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Air Mobility Command Public Affairs on October 5th, 2022
OXON HILL, Md. - Gen. Mike Minihan, commander of Air Mobility Command, presented his case for the state of air mobility to a packed audience of airmen at the 2022 Air, Space & Cyber Conference, Sept. 21.
His problem statement was direct, if provocative: the joint force is not as ready
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Air Mobility Command Public Affairs on August 8th, 2022
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. - General Mike Minihan, commander of Air Mobility Command, recently signed a directive that provides pregnant AMC airmen a streamlined process to access prenatal medical care resources while prioritizing the member's health privacy and safeguarding unit readiness.
This change follows new efforts by the Department of
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Air Mobility Command Public Affairs on April 15th, 2022
Temporary Patriot Express flights will begin operating out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord to Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, from May 16 to Sept. 30, 2022.
In response to increased airlift requirements to support U.S. Forces Japan and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, service members and their families can rely on temporary Patriot Express
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Air Mobility Command Public Affairs on April 10th, 2022
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. - Gen. Mike Minihan, commander of Air Mobility Command, announced March 29 his "strategy to win" to more than 260 total force Mobility Air Forces leaders during the Spring Phoenix Rally at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., March 29-31.
In conjunction with releasing his strategy and
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Air Mobility Command Public Affairs on May 14th, 2021
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Illinois - Exercise Mobility Guardian 2021, the Air Force's largest and longest exercise ensuring readiness to move military personnel and equipment in combat operations, is scheduled to begin at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, on May 15.
More than 1,800 exercise participants will operate 18 mobility
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Air Mobility Command Public Affairs on September 19th, 2019
(Photo: Major Gen. Mark Camerer, Air Mobility Command strategic plans, requirements and programs director, participates in the Expanding the Competitive Airlift Edge panel during the Air Force Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Md., Sept. 17.)
General Maryanne Miller, Air Mobility Command commander, led a panel discussion on
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Air Mobility Command Public Affairs on June 27th, 2019
U.S. Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force officials implemented a new maintenance arrangement for the C-17 that will improve strategic airlift efficiency and fleet readiness.
The C-17 Aircraft Repair and Maintenance Services Implementing Arrangement advances U.S. and Australian interoperability. Previously, U.S. and Australian airmen could only assist one another with
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Air Mobility Command Public Affairs on September 13th, 2018
Air Mobility Command (AMC) welcomed a new commander at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Sept. 7.
Air Force Gen. Maryanne Miller took command of AMC from Air Force Gen. Carlton D. Everhart II, who retires after more than 35 years of service. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein
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Air Mobility Command Public Affairs on August 2nd, 2018
Only July 26, the commander of Air Mobility Command selected Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, and MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, as the relocation sites for the next two KC-135 Stratotanker pilot flight simulators.
KC-135 pilot flight simulators, also known as Operations Flight Trainers, or OFTs, provide pilots a high-fidelity, full-motion
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Air Mobility Command Public Affairs on July 26th, 2018
The application window is open for active-duty mobility pilots to pioneer a new Aviator Technical Track program, Air Mobility Command officials announced July 20.
AMC is seeking mobility pilot participants with the right blend of skills, knowledge and abilities to mentor the next generation of aviators. The command aims to retain
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Air Mobility Command Public Affairs on November 2nd, 2017
The Air Force's top enlisted airman provided updates on the status of issues affecting the enlisted force Oct. 27, at the 2017 Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium in Orlando, Florida.
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright addressed hundreds of mobility airmen, current and former Air Force leaders, joint and
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Air Mobility Command Public Affairs on July 27th, 2017
Air Mobility Command serves as the world's unmatched and premier Mobility Air Force, enabling Global Vigilance, Global Reach and Global Power for America. In peacetime and in war, our airmen are engaged 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days per year. Our airmen produce mission critical effects
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Air Mobility Command Public Affairs on July 27th, 2017
Mobility Guardian is not Air Rodeo 2.0, according to Air Force officials. Rodeo, which was hosted at McChord for nearly two decades, was a competition - Mobility Guardian is an exercise. This Q&A from Air Mobility Command provides the explanations.
How will Mobility Guardian be different from AMC's Rodeo in previous
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Air Mobility Command Public Affairs on November 23rd, 2016
POPE ARMY AIRFIELD, North Carolina - Air Mobility Command hosted 25 civic leaders from around the command Nov. 15-17, including two representing McChord Field, for an immersion into AMC's mission at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina, and to provide insight into its prominent role enabling joint mission effects globally.
"Air Mobility
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Air Mobility Command Public Affairs on May 5th, 2016
Air Mobility Command's first-ever Mobility Guardian readiness exercise is planned for July 30, 2017 to Aug. 12, 2017, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
The exercise will be one of the most realistic real-world, scenario-driven exercises the command has ever undertaken, said Maj. Gen. Jerry Martinez, AMC director of operations.
"The objective is to
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Air Mobility Command Public Affairs on July 11th, 2013
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. — Analysts here took the spirit of "Every Dollar Counts" seriously - more than 395 million times over. Improvements to the way intra-theater airlift is done in Afghanistan are saving taxpayers between $300 million and $398 million a year after a team of air
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Air Mobility Command Public Affairs on June 23rd, 2013
Air Mobility Command has started preliminary planning for the next Mobility Air Force's Rodeo readiness competition, targeting July 2015. Brig. Gen. Scott Goodwin, Air Mobility Command director of operations, said the biennial event is important despite the cancellation of this summer's Rodeo for budgetary reasons. "We see direct
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Air Mobility Command Public Affairs on June 20th, 2013
Air Mobility Command is searching for the next AMC Icon. The AMC Icon program is loosely based around the hit TV program, American Idol. All AMC installations will conduct base level talent shows during July and August. Local contestants compete for $1,000 in cash prizes. The
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Air Mobility Command Public Affairs on February 6th, 2013
Air Mobility Command named its top PAO awardees today in a news report including Airmen from McChord on the winner's stand. The following are how local Airmen finished.
Feature Article 1st: A1C Samuel Taylor, 436th Airlift Wing, Dover AFB, Delaware2nd: TSgt (then SSgt) Sean Tobin, 62nd Airlift Wing, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington3rd:
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Air Mobility Command Public Affairs on June 12th, 2012
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Air Mobility Command released the results of its investigation into the Jan. 23, 2012, mishap involving a C-17A Globemaster III that landed at Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan. The Accident Investigation Board, convened by AMC, found that the cause of
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