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New commander takes helm of 60th AMW at Travis
Col. Dwight Sones took command of the 60th Air Mobility Wing during a change of command ceremony here Aug. 5. Sones, who spent the the previous year as commander of the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing in...
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Joint Base MDL survives historic hurricane
Hurricane Irene has moved out of the area, but not without leaving its mark. Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst experienced damaging winds and excessive rain, which caused flooding. When the storm began...
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15th AS honors World War II Airmen
A part of what makes an airlift squadron so successful at accomplishing the mission is the trust and camaraderie among the members. The 15th Airlift Squadron represented this by honoring eight World...
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18th Air Force welcomes new commander
Lt. Gen. Mark F. Ramsay formally assumed command of the 18th Air Force from Lt. Gen. Robert R. Allardice in a change of command ceremony today at the Scott Club here. "The flag that we're passing today...
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Travis' 22nd Airlift Squadron prepares for C-5 Galaxy 'surge'
Members of the 22nd Airlift Squadron, and all Airmen associated with the C-5 Galaxy, are preparing for a surge that will put the effectiveness and efficiency of the aircraft to the test. According to...
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C-5 fleet reaches historic milestone during 'surge'
Aircraft from 12 separate total force bases went "full throttle" to move cargo and passengers across the globe during a historic surge of Air Mobility Command's C-5 Galaxy fleet from Oct. 17-21. On...
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618th AOC supports effort delivering hope to Turkey
In the wake of the Oct. 23 earthquake that left hundreds dead in Turkey, mobility Airmen of the 618th Air and Space Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center) here led planning efforts for an...
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18th AF commander, command chief make official visit to Scott AFB
Charting a path to continued success in an uncertain strategic and fiscal environment was one of the key themes of a recent visit by the 18th Air Force commander here Dec. 2. Lt. Gen. Mark Ramsay,...
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Afghanistan airdrops surpass record levels in 2011
In 2011, mobility Airmen delivering airdrops reached a new annual record with 80,153,604 pounds of cargo delivered. That's nearly 16 million more pounds delivered than the previous record set in 2010...
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18th Air Force, Expeditionary Center units stand down, realign to increase...
Two 18th Air Force units stood down and several were realigned under the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center as the latest step in an ongoing restructuring process intended to enhance AMC's...
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TACC leading effort for 'retrograde' cargo from Afghanistan
For airlift aircraft transiting and moving cargo to and from the Central Command area of responsibility, planners at the 618th Air Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center) are leading an...
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AMC staff sergeant earns 'Best OPSEC NCO in Air Force'
Managing a command-wide operations security program was just one area that led to Staff Sgt. Robert Perecko earning the 2011 Air Force Operations Security NCO of the Year. It was also his effort to...
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317th AG delivers precision resupply to the joint warfighter
The 317th Airlift Group successfully completed a precision airdrop capability demonstration to a distinguished panel of visitors at Fort Hood, Texas, during the U.S. Transportation Command Component...
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18th AF commander, command chief visit JBLM
Lt. Gen. Mark Ramsay, 18th Air Force commander, accompanied by Chief Master Sgt. Jeff Williams, 18th AF command chief, visited McChord Field April 26 to meet with leadership and speak with Airmen....
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18th Air Force leadership visits Fairchild
Charting a path to continued success during uncertain strategic and fiscal environments was a key theme shared by the 18th Air Force commander during a visit here April 24 to 26. Lt. Gen. Mark Ramsay,...
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The 375th Air Mobility Wing welcomes new commander
The 375th Air Mobility Wing welcomed its new commander, Col. David Almand, during a change of command ceremony today. During the ceremony, the presiding officer, Lt. Gen. Mark F. Ramsay, 18th Air...
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Galaxy rising: Positioning C-5 crews increases flight efficiency, saves fuel,...
It's been said that "flexibility is the key to airpower." It's because of that "flexibility" that Air Mobility Command is saving money by the millions and fuel in hundreds of thousands of gallons by...
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Galaxy rising: C-5's future to 'surge' to new heights
Air Mobility Command has a goal -- to have a minimum of 30 C-5 Galaxy aircraft tasked and flying missions every day. That would be a "surge" of new daily operations for the airframe, the crews who fly...
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18th AF commander visits JB Charleston
Lt. Gen. Mark Ramsay, 18th Air Force commander, visited Joint Base Charleston, S.C., June 3 and 4 to get a firsthand look at the daily operations of the 437th Airlift Wing and its mission partners, as...
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Rock Airmen shine during 18th Air Force Commander's visit
Lt. Gen. Darren McDew, the 18th Air Force commander, recently visited with Airmen and leaders here to express his thanks and admiration. "This wing has a culture of getting things done. You do more...
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