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  • New AMC command chief sends letter to Airmen

    To the Airmen of Air Mobility Command (officers, enlisted and civilians),Greetings to you from your new command chief! I am Chief Master Sgt. Andy Kaiser, and my beloved bride Debbie and I are honored and delighted to be your new "senior enlisted servants" for this amazing command. I say "servants"

  • Faithful to a proud heritage, adding to the legacy

    The young Airman sat quietly on the side of the small room observing the interrogation of a young male detainee. The Grand Forks Airman was there to ensure that the interrogators treated the detainee humanely. This was one of a myriad of similar interrogations the Airman had sat through during her

  • Airmen mirror their leaders

    Airmen often ask me, "what's the most important aspect of leadership?" Each time I'm reminded of a story by Mark Gibson, a former gymnastics coach who worked with many elite athletes and a wonderful story he told about a 15-year-old girl whose work ethic and attitude brought out the best in

  • Transformational Leadership

    Are you comfortable with change or do you cringe at the mention of the word? As a technologically dependent society, you know change is essential as technology is applied to our everyday lives and continues to rapidly advance. Change is inevitable and constant and comes from both external and

  • Eye Spy

    As a First Sergeant I am often asked "What can we best do to care for our Airmen?" Thoughts of things I wish I could do rush through my mind: promotions, time off and monetary awards are but a few. Unfortunately, these things are not within my scope of authority. What I can do is care for my Airmen

  • Being a leader

    Air Force and civilian personnel are unique members of a selective operation and have vowed their service, dedication and commitment to defend the security of this country! They, both individually and collectively, help to shape and define the place of officers, civilians and enlisted leaders in the

  • Joint focus; better for national defense

    Six months into a realignment which brought AMC's joint bases and BRAC-affected bases under the umbrella of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, I'm happy to say we're seeing the positive effects of joint basing and working through the growing pains together by building a culture of joint

  • Joint Airmen are still Airmen

    Airmen at AMC's three Joint Bases and at the two AMC bases where missions are evolving as a result of previous Base Realignment and Closure decisions are immersed in joint training and operations every day. This is a key part of ensuring America's military remains the most efficient and most feared

  • Hey Ma, look at what I own

    Think about the time you made your first big purchase with your own hard earned money. How did you feel? Was there a sense of pride in accomplishment? How about a feeling of achievement? My guess is although you were pleased with being the new owner of (insert your purchase here), there was also a

  • "That guy"

    Typically when we hear someone say, "Wow, look at that guy", "Leave it up to that guy" or "Did you hear what that guy did", it's usually because they have done something in a negative light. In the following message I will discuss "that guy" -- and for the sake of the message, please do not be