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Air mobility maintainers help Air Force cut down fuel costs
Air mobility maintainers are helping to secure the future by becoming more fuel efficient, officials said. Maintenance professionals are working to avoid future expenses by lightening loads on KC-135 Stratotankers and C-5 Galaxies; they’re also cutting back on use of gas-guzzling aircraft auxiliary power units. One initiative that is making a huge impact is the [...]
Weapon system trainer to save taxpayer’s dollars
The first official KC-135 Stratotanker Boom Operator Weapon System Trainer in Air Mobility Command, slated to save the Air Force millions annually, opened during a ceremony Jan. 9 here. Training boom operators to perform in-flight refueling requires a tanker and a receiver. An eight-hour tanker sortie cost more than $49,000 without factoring in the receiver [...]
Electronic flight bags could boost operational safety, effectiveness
Improved safety, operational effectiveness and efficiency are just a few reasons Air Mobility Command officials are looking into using tablet devices such as electronic flight bags for aircrew members reference materials in the cockpit during in-flight emergencies. “Moving from a paper-based to an electronically-based flight publication system will not only enhance operational effectiveness, it can [...]
Airmen compete for Team Pakistan
Chanting, “Team Pakistan,” as they ascended the ramp to a KC-135R Stratotanker, four of the five-member Pakistan Air Mobility Rodeo 2011 aeromedical evacuation team were American Airman. Upon discovery that Pakistan only had one flight surgeon to compete in the aeromedical evacuation competition, members of Joint Base Lewis-McChord’s Reserve unit stepped in. Capt. Asif Jan [...]
Air Mobility Rodeo 2011 kicks off
Air Mobility Rodeo 2011 kicked off here July 24. Airmen from around the world, including seven international teams, are participating in the biennial competition that focuses on mission readiness, featuring airdrops, aerial refueling and other events that showcase the skills of mobility crews. This year’s event promises to be the largest rodeo ever, said Col. [...]
Air Mobility key to outpost sustainability
For service members assigned to small military outposts strategically placed throughout Afghanistan’s most rugged landscape, air mobility is the key to mission success. “We have outposts all over the place here,” said Army Lt. Col. David Preston, a member of a support battalion for Task Force Currahee. “Our guys are bedded down in some of [...]
First production C-5M arrives at Dover AFB
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE: The first production C-5M Super Galaxy arrived for duty at Dover Air Force Base Nov. 5. Gen. Raymond E. Johns Jr., commander of Air Mobility Command, flew the Super Galaxy from Stewart Air National Guard Base, N.Y., to its operational home at Dover AFB. “The creativity and hard work demonstrated here [...]
Air mobility builds capacity in era of irregular warfare
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE: Irregular warfare is nothing new for the men and women of Air Mobility Command, who are well-suited for this type of operation. Members of the command have been involved in making this mission a success around the globe as the nation works to promote its soft power. The command’s unique capabilities [...]
Air Mobility Rodeo begins at McChord
MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE: More than 2,500 servicemembers from around the Air Force and the globe gathered here July 19 to officially kick off the 2009 Air Mobility Rodeo, which runs through July 24. The Rodeo, sponsored by Air Mobility Command, is a week-long mobility readiness competition that brings teams from AMC bases together to [...]
