The Mobility Forum Posts

Just over 20 years ago, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) conducted the first major military action against a sovereign country in the 50-year history of the alliance.

A pair of explosions on Aug. 4, 2020, severely damaged Beirut, Lebanon. Felt by cities more than 100 miles away, the blasts shook Beirut to its core.

The United States has a rich history of innovation. During the past 244 years, the nation has been a revolutionary powerhouse, fueled by the minds of great inventors—Edison, Einstein, Ford, Morse, and Tesla, to name a few!

Mishap-Free Flying Hour Milestones

We aviators should know when an approach is not safe to continue. In response to a trend in landing mishaps and following the lead of the civilian airlines, Air Mobility Command established stabilized approach criteria for all Mobility Air Forces airframes several years ago to reduce the number of these mishaps.

Capt Christian Brechbuhl, an Assistant Flight Commander assigned to the 16th Airlift Squadron, holds up a mobile device displaying an application he developed to help aircrews study for annual certifications …

Recently, in a joint effort with Commander’s Action Group, The Mobility Forum asked new Commander Gen Jacqueline D. Van Ovost for her thoughts about Air Mobility Command (AMC) and her vision for the future.

Brig Gen Daniel A. DeVoe took command of the 618th Air Operations Center (AOC) from Brig Gen Jimmy R. Canlas during a change of command ceremony at Scott Air Force Base on June 12, 2020.

Ask any fighter pilot how they feel about the KC-135 when they are halfway across the Atlantic Ocean (the pond) and running low on fuel. I have flown dozens of missions across the pond with fighters in loose trail formation and always knew when they were running low on fuel.

The 618th Air Operations Center (AOC) encompasses a wide range of responsibilities, and carrying out those responsibilities are personnel from an even broader range of career fields.

When hazards arise that need action or attention, or you experience a situation from which others can learn, the Aviation/Airman Safety Action Program (ASAP) provides a means to identify issues for resolution or to raise awareness in the Mobility Air Force (MAF) community.

In late March of this year, the spread of the highly contagious COVID-19 virus challenged the entire world to mitigate what had become a deadly global pandemic.