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  • AMC passenger travel to be more predictable

    Select passenger terminals across Air Mobility Command are establishing pages on Facebook to provide passengers more predictability when it comes to space-available and space-required passengers.The overall goal of the AMC Space-A Facebook program is to use social media to expand knowledge about

  • Treading on thin ice

    So there I was in about 1976, an anxious 11-year old driving on a lake to go fishing with my Grandpa. We were in his beautiful Chrysler on the middle of Big Detroit Lake in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. All of a sudden I hear loud cracks and popping noises, and I could see by the concerned look on my

  • Air Force leaders commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. birthday

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy issued the following message to the Airmen of the United States Air Force:As America commemorates the federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr., we call

  • Air Force announces FY12 civilian workforce restructure

    Air Force officials announced this week the second round of civilian position restructuring efforts to align with fiscal year 2010 funding targets as directed by the Secretary of Defense.As a result, two Air Mobility Command positions were eliminated at Grand Forks Air Force Base. This reduction

  • Grand Forks Airman headed to Super Bowl

    For the second straight year, a Grand Forks Airman will be heading to football's biggest stage to attend an all-expenses paid trip to Super Bowl XLVI.Senior Airman Matthew Burt entered the Air Force-wide "Football Frenzy" contest, in which one winner is selected for each major command.Col. Timothy

  • Air Force chief of staff releases 2012 reading List

    The Air Force chief of staff announced his latest professional reading list Jan. 6.In a letter to all Air Force personnel, Gen. Norton Schwartz said today's Airmen are among the military's best educated and most inquisitive. "We Airmen are innovators because we embrace the word 'why' and mine it for

  • DOD leaders: U.S. will remain world's strongest military

    The Defense Department's new, 10-year strategy will ensure the U.S. remains the world's strongest military power, DOD leaders emphasized in weekend interviews.In an interview with Bob Schieffer that aired Jan. 8 on the CBS news program "Face the Nation," Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Joint

  • LivingFit helps Airmen, families reach weight loss goals

    A new year often begins with resolutions to lose weight and get in shape. Air Force services officials recently launched a new program designed to help Airmen and families accomplish this common goal through proper nutrition and activity.The USAF FitFamily website now includes LivingFit, an online

  • Do you get it? Does your weight put you at risk?

    The number of overweight Americans is increasing, and unfortunately the United States Air Force does not escape this statistic. There are many risks associated with obesity; some of these are recognizable while others can be silent killers. The more recognizable risks include joint and back pain,