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  • AMC unveils concept to strengthen force resilience

    "Each of us has a flame inside of us that, when made stronger, can help us withstand life's storms," said Gen. Raymond E. Johns Jr., Commander of Air Mobility Command during a June 16 video teleconference with wing commanders.To strengthen force resilience, Air Force civilians and family members,

  • Aviation fuel savings: AMC leading the charge

    Air Mobility Command has the largest fleet of the biggest airframes in the Air Force and they are the Department of Defense's largest aviation fuel customer consuming 28 percent of DODs aviation fuel use, but AMC is leading the charge in making energy a consideration in everything they do. During

  • McChord Honor Guard named 2009 AMC Honor Guard Team of the Year

    The McChord Honor Guard Team has been named the 2009 Air Mobility Command Honor Guard Team of the Year. The Honor Guard Team has conducted 624 total funeral honors, to include final escort of 417 war veterans. In addition, they have performed flag folding at 225 retirement ceremonies and have

  • AMC Commander: Independence Day - Celebrate Smartly!

    The Fourth of July is a day for all Americans to celebrate the freedoms that you as Air Mobility Command Airmen help provide. Independence Day carries a simple yet important message of freedom that continues to unite us in a call to service. It's the extraordinary efforts and sacrifices made every

  • Family members can help keep each other safe this summer

    He walked past two Airmen operating a dump truck. It was nothing unusual. Minutes later, one Airman accidentally crushed the other to death with the truck's tail gate. The ensuing investigation marked the first time in Master Sgt. Kenyon Luthi's safety career that he discovered how important his job

  • Special Tactics Squadron double amputee makes historic jump

    Air Force history was made yesterday when a wounded warrior from the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron became the first Active-Duty double amputee to successfully participate in a personnel drop.Staff Sergeant Shaun Meadows, along with 39 of his co-workers, conducted a practice run parachute jump from a

  • McChord Nuclear Surety Inspection

    The Nuclear Surety Program of the 62nd Airlift Wing received the highest grade possible following an evaluation by inspectors from Air Mobility Command and the Air Force Inspection Agency June 1 - 7.Seventeen inspectors from Air Mobility Command out of Scott Air Force Base, Ill., and six inspectors

  • Photo essay: McChord Airmen honor fallen

    McChord Field Base Honor Guard Airmen as well as nine volunteer Airmen honored fallen Tuskegee Airman 1st Lt. Eldridge Freeman on May 28, 2010. Among the volunteers was Major Gregory Kuzma, 62nd Aerial Port, Deputy Squadron Commander. "Being here today reminded me what it means to serve in the

  • Preserving a legacy while leaving their own

    Nearly 40 volunteers dedicate their time and talent each week to keep the McChord Air Museum running. With only one paid staff member, the volunteers work over 9,500 hours each year supporting various operations. "Without the volunteers to support this organization, it wouldn't exist today," said

  • McChord welcomes NSI inspectors

    The 62nd Airlift Wing welcomes members from the Air Mobility Command Inspector General Team and the Air Force Inspection Agency as they arrive June 1, to conduct the 62nd AW's Nuclear Surety Inspection.The teams will evaluate the five areas of the Wing's Nuclear Surety Program throughout the