The Mobility Forum Posts

Cuts, scrapes, and bloody noses can happen at a moment’s notice, and the accompanying sight of blood is enough to make most people panic. It is important not to freak out, however.

One evening, just after putting my daughter to sleep, I received a phone call from a family member who was concerned because a tornado had just touched down near where I live. She had been watching the weather radar and realized a big storm was close to my home.

5,000 Hours 50 ARS, MacDill AFB, FL Lt Col Keegan K. Maple 155 ARW, Lincoln, NE Lt Col Hank Piening 349 ARS, McConnell AFB, KS…

It is a routine training flight on a winter morning with nothing out of the ordinary. Fortunately, there is no snow or ice to contend with on your departure. During climb-out, you notice your airspeed is increasing faster than you expected, and you respond with an increase in pitch.

SrA Taren Chism, 317th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Aircraft Systems Fuels Apprentice, looks out the window of a 317th Airlift Wing C-130J Super Hercules at Dyess Air Force Base (AFB), TX, April 30, 2022.

Maj Gen Kenneth T. Bibb Jr. is the Commander of the 18th Air Force (AF) headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, IL. The 18th Air Force provides air mobility forces to Air Mobility Command (AMC) and combatant commanders by ensuring the readiness and sustainment of approximately 36,000 active duty, Reserve, and civilian Airmen at 12 wings and one standalone group.

A few years back, a published article entitled “The ASAP Report That Wasn’t … But Should Have Been!” was written by a program manager associated with the Air Combat Command.

What is a distraction? Although definitions vary, generally, a “distraction” can be described as something that diverts full attention away from something else.

Nearly everyone knows the Air Mobility Command’s (AMC) mission is Rapid global mobility … Right effects, right place, right time! But what does achieving this mission look like?

The U.S. Air Force has accumulated 75 years of proof that there is no limit to what can be achieved.

The legendary Col Gail S. Halvorsen, better known as the “Berlin Candy Bomber” and “Uncle Wiggly Wings,” passed away this year at age 101. He is survived by his five children, numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and the Airmen he inspired.

Question: Why should the Exercise Team Chief contact the safety office to develop a plan and risk assessment before conducting training and exercise events involving ammunition and explosives (AE)?