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  • General Johns takes command of AMC

    Gen. Raymond Johns Jr. assumed command of Air Mobility Command from Gen. Arthur J. Lichte in a ceremony here Nov. 20.AMC is responsible for providing rapid, global mobility and sustainment for America's armed forces. As the commander, General Johns acts as the lead agent for all mobility air forces

  • AMC's new command chief master sergeant: "Be Ready!"

    It was 1982 when Airman Basic Dave Spector, lugging a toolbox more than half his weight, followed Staff Sgt. Ernie Cota to perform some maintenance on the running C-5 that was preparing to take off. Now, nearly 28 years later, as Air Mobility Command's new command chief master sergeant, that first

  • CJCS sends Military Family Appreciation Week message

    As we count our blessings this month, America's Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen and Coast Guardsmen serve day and night around the globe to defend our Nation. We are all very proud of them, and yet we should never forget that none of them do it alone. The extraordinary families who support them

  • Rise of the cyber wingman: 10 principles Airmen must know

    Every day, malicious code, worms, botnets and hooks attack Air Force computers hardware, software and the Internet. They infiltrate classified information and compromise national security. In response, the Air Force is stepping up its mission to defend cyberspace.Cyberspace adversaries attack

  • Battlefield Airmen sharpen skills during Exercise Twilight

    Fifteen battlefield Airmen stationed at Fort Lewis, Wash., conducted close air support training here with two U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets Oct. 22 to 24 as part of Exercise Twilight. The Airmen were from the 5th Air Support Operations Squadron, part of the 1st Air Support Operations Group also at

  • 10th Airlift Squadron returns home

    More than 120 Airmen from the 10th Airlift Squadron returned Wednesday evening from a 120-day deployment to Southwest Asia as part of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. The 10th AS members were deployed as the 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron from May to November. The squadron flew a

  • Green Tales October 30, 2009

    The October 16, 2009 edition of "Green Tales" is online at:http://www.mcchord.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-091030-074.pdf

  • Green Tales October 16, 2009

    The October 16, 2009 edition of "Green Tales" is online at:http://www.mcchord.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-091023-061.pdf

  • 'Year of the Air Force Family' top priority at McChord

    One of the Air Force's top priorities is taking care of its Airmen and their families and to further ensure that this is taken care of, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley designated July 2009 to July 2010 as the "Year of the Air Force Family,"