Il

Master Chief Petty Officer Yvette Pryor, left, a hospital corpsman, and Petty Officer 1st Class Melyncholi Rose Saxton, a hospital corpsman from Toledo, Ohio, furl the colors of the Naval Hospital Corps School More

Staff Sgt. Isabel Martell-Dozier, assigned to Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command's communications directorate, inputs into an electronic spreadsheet data for communications equipment permanent More

Master Sgt. Kyle Bunn, an airfield systems manager for the Air Force Network Integration Center, pumps out some sit-ups at Scott Air Force Base, Aug. 5, 2011. Bunn has scored perfectly on every Air Force physic More

Navy ROTC midshipmen maneuver sailboats around the marina during the freshman orientation at Recruit Training Command. Midshipmen from colleges and universities in the Chicago area held their annual freshman or More

CHICAGO - A rescue boatcrew from Station Calumet Harbor enforces a safety zone at the 2011 Chicago Air and Water Show Aug. 19, 2011. Public engagements such as these allow Coast Guard crews to promote recreati More

U.S. Air Force Majs. Aaron Jelinek, Thunderbird 5, lead solo and J.R. Williams, Thunderbird 6, opposing solo, perform the Crossover Break during the Chicago Air & Water Show, Aug. 20, 2011.

Senior Airman Matthew Lamb, 375th Communications Support Squadron is inspected by Master Sgt. Pete Stamper during a combined unit inspection, Aug 24, 2011, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Scott AFB welcomed 180 i More

Mike Ashmore, left, and Philip Romero, Eco Wash Team members from Pratt & Whitney, Dallas, install the wash hose of an ECO System to the front of a CFM International CFM56 engine (F108 military designation) on More

David Larsen, left, a recipient of the Navy Cross for actions in Vietnam, and Joe Rosner, center, both with the Mobile Riverine Force in Vietnam, speak with U.S. Sailors attending the Naval Special Warfare Prep More

Retired Navy Cmdr. Jerry Egler, senior naval science instructor from Proviso West High School, in Hillside, Ill., inspects a Navy Junior ROTC cadet during a personnel inspection at Naval Station Great Lakes. Th More

Recruits from Recruit Training Command listen to a presentation about the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. More than 6,000 recruits are at various stages of training during the 10th anniversa More

Members of the base honor guard participate in a retreat ceremony recognizing the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on Sept. 9, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Gilliard Cory trains Amanda Gonzalez, Devin Rohwedber and Robert K. Goodwin, hull technician fireman apprentices, and Spencer Bliss, gas turbine systems technician (electric) fireman rec More

Sailors assigned to bachelor enlisted quarters USS Franklin and USS Halsey self-administer the flu vaccine mist at Training Support Center Great Lakes. (U.S. Navy photo by James F. Antonucci/Released)

Seaman Recruit Elaina Tirado, machinist's mate fireman, practices maintenance procedures in the valve and flange lab at the Center for Naval Engineering Great Lakes. (U.S. Navy photo by James F. Antonucci/Released)

Brig. Gen. David W. Allvin took command of the 618th Air and Space Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center) April 23.

Maj. Artemus Armas, from Air Mobility Command Headquarters at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., earned the Air Force Flight Nurse of the Year and Air Force Nurse of the Year awards in 2010. Now working at AMC, the ma More

October is national Energy Awareness Month. Air Mobility Command at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., has many programs and initiatives going on every day in energy conservation and awareness. (U.S. Air Force graphic More

Sgt. Maj. Christopher Brock, incoming senior enlisted adviser for ISAF Joint Command's Security Partnering team and deployed 29th Infantry Division soldiers, uncases his unit's colors during a Transfer of Autho More

This is the official logo for the 2011 Air Mobility Command Icon competition. The final competition is Oct. 20, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. (U.S. Air Force graphic illustration)

Senior Airman Naomi Scott sings "Rolling in Deep" during the Air Mobility Command Icon finals competition, Oct. 20, 2011, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Scott made it to the finals by winning the base level comp More

Tech. Sgt. Chastity Sullivan sings "I Believe in You and Me" during the Air Mobility Command Icon finals competition, Oct. 20, 2011, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Sullivan, from the Joint Communications Support More

Airman 1st Class Tim Sentz sings "Why Don't We Just Dance" during the Air Mobility Command Icon finals competition, Oct. 20, 2011, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Sentz made it to the finals by winning the base l More

Senior Airman Francis Conrad sings "Without You" during the Air Mobility Command Icon finals competition Oct. 20, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Conrad made it to the finals by winning the base level competition More

1st Lt. Jonathan Lanning sings "Desperado" during the Air Mobility Command Icon finals competition, Oct. 20, 2011, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Lanning made it to the finals by winning the base level competiti More

