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  • AMC Commander hits home run with Team McConnell

    Gen. Arthur Lichte, Air Mobility Command commander, briefs Team McConnell members on his leadership philosophy at the Robert J. Dole Community Center July 27. General Lichte compared his ideas of leadership to the New York Yankees, and how they dealt with their daily issues as a baseball

  • New TRICARE Regional Managed Care Support Contractors Selected

    The Department of Defense has announced  the selection of new TRICARE Managed Care Support contractors for the North, South and West TRICARE regions in the United States. This is the third generation (T-3) of TRICARE managed care support contracts. They are worth an estimated $55.5 billion over the

  • Air Force officials establish core team for Nuclear Surety Inspections

    Air Force Inspection Agency officials at Kirtland AFB, N.M.  recently created a new team to increase the standardization and consistency of Nuclear Surety Inspections across the Air Force. The establishment of a centralized team of nuclear inspectors, known as the Air Force NSI Core Team, is another

  • AMC announces command's USAF Marathon team

    Air Mobility Command officials today announced the names of the team members who will represent AMC during the 13th Annual U.S. Air Force Marathon set for Sept. 19 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The following individuals were selected for AMC's U.S. Air Force Marathon Team: Men's Open

  • POL fuels U.S., Iraqi forces in Baghdad

    The 447th Expeditionary Logistic Readiness Squadron's Petroleum, Oil and Lubricant Flight receives, issues, stores and performs quality control on aviation and ground fuels, and provides high quality, clean, dry fuel to not only 10 Army forward operating bases throughout Iraq, but also the Iraqi air

  • AMC runners reminded of upcoming AF Marathon

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Air Mobility Command officials are reminding AMC runners - both active-duty personnel and civilians -- that the 13th Annual U.S. Air Force Marathon is "right around the corner." This year's marathon event will be held Sept. 19 at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio. In

  • McConnell to host briefing on Honor Flight program

    McConnell is scheduled to host the Central Prairie Honor Flight committee at the Robert J. Dole Community Center ballroom July 31 at 6:30 p.m. They will brief WWII, Korean Era and Vietnam Era veterans and family members about the Honor Flight program. The Honor Flight Committee's mission is to give

  • Team McConnell building on early success at Rodeo 2009

    Team McConnell members wasted no time making their presence known at Air Mobility Command's Rodeo 2009. The team found itself just one point shy of the top score following a preflight inspection of its KC-135 Stratotanker Sunday morning, less than 24 hours after arriving at McChord AFB, Wash., for

  • McConnell week in review

    The 22nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs office brings a variety of photos to see what happens at McConnell each week.

  • Civil Air Patrol supports Team McConnell

    Have you ever seen someone in a uniform and it just looks off? Well, they could be a part of the Civil Air Patrol, Emerald City Composite Squadron. The CAP has both adult and youth cadet programs. Currently, they have 54 members with nearly 20 of those being cadets. Every member serves as a