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  • EC commander visits 621 CRW

    Coming just a week after his command assumed administrative control, the commander of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center visited the 621st Contingency Response Wing here March 28. Maj. Gen. Bill Bender spent an entire day with the CRW to discuss administrative and transformation concerns faced

  • EC units win big at AMC annual awards banquet

    Maj. Gen. Bill Bender, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Jeffrey Cui, Expeditionary Center command chief, attended Air Mobility Command's Outstanding Airmen of the Year banquet held at Scott AFB, Ill., March 21. The evening began with Gen. Ray Johns, AMC commander,

  • EC commander in tune with 87th ABW

    Maj. Gen. Bill Bender visited various 87th Air Base Wing squadrons, wing staff agencies and mission partners here Feb. 7.Bender, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, and his command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Jeffrey Cui, who are stationed here, received an in-depth look into what the 87th

  • 422nd JTS achieves publishing milestone

    The 422nd Joint Tactics Squadron met one of the unit's most significant milestones to date after Maj. Gen. Bill Bender, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, signed a publication intended to serve as a "playbook" for Airmen operating in a variety of expeditionary combat support roles across

  • Battle of Bulge vets share experiences with EC Airmen

    The U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center was honored by the attendance of four participants in World War II's Battle of the Bulge for a panel hosted by Center leaders and attended by hundreds of Airmen in Grace Petersen Hall Dec. 15."It was a necessary war, as there was a good chance the (Nazis)

  • Restructuring to enhance 18th Air Force, Expeditionary Center

     Air Mobility Command officials announced plans Nov. 2 to restructure some functions of the 18th Air Force and U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center as part of an ongoing process enhancing both organizations' effectiveness and efficiency as they conduct global air mobility operations. The

  • JB MDL releases local impact to AF civilian workforce restructuring

    Air Force officials recently announced several adjustments to the civilian workforce in response to the Secretary of Defense's 2010 memo directing civilian manpower costs stay within fiscal year 2010 levels.JB MDL's restructuring will affect 144 Air Force civilian positions assigned to four

  • Restructuring to enhance Expeditionary Center mission

    Air Mobility Command officials announced plans Nov. 3 to restructure some functions of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center and the 18th Air Force as part of an ongoing process seeking to enhance both organizations' effectiveness and efficiency as they conduct global air mobility operations. The

  • EC commander hosts conference at Grand Forks AFB

    The head of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center brought his senior leaders to Grand Forks on Oct. 12-14, to showcase a "base in transition" during a Commander's Call Conference."It was an opportunity to share the various concerns we have with joint basing and with bases in transition like Grand