Senior Airman John Maness sings "Muddy Water" during the Air Mobility Command Icon finals competition, Oct. 20, 2011, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Maness made it to the finals by winning the base level competi More

Staff Sgt. Mel Penaflorida sings "Unchained Melody" during the Air Mobility Command Icon finals competition Oct. 20, 2011, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Penaflorida made it to the finals by winning the base lev More

Staff Sgt. Clint Yager sings "Just The Way You Are" during the Air Mobility Command Icon finals competition, Oct. 20, 2011, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Yager, from the 19th Component Maintenance Squadron at L More

Senior Airman Naomi Scott sings "Rolling in Deep" during the Air Mobility Command Icon finals competition Oct. 20, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Scott made it to the finals by winning the base level competition More

Capt. Manuela Peters sings "Defying Gravity" during the Air Mobility Command Icon finals competition Oct. 20, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Peters made it to the finals by winning the base level competition at More

Staff Sgt. Kecia Harris sings "Broken-hearted Girl" during the Air Mobility Command Icon finals competition, Oct. 20, 2011, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Harris made it to the finals by winning the base level c More

Senior Master Sgt. Victor Dorsey works in his office at Headquarters Air Mobility Command at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Oct. 21, 2011. Dorsey and his family have been active participants in supporting the Make More

Five judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces participate in a question and answer session in the Global Reach Planning Center, Nov. 3, 2011, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. From left they inclu More

CHICAGO - Rear Adm. Michael N. Parks, commander of the 9th Coast Guard District, stands at attention as the Coast Guard's service song, Semper Paratus, is played at the City of Chicago's Veterans Day observance More

In Air Mobility Command’s Comprehensive Airman Fitness culture, friendship is part of two of the four pillars of fitness the culture is derived from – social and spiritual fitness, according to an AMC talking p More

Electrician's Mate 1st Class Jerry Gonzales explains a simulated damaged berthing compartment aboard the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer simulator USS Trayer to Rear Adm. David F. Baucom, commander of Troop Suppo More

Rear Adm. David F. Baucom, commander of Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, tours the uniform issue department at the Recruit Training Command. Baucom observed the process as recruits were issued their uniforms.

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Alder, homeported in Duluth, Minn., is escorted by a boat from the Chicago Fire Department as they prepare to moor at Chicago's Navy Pier, Dec. 2, 2011. Alder's crew is acting More

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. (Ret.) Tomás Hawkins served as the second U.S. Transportation Command senior enlisted leader from Dec. 1, 2009 to Nov. 10, 2011. During that timeframe, Hawkins advised two commanders More

Petty Officer 1st Class Andrew Tetrault (left) and Petty Officer 3rd Class Andre Pinault, boatswain's mates assigned to Coast Guard Cutter Alder's navigation division, attach a Christmas tree to Alder's mast be More

Lt. Gen. Mark F. Ramsay, 18th Air Force commander, replies to a question from an audience member about the future financial issues in the Air Force during an all-call at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Dec 2, 2-011 More

The Coast Guard Cutter Alder, homeported in Duluth, Minn., sits moored at Chicago's Navy Pier after transiting from Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., carrying more than 750 Christmas trees, Dec. 2, 2011. Alder's crew ha More

Rear Adm. Michael Parks, commander of the 9th Coast Guard District, hands one of his personal coins to Jashaun Dixon, a volunteer waiting to help carry Christmas trees from the buoy deck of the Coast Guard Cutt More

Volunteers wait in line at the Navy Pier before carrying Christmas trees from the buoy deck of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alder to waiting trucks, Dec. 3, 2011. The Alder's crew worked with Chicago's Christma More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Andre Pinault and Seaman Phillip Gilbert, crew members on board the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alder, homeported in Duluth, Minn., smile while they help carry Christmas trees from the Alder More

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alder, homeported in Duluth, Minn., sits moored at the Navy Pier, while volunteers stand in line to carry Christmas trees to waiting trucks before being distributed to Chicago-area f More

A poster-sized version of project goals are shown for Air Mobility Command youth program leaders from numerous Air Mobility Command bases during advanced leadership training at Headquarters Air Mobility Command More

A poster-sized version of project goals are shown for Air Mobility Command youth program leaders from numerous Air Mobility Command bases during advanced leadership training at Headquarters Air Mobility Command More

There are the nutritional concerns -- and myths -- that may come with the holidays. A lot of these myths are as futile as they are desperate. Christine Cooley, the 375th Air Mobility Wing health and wellness ce More

Capt. Luis Garces, 458th Airlift Squadron, practices a blood choke on Senior Master Sgt. Rodney Lindsey, 375th Air Evacuation Squadron, during the combative portion of their survival, evasion, resistance, escap More

