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Air Mobility Command (AMC) recently conducted a large, full-spectrum readiness exercise: Mobility Guardian 2023 (MG23), in the Indo-Pacific region with seven participating countries: Australia, France, Japan, Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and the United States. MG23 had two main themes this year, according to Lt Col Jacob Parker, MG23 exercise director.

In his best-selling book, Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell presents a theory of the underlying reason Korean Air had more plane crashes than nearly any other airline in the world during the end of the 1990s—hierarchical culture. The author explains that because Korean culture has “high power distance,” meaning that authority is typically granted more respect and power than in other cultures, the copilots did not assert themselves in precarious flying situations. Had equal levels of authority been felt, more effective communication may have helped prevent some of the crashes.

As part of humanitarian and disaster relief efforts in the aftermath of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit central-southern Turkey and northern Syria on February 6, 2023, the 728th Air Mobility Squadron (AMS) offloaded an abundance of crucial equipment and supplies from aircraft.

Mosquitoes are universally disliked, but from 1967 to 1971, they were even more of a nuisance. During this time, mosquitoes were the main spreader of the dangerous Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis (VEE), a nerve disease that causes swelling of the brain. The disease mainly affects horses but can also spread to humans and is known to be fatal.

Few phrases capture the essence of the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing (AMOW) better than its motto, “DEPEND ON US.” The statement rings true as Air Mobility Command (AMC) has officially been able to count on the 521 AMOW for 15 years as of 2023. Since its activation in 2008, the AMOW has been at the forefront of AMC’s global mobility mission and has hit the ground running as the enroute support system for Europe, Africa, and Southwest Asia.

Agile Combat Employment (ACE) remains an evolving focus for Air Mobility Command (AMC) as Airmen on all levels work toward conceptualizing the strategy of spreading out and moving quickly to combat near-peer adversaries.

It can be hard to anticipate the things you cannot imagine. When the Wright Brothers invented powered flight in 1903, they were likely oblivious to mid-air collisions. However, aviation recorded its first fatal inflight impact between two powered aircraft by 1912. Perhaps unexpectedly, the pilots involved were not civilians; they were military officers training for conflict before World War I.

The holidays make us think of loved ones, feasts, sparkling lights, and aromatic evergreens. It is when families get together to celebrate and enjoy traditions.

The holidays are coming, and many will travel abroad either officially or on leave. Traveling to a foreign country can be an enjoyable and satisfying experience for Airmen and their families.

Hypothermia is a dangerous condition that can happen after exposure to extremely cold temperatures. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), from 1999 to 2011, a total of 16,911 deaths in the United States, an average of 1,301 per year, were associated with hypothermia.

Winter sports enthusiasts are looking ahead to the snowy season with excitement in hopes of enjoying various activities, including snowmobiling. With approximately 230,000 miles of trails available throughout the United States and Canada, snowmobiling enthusiasts have a lot to be excited about.

We live in an age when we are inundated with news from various media. Most of us likely are so busy with our own lives and responsibilities that we are lucky if we can keep up with what is going on in the world. Now, thanks to the rapidly growing field of artificial intelligence, or AI, we cannot even take the videos and photos we see at face value.