23, 2024
721st, 821st CRS support Exercise STORM FLAG, 82nd Airborne Division validation

It is 2024. The world as we know it is rapidly evolving. Advancements in robotics, artificial intelligence and even social media have disrupted the status quo. These technological developments are changing how we perceive and interact with the world around us, but in terms of warfighting, evolution
March 12, 2024
USAF CMSgt retires after 30-year career

I originally joined with plans to do four years, get my education and either commission or leave the military for work in the private sector. Here I am, 30 years later, retired from the Air Force and wondering how I stayed in all these years. Easy, I have loved every stage of my career and feel
March 7, 2024
Flexing muscles, spreading wings: 726th AMS braces, builds for expanded mission

The 726th Air Mobility Squadron has commenced breaking ground on an $11-million two-year passenger terminal expansion in December, expertly handling a 1,740% surge of AMC aircraft traffic in October and deploying Air Mobility teams to enable AMC missions in austere locations.
Oct. 10, 2023
515th AMOG Building Connections with Allies in Japan

On Sept. 12, 2023, the 515th Air Mobility Operations Group hosted Japan Air Self-Defense Force leadership from the 7th Air Wing out of Hyakuri Air Base, Japan. Maj. Gen. Tomohiro Matsuura, JASDF commander, Hyakuri Air Base received a 515th AMOG mission brief and tour of the 730th Air Mobility
July 12, 2023
AMC commander, command chief visit the Gateway to the Pacific during MG23

With Mobility Guardian 2023 well underway, U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Minihan, Air Mobility Command commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Jamie Newman, AMC command chief, visited numerous AMC locations, including Team Travis, July 11 - 12, 2023.
June 15, 2023
RGMC 3 to expand MTTs outside the INDO-Pacific

The Rapid Global Mobility Course 3, which typically executes one Mobile Training Team event every fiscal year, is looking to expand in fiscal year 2024. The motivation for adding new iterations of the high demand course is to provide the training to as many commands as possible.
May 10, 2023
87th LRS Airmen ACE hot-pit training

Airmen from the 87th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, traveled to Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, New Jersey, to collaborate with the 177th Fighter Wing to take part in an integrated hot-pit refueling training the week of April 24, 2023.
March 17, 2023
621 CRW supports AGF 23-1; 366 FW Lead Wing certification

The deafening sound of jet engines running hung heavy in the hot and humid air. This is where Contingency Response Airmen worked, each layered with armored helmets, bulletproof vests, fire-retardant uniforms and slung M-4 carbines across their chests. Attentive eyes scanned each operating location

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