Spc. Jacqueline Clayton, a human resources specialist at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, assists Sgt. Andrew Hardin, D Company, 1-279th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, to enroll More

This photo illustration graphic accompanies a commentary by Senior Master Sgt. Greg Koger, the senior enlisted manager of the 566th Air Force Band, Illinois Air National Guard, in which he shares a story about More

U.S. Army Maj. William Toles (left), U.S. Army Maj. Scott Wadyko (right), and other personnel assigned to the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command’s command operations center, plan, direct, sync More

Sgt. Charles Shaffer, a soldier assigned to the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command Personal Property office at Scott AFB, departs work on his Segway, donated to him by Segs-4-vets program. Usi More

Cmdr. Mark A. Meskimen, commanding officer of the Center for Surface Combat Systems Unit, Great Lakes, describes the hands-on training used in gunners mate "A" school to Rear Adm. David F. Steindl, commander, N More

A Defense Contract Management Agency employee assists a potential applicant at a Chicago hiring event.

Senior Airman Cherelle Labove, 375th Force Support Squadron fitness journeyman, administers the push up portion of the physical fitness test to an Air Force member at the fitness assessment cell. Labove is one More

Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III (left) officiates over the retirement ceremony of Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Haynes (seated), Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Air Mobility Command, at Scott Air Force Base, I More

Recruits from Recruit Training Command march and sing cadences.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Carrie Gatz, an instrumentalist with the 566th Air Force Band, Illinois Air National Guard, poses with her French horn at the 182nd Airlift Wing in Peoria, Ill., Feb. 5, 2012. Gatz has More

The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance is open now through April 17 to help active duty, Reservists, Guard, family members, retirees and federal civilian employees who make less than $49,000 per year to file their More

Airman 1st Class Terry Carter III, 375th Communications Squadron server administrator, shows his dad, Master Sgt. Terry Carter, 375th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle fleet manager, some computer tips. Both More

Meals on Wheels volunteer, Delores Boderdick, prepares hot meals for delivery. Volunteers for the Meals on Wheels program deliver hot food, bread, milk and dessert to about 500 elderly citizens a day in St. Cla More

Spc. Tyler Olson of Abbotsfurd, Wis., who is a human resource specialist with the 397th Engineer Battalion out of Eau Claire, Wis., gets weighed in during in-processing at the 2012 372nd Engineer Brigades Best More

Piotr Czarniecki, 35, of Chicago, and his 3-year-old son Patrick, took the Army Challenge at the Chicago Auto Show at the McCormick Place Convention Center in February. More than 50,000 pushups were done a day More

Spc. Tyler Olson of Abbotsford, Wis., who is a human resources specialist with Headquarters Headquarters company, 397th Engineer Battalion out of Eau Claire, Wis., plots a point on a map during the Warrior Task More

Spc. Tyler Olson of Abbotsfurd, Wis., who is a human resource specialist with the 397th Engineer Battalion out of Eau Claire, Wis., uses his Defense Advanced Global Position System Receiver during the night-tim More

Spc. Thomas Kerins of Highland, Ind., who is a chemical operations specialist with the 863rd Engineer Battalion out of Darien, Iowa, shoots an azimuth during the daytime Land Navigation Course at the 2012 372nd More

Sgt. Jacob A. Simmons of Daneville, Ill., with the 317th Engineer Company out of Kankakee, Ill., participates in the 12-mile road march at the 2012 372nd Engineer Brigades Best Warrior Competition on Feb. 16.

Spc. Lafe Leinbaugh of Tipton, Iowa, who is a Chemical Operations specialist with the 323rd Chemical Company out of Sioux Falls, S.D., participates in the Modern Army Combatives tournament at the 2012 372nd Eng More

Lt. Col. Keith Dinn, 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team operations officer (center), meets with role-players portraying an Afghan National Army officer and an interpreter during the brigade’s four-day culminatin More

This sign welcomes participants for Air Mobility Command's Phoenix Stripe conference on Feb. 27, 2012, at the Global Reach Planning Center at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Phoenix Stripe is a “highly-selective, fo More

A vehicle mounted Contingency Response Communications System (CRCS) sits operational behind the 126th Communications Flight, March 1, 2012. The CRCS is an internet based solution that allows first responders to More

Chief Yeoman Joel Campbell, a recruit division commander at Recruit Training Command, marches recruits to their ship barracks.

Cadets from the Zion-Benton Township High School Navy Junior ROTC rifle team perform during an armed drill exhibition for students and staff.

