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  • The New Eighteenth Air Force: Humble beginnings, Global Mission

     Author's Note: This story is the second in a series of three detailing the history of the Eighteenth Air Force.    After an absence of more than four decades, the Eighteenth Air Force was reborn on Oct. 1, 2003, the first major revision to Air Mobility Command's organizational structure in more

  • Mobility Airman support massive U.S.-Australian exercise

    Mobility Airmen, including C-17 and KC-135 aircrews from across the U.S., will join more than 28,000 of their fellow Airmen, Soldiers, and Sailors, and Australian counterparts in northern Australia for Exercise Talisman Saber 2013.  Talisman Saber is a biennial training activity jointly

  • Key mission partner thanks mobility Airmen

    18th Air Force and 618th Air and Space Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center) Airmen hosted a key mission partner here May 13. Lt. Gen. William H. Etter, Commander, Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region - 1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern), met with Airmen and

  • In midst of Syrian crisis, Mobility Airmen deliver aid

    Mobility Airmen delivered the first shipment of nonlethal U.S. aid to the armed Syrian opposition April 30. The shipment, transported by a regionally-based C-17 Globemaster III crew from the 385th Air Expeditionary Group, delivered approximately 43 tons of halal meals and medical supplies, and

  • Eighteenth Air Force: A Legacy of Excellence

    Although a divide of more than six decades separates them from the founders of their command, today's Eighteenth Air Force Airmen continue to embody the same motto: "Expedite!" signifying a commitment to excellence in the successful and rapid completion of the command's worldwide air mobility

  • Exercise brings joint team together for 'demanding' mission

    Hundreds of total force mobility Airmen and nearly 20 aircraft participated in a Joint Operation Access Exercise alongside U.S. Army Soldiers and Canadian Forces servicemembers at Pope Army Air Field, N.C., Feb. 22 through March 1.JOAX prepares air mobility forces along with Army and Canadian

  • 18th Air Force Annual Award Winners Announced

    One of the most rewarding aspects of my job is the ability to recognize outstanding Airmen.As such, I am truly honored to announce 18th Air Force's Annual Award Winners for 2012. These individuals have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to the mission and exemplify our culture of excellence. This

  • 18th Air Force Commander Accepts NAACP Award for Scott

    Addressing an audience that included members of the Air Force's historic Tuskegee Airmen and the Montford Point Marines, the commander of the 18th Air Force accepted an award honoring the service of military members here during the East St. Louis NAACP's Freedom Fund banquet Oct. 21."I am humbled to

  • I am Air Force Energy

    October is Energy Action Month. This year's theme is "I am Air Force Energy." As the theme implies, whether you are a military member, civilian or contractor, your ideas are vital to improving efficiency.In the last 6 years, Airmen in Air Mobility Command have reduced aviation fuel consumption 4

  • A letter to 18th Air Force Airmen

    To the Airmen of our great global mobility enterprise: thank you!Last week I had the honor of becoming your 18th Air Force Commander. I can honestly say there are few experiences more rewarding and humbling than command, and even more so when it is command of our Air Force's largest Numbered Air