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    344th ARS train in KC-46 simulators

  • Airmen assigned to the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing headquartered at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, learn how to operate and maintain a ramp aboard a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft at Ramstein AB, Nov. 29, 2018. The 521st AMOW has more than 2,100 personnel spread out across nearly 20 geographically separated units throughout Europe and the Middle East. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron J. Jenne)

    Dover, Ramstein set standard for AMOW C-5 maintenance training

    More than 30 U.S. Air Force Reserve aircraft maintainers assigned to the 512th Airlift Wing along with a 436th Airlift Wing C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft and crew traveled to Ramstein AB Nov. 23, 2018, to assist the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing with vital hands-on, airframe-specific training.
  • Army Gen. Stephen Lyons, commander of U.S. Transportation Command, greets Air Force Capt. Shawn Cameron, 628th Logistics Readiness Squadron operations officer and lead coordinator for the visit, upon arriving at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Dec. 6, 2018.

    USTRANSCOM commander visits JB Charleston

    Army Gen. Stephen Lyons, commander of U.S. Transportation Command, visits Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Dec. 6, 2018. Lyons visited JB Charleston as part of an effort to familiarize himself with the base’s global mobility capabilities. USTRANSCOM is a unified, functional combatant command that provides support to the nine other U.S. combatant commands, the military services, defense agencies and other government organizations. As commander, Lyons is responsible for delivering globally-integrated mobility, deployment and distribution solutions and enabling capabilities for full-spectrum requirements in support of national objectives. JB Charleston hosts service members and civilians from all branches who support USTRANSCOM’s global missions through air, land and sea.

  • AMC participates in joint deployment readiness exercise

    Six Air Mobility Command units from bases across the United States teamed up with the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division for Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise 19-01, from Nov. 27 to Dec. 2, 2018, in Kentucky and California. Air Force C-17s and C-130s flew 14 missions to transport more than 1,300 joint personnel and 83 short tons of cargo across
  • 6th Mission Support Group Airmen don mission-oriented personal protective gear during an Ability to Survive and Operate training exercise at MacDill, Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 6, 2018. This equipment protects the Airmen and allows them to continue operations and provide security in the event of a chemical attack.

    Full spectrum readiness: Survive, operate anywhere, anytime

    Twenty-eight Airmen who provide specialized support to MacDill’s joint-service tenant units rehearsed everyday duties in extraordinary scenarios, Dec. 6, 2018, during the 6th Mission Support Group Ability To Survive and Operate (ATSO) training exercise held at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.
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    JB MDL takes first step toward KC-46 with construction groundbreaking

    Service members and local civic leaders gathered to attend the KC-46 Pegasus hangar construction ground-breaking ceremony in Dock 23, here, Dec. 3, 2018.Construction begins today due to the efforts and hard work from community leaders, congress members and joint base senior leaders making it the new home to the KC-46.“Without this, the greatest war
  • A man wearing the Airman Battle Uniform stands in front of a C-130J.

    Airman boosts C-130J expertise via Rolls Royce course

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christopher Clemons, 19th Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion journeyman, attended a 10-day Rolls Royce training class to further his knowledge of C-130J engines at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. The class is held in Indianapolis, and is available for anyone to attend. Clemons was in a class of 10
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    Preparing mobility forces for tomorrow

  • Senior Airman Victor Harris, right, Dedicated Crew Chief, and Airman 1st Class Jason Thompson, left, Assistant DCC, both assigned to the 736th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, review the aircraft forms of a C-17 Globemaster III Nov. 21, 2018, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Harris and Thompson were formally appointed as DCC and ADCC of their assigned aircraft during a formal induction ceremony held Nov. 16. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

    736th AMXS launches Dedicated Crew Chief program

    For the 736th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, instilling pride in ownership and helping mentor first-level supervisors are key components for the squadron’s new Dedicated Crew Chief program. The new program delegates responsibility for the maintenance and cleanliness of specifically assigned C-17 Globemaster III aircraft to 20 recently inducted DCC
  • A man wearing a red hat and a U.S. Air Force Airman Battle Uniform stands to the left of a white rock that says 'Little Rock Aerial Delivery, I will be sure always.' The man holds a white plastic piece shaped like a 'U' in his right hand.

    Little Rock AFB Airman wins AMC Spark Tank competition

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Travis Alton, 19th Logistics Readiness Squadron parachute rigger, won Air Mobility Command’s first Phoenix Spark Tank competition at the Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium at Grapevine, Texas, Oct. 27, 2018. Against 73 other competitors, Alton won for his development of the M-1 Parachute Release Timing Block Fail-Safe, coined by local leadership as the “Alton Block.”
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