Members of the 375th Operations Support Squadron exercise between rounds of bowling during the new Combat Bowling program at the Stars and Strikes Bowling Center at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. The 375th OSS was More

Karen Nixon, Air Force Network Integration Center, Knowledge Operations requirements lead, who is in the process of earning her Master’s of Business Administration degree from Park University, speaks to Keith D More

Second Lt. Ben Garland, 375th Air Mobility Wing public affairs chief of media operations, tops off his shopping cart stuffed with groceries with two loaves of bread at the Commissary, March 9, 2012, at Scott Ai More

Navy Junior ROTC cadets perform curl ups at the 2012 NJROTC Area 3 West Regional Academic, Athletic and Drill competition at Recruit Training Command in the Pacific Fleet Drill Hall.

Senior Airman Moriah White, 375th Comptroller Squadron customer service technician, takes a College Level Examination Program test recently. White is working toward her Community College of the Air Force degree.

Navy Junior ROTC cadets from James Ford Rhodes High School, in Cleveland, Ohio, perform in the platoon armed drill competition at the 2012 NJROTC Area 3 West Regional Academic, Athletic and Drill meet in the Pa More

Lt. Col. Robert Camara honors Command Sgt. Maj. Roscoe Gordon Mayfield during his retirement ceremony March 10. Mayfield joined the U.S. Army in 1971 as an aircraft armament repairman and served in Vietnam in 1 More

The early morning sun lights up a memorial dedicated to the four 126th Air Refueling Wing aircrew members who perished in an aircraft accident 30 years ago. Maj. William S. Dixon, Jr., Capt. Kenneth L. Herrick, More

Air Mobility Command, a major command headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., was created June 1, 1992. AMC provides America's Global Reach. This rapid, flexible and responsive air mobility promotes stabil More

From left: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley Division Command Maj. Gen. John W. Peabody, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), St. Louis District Commander Col. Chris Hall and Representative Jerry Costello More

Staff Sgt. Rashawn Duffy, 375th Air Mobility Wing Protocol, enables Combat Power by providing distinguished visitors positive and lasting impressions through expert protocol knowledge, skill and showcase servic More

Capt. Lisa McLean, 18th Air Force and 618th Air and Space Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center) section commander, used the Airman Scholarship and Commissioning Program to earn her education and tra More

Airman Kevin O'Reilly, a crew chief assigned to U.S. Air Force aircraft 80104, a KC-135R Stratotanker, connects an inline pressure gauge to a nose gear tire, April 10, 2012. O'Reilly, from Laingsburg, Mich., is More

Sailors from Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill., stand in position while holding the American flag during a pre-game ceremony at U.S. Cellular Field. More than 120 sailors unfurled the flag during the singing of t More

Sailors from the Chicago area unfurl an American flag during the singing of the national anthem at U.S. Cellular Field. More than 125 sailors participated in opening day ceremonies and stayed as guests for the game.

The new Joliet Army Reserve Training Center in Elwood, Ill., It is fully equipped with state of the art classrooms, physical training room, small-weapons simulator, conference rooms, a drill hall and a full-siz More

The Air Force has a new website for military families wanting to learn more about base housing during their next move -- www.housing.af.mil

Maj. Andy Meyer, a KC-135R Stratotanker Pilot with the 108th Air Refueling Squadron, reviews his flight plan at Scott AFB, Ill., prior to an aerial refueling mission. The aircrews of the 108th ARS, assigned to More

Master Sgt. Brian Wells, 375th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department station chief, explains the capabilities of the vehicles they use to the cadets of Cadet Squadron 24 at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., April 2 More

Staff Sgt. Robert Perecko, from the 618th Air Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center), is shown near an operations security poster at the Headquarters Air Mobility Command building at Scott Air Force More

Former members of Medal of Honor recipient, Staff Sgt. Robert J. Miller's Operational Detachment, Maj. Robert Cusick, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Joseph Wilson and Sgt. Maj. Patrick Rotsaert speak with Illinois Gov More

Master Sgt. Dale Clay, noncommissioned officer in charge of Aeromedical Evacuation Operations at Scott Air Force Base, Ohio, waits to begin his role as an observer controller trainer May 2, 2012 at Joint Readin More

CARLYLE, Ill. - Coast Guard and Army Corp of Engineers personnel teach students from Madison Accelerated High School fishing, canoeing, boating, and geocaching as a culmination to this year'??s STEM Outreach Pr More

Cadets from the Proviso West High School Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps unit race to uncoil a tangled fire hose during a Damage Control Olympics. Seven NJROTC units participated in the Damage Contr More

Capt. Dave Jenkins, Granite City Fire Department, provides instruction to the first firefighters that responded to the exercise at Locks 27, Tuesday, May 15, 2012. The St. Louis District Corps of Engineers, coo More