June 23, 2010 General Johns: ‘Celebrate smartly’ The Fourth of July is a day for all Americans to celebrate the freedoms that you as Air Mobility Command Airmen help provide. Independence Day carries a simple yet important message of freedom that continues to unite us in a call to service. It's the extraordinary efforts and sacrifices made every
June 23, 2010 Phishing scams on the rise Air Force officials have recently noted a rise in phishing attacks on military members and their families. With this, the 375th Communications Group explains what phishing is and how to protect against it."A phishing attack is an attempt to obtain personal or sensitive information from individuals
June 23, 2010 Phishing scams on the rise Air Force officials have recently noted a rise in phishing attacks on military members and their families. With this, the 375th Communications Group explains what phishing is and how to protect against it."A phishing attack is an attempt to obtain personal or sensitive information from individuals
June 23, 2010 Spear phishing attacks target Scott Air Force Base Spear phishing is a specialized form of phishing. While normal phishing is almost always for the purpose of identity theft by criminals, spear phishing against government and military users and systems is typically an attempt to gather information and intelligence by foreign adversaries. These
June 23, 2010 Team Scott can register during Armed Forces Voter Week Armed Forces Voter week is June 28 - July 7 and there will be two voter registration booths set up--one in the Base Exchange and one at the Commissary from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day. The booths provide an opportunity for Scott Air Force Base personnel to register for 2010 elections. Since military
June 23, 2010 Sergeant Gray named Honor Guard Program Manager of the Year Master Sgt. David Gray, Scott Air Force Base Honor Guard superintendent, was named Air Mobility Command's 2009 Honor Guard Program Manager of the Year.During 2009 Sergeant Gray orchestrated 2,000 Honor Guard missions and directed Honor Guard teams spanning 110,000 square miles and six states. He led
June 23, 2010 Click It or Ticket: 28 people caught not wearing seatbelt Within the last month, the 375th Air Mobility Wing's Ground Safety Office and 375th Security Forces Squadron issued 28 seat belt violations during two "Click it or Ticket" checks. On May 27, 18 people were found without their seatbelts during a two hour period, and on June 11, 10 violations were
June 22, 2010 Guardsmen keep planes flying When a C-130 that landed in Salerno, Afghanistan, suffered damage due to small rocks in the gravel, it was brought to Bagram Airfield June 17 for repairs."A light was cracked, a propeller was chipped and there was damage to the main landing gear, the fuselage and some of the structure," said Senior
June 22, 2010 Loadmaster travels the globe, delivers supplies "Been there, done that."It's Staff Sgt. Kevin Alexander's mantra.As a loadmaster from the 6th Airlift Squadron from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Sergeant Alexander travels approximately 200 days out the the year."You name a location, and I have probably been there or point to anything
June 22, 2010 Bagram controllers make it happen When people land at Bagram Airfield, many don't anticipate how busy the flightline will be. Just last month, there were more than 18,000 flights in and out of Bagram Airfield.As one of the busiest single runways in the world, a mission is flown every two minutes.Shelby Streunk, Midwest Air Traffic