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  • AMC commander: ‘Thank you for serving others’

    As we gather together with family and friends to celebrate Thanksgiving next week, we have much to be thankful for. I'm thankful for your continued selfless service which demands great commitment and personal sacrifices of you and your loved ones. As mobility Airmen we serve others and remain

  • Medical Readiness: Every Airman’s Responsibility

    The number one priority of the Department of Defense is maintaining the readiness and sustainability of our forces. The U.S. must have capable forces prepared to respond quickly to the diverse demands of a post-Cold War world. Managing this goal is one of the 22nd Medical Group's and the 22nd Air

  • Mouth, body connection: diabetes

    There are 25.8 million adults and children living with diabetes in the U.S. Diabetes is a disease with high glucose levels and an altered ability to use or produce insulin. The symptoms may include blurred vision, unusual thirst, weight loss, hunger, slow healing and frequent infections. Diabetic

  • ‘There I was …’

    Like most pilot stories, this one begins with "There I was..."There I was -- at 30,000 feet in my T-38 Talon, staring straight into a towering black cloud and wishing I was somewhere else...Two hours earlier, I was psyched for my first T-38 cross-country mission. I was well rested, well prepared and

  • McConnell’s Aircraft Maintenance Squadrons…Total Force Integration

    Within the next few months, the 22nd and 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadrons will take Total Force Integration to the next level. On Oct. 17, 2011, the squadrons received the keys to the recently renovated "Total Force" building, Hangar 1107. Our move over the next few months will realize Phase 2

  • Securing the base

    As your Security Forces Squadron commander, my job is to ensure a safe work place for Team McConnell. In order to accomplish this, we take an "outside-in" focus. What this means is, that we focus on securing our perimeter first and then work our way inside the base. To help us secure the perimeter

  • Where's my profile?

    Military physicians use a profile or Duty Limiting Condition, Form 469, to communicate duty restrictions to patient supervisors. This form may include work, mobility or fitness restrictions. The profile is also used to communicate with the Health and Wellness Center exercise physiologist so they can

  • AMC continues to 'power the force - fuel the fight' for energy efficiency

    "Efficiency promotes effectiveness." That's a creed the Air Mobility Command Fuel Efficiency Office has lived by since its creation in 2008. Since then, they've helped save the Air Force millions of gallons of fuel as well as millions of dollars in the process. The FEO's motto and its efforts are

  • What is Xylitol?

    When consumers pick up a pack of gum and the package has the words "contains Xylitol" on it, many may be curious about what Xylitol is and why it's in gum.Well, Xylitol is classified broadly as a carbohydrate and more narrowly as a sugar alcohol. In the dental field, Xylitol is known as the chief

  • Service Before Self, the Bandits

    The Air Force core values are the foundation of our service. The values are the common thread that run throughout all members of the United States Air Force in order to produce a camaraderie that carries out successful operational missions. I'd like to take a couple of minutes to discuss the idea of