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  • CRW, MDL air power combined at Crisis Response 17

    In a small building on the Combat Readiness Training Center here, leaders from across the 305th Air Mobility Wing, 87th Air Base Wing, 621st Contingency Response Wing and 514th Air Mobility work around the clock.   For the past six months, their job has been to work closely with the Joint Base MDL

  • New course prioritizes development of professional Mobility Airmen

    The U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center offers on-demand Rapid Global Mobility courses and information to help Mobility Airmen understand their role in the mission.The three RGM courses, which became available in January, target Air Mobility Command Airmen at three stages: newly assigned, upgraded,

  • Devil Raiders return from deployment supporting OIR

    Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing prepare to deboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., upon completing a four-month deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, March 6, 2017. The 621st CRW—America’s only CRW—is a unique,

  • 621st CRW integrates with RCAF during JRTC

    It’s not every day U.S. Air Force units get the opportunity to completely integrate with coalition forces, but that’s exactly what happened during the Joint Readiness Training Center exercise at Alexandria International Airport, La.During the 10 day exercise the 621st Contingency Response Wing

  • AMOG supports Battalion Mass Tactical Week

    The 43d Air Mobility Operations Group provided support for visiting Air Mobility Command aircrews and Fort Bragg Soldiers during a Battalion Mass Tactical Week joint training exercise here Feb. 27 through March 2.

  • 621st CRW hone ABO skill set during JRTC

    Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing exercised their ability to be called into action at a moment’s notice during exercise Joint Readiness Training Center 17-04, Feb. 10 - 18.Approximately 85 Airmen from the 621st CRW and 2,500 Soldiers from the 25th Infantry Brigade Combat Team from

  • Former USAFE-AFAFRICA 4-star general visits the EC

    Retired Gen. Frank Gorenc visited the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center to meet with leadership and provide his perspective to current Airmen here, Feb. 28.During a tour of the EC, Gorenc received a briefing on how the EC has recently organized its lines of effort to showcase how its nine units

  • Comptrollers go all green on AMC Financial Management 'stoplight chart'

    The 43d Comptroller Flight, one of 12 comptroller organizations in Air Mobility Command, recently achieved recognition as the only one to go all green on the AMC Financial Management "stoplight chart," an assessment tool which includes nine key metrics measuring comptroller effectiveness throughout

  • Spent, but never redeemed: Airman shares his path to purpose

    In the 2011 movie, “In Time,” we followed the main character Will Salas who was burdened by his quest for more time to live. Each person in this fictional future was given a finite time to live and the currency used to pay and barter for goods was time. In everything he did, every decision he made,