When acting Air Force Secretary Gary A. Ashworth rescinded service-wide “Family Days” last week citing the need to build readiness, he left it up to commanders, directors, and supervisors to decide if they would still permit extra days off. Here’s how Air Force major commands are taking ...
The Air Force may need to extend the life of the KC-135 Stratotanker again if the pace of aerial tanker modernization remains static, Gen. John A. Lamontagne said.
Air Mobility Command is nearly done submitting its analysis of alternatives for the Next-Generation Air-Refueling System (NGAS), Gen. John D. Lamontagne said March 5 at the AFA Warfare Symposium.
The new head of Air Mobility Command, Gen. John D. Lamontagne, wants mobility Airmen ready to go to war with what they have right now.
Sept. 9 marked the end of an era as Gen. Mike Minihan, the head of Air Mobility Command, retired after a 34-year career and passed the baton to Gen. John D. Lamontagne at a ceremony at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. During his tenure, Minihan ...
A trio of Air Force lieutenant generals are in line to gain a fourth star, as the Pentagon announced their nominations for top roles at the National Guard Bureau, U.S. Transportation Command, and Air Mobility Command.
Air Mobility Command has explored the idea of commercial refueling to supplement its tankers and is working on more analysis—including potential use of retired and stored KC-10 Extenders—commander Gen. Mike Minihan told lawmakers July 23.
Air Mobility Command will fall short of its goal of having 25 percent of the fleet equipped with connectivity upgrades by 2025, commander Gen. Mike Minihan told lawmakers.
As he closes out his term as the head of Air Mobility Command, Gen. Mike Minihan is laser-focused on the connectivity of his aircraft. “The solution right now is we operate the airplane in the same way our grandparents did,” Minihan said in an interview ...
Air Mobility Command wants to use wearables to help aircrew better prepare for the mental and physical load of being the military’s primary transport across the Pacific in a conflict with China.
The KC-10 Extender took another step toward retirement last week, as the venerable tanker finished off its last ever overseas deployment. A KC-10 from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., conducted the aircraft’s final combat sortie from Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, on Oct. 3. The ...
Air Mobility Command boss Gen. Mike Minihan wants contingency response Airmen to develop more SOF-like capabilities to prepare for opening airfields in high-threat environments.