Master Sgt Scott Sturkol

Vintage World War II-era aircraft flies through the air during the "Tora! Tora! Tora!" aerial demonstration by the Commemorative Air Force for the 2010 Airpower Over The Midwest Airshow, Sept. 11, at Scott Air More

An F-15 Eagle moves in to be refueled by a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 319th Air Refueling Wing of Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., Oct. 3, 2000, over the Central United States.

A security forces airman from the 319th Security Forces Squadron watches over the main gate area of Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., on Sept. 11, 2002 -- the first anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

Senior Airman Aaron Hillenberg stands at the back of a C-130 Hercules while waiting to taxi from Basra International Airport, Iraq, Oct. 21, 2003. C-130s are one of the main Air Force assets that perform missio More

Humanitarian supplies are airdropped from the back of a C-130 Hercules on its way to Shin Kay, Afghanistan, on Feb. 11, 2005. During more than a decade in Afghanistan, airdrops have been a consistent source of More

A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft, assigned to the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, taxies on the flight line during an Operation Enduring Freedom mission at Karshi-Khanabad Air Base, Uzbekist More

This is a photo of a poster showcasing U.S. Air Force Airmen supporting Operation Enduring Freedom and the global war on terror at Karshi-Khanabad Air Base, Uzbekistan, May 5, 2005.

A KC-10 Extender from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., is refueled by another KC-10 from Joint Base MDL during a mission somewhere over the Eastern United States Oct. 28, 2007. On Jan. 17, 2011, the KC-1 More

A KC-10 Extender from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., is refueled by another KC-10 during a mission over the Eastern United States, Oct. 28, 2007.

Tech. Sgt. Rudolph Stuart (right), instructor in the Air Force Phoenix Raven Training Course, talks to students on Feb. 19, 2009, during a training session in the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center on Fort Dix More

A C-5 Galaxy from the 60th Air Mobility Wing comes in for a landing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Aug. 5, 2009. The C-5 is Air Mobility Command's and the Air Force's largest airlift plane. The C-5 can carry More

KC-10 Extender aircraft assigned to the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, are parked on the flightline at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia, Jan. 1. The KC-10 is one More

Capt. Hillary Wykes, a KC-10 Extender pilot, stands by the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing's Sept. 11, 2001, memorial at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia, Jan. 13. Wykes is a seven-year Air Force veteran and More

Capt. Wes Spurlock is a KC-10 Extender pilot with the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron at a non-disclosed location in Southwest Asia. Here he is pictured in a KC-10 on Jan. 22, 2010. Spurlock is a 10- More

Staff Sgt. Efrem Flores, aerospace ground equipment craftsmen with the 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, works on a piece of AGE equipment at his unit at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia on Feb. 5 More

A KC-10 Extender assigned to the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron at a non-disclosed location in Southwest Asia departs for a combat air refueling mission Feb. 5, 2010. The KC-10 is used extensively f More

Airmen from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing play a game of basketball in their minimal off-time while deployed to a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia on Feb. 7, 2010. Physical activity, such as basketball, More

Senior Airman Roberto Villalobos and Master Sgt. David Wilcox, both with the 380th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron's Personnel Support for Contingency Operations Office, go over the creation of a new check More

1st Lt. Jason Brown, KC-10 Extender tanker pilot with the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, flies a KC-10 on an air refueling mission in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in Southwest As More

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon is about to be refueled by a KC-10 Extender from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron during an air refueling mission in the U.S. Central Command area of responsi More

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon is about to be refueled by a KC-10 Extender from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron during an air refueling mission in the U.S. Central Command area of responsi More

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon is about to be refueled by a KC-10 Extender from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron during an air refueling mission in the U.S. Central Command area of responsi More

A C-17 Globemaster III taxis down the runway at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia after landing May 19, 2010. The C-17 stopped at the base to deliver cargo and passengers for the 380th Air Expeditionary Wi More

A C-17 Globemaster III deployed from Joint Base Charleston, S.C., comes in for a landing at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia after landing May 19, 2010. The C-17 stopped at the base to deliver cargo and p More

U.S. Airmen participate the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing's weekly retreat ceremony May 21, 2010, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol/Released)

A C-130 Hercules is parked on the flightline at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., on March 1. The C-130 Hercules primarily performs the tactical portion of the airlift mission for the Department of Defense. The aircr More

As operations tempo stays high across the Air Force, so do divorce rates, suicide rates and other negative trends. This demands more than just another program, but a new culture and way of thinking, Air Mobilit More

Master Sgt. John Gorsuch, C-130 Hercules loadmaster and instructor for Air Mobility Command's Detachment 5 at the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center at St. Joseph, Mo., checks the set up of an airdrop con More

A pilot guides a vintage Russian-built MiG 17 jet during an aerial demonstration for the 2010 Airpower Over the Midwest Airshow, Sept. 11, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Tens of thousands of people attended the More

A C-17 Globemaster III from the 97th Air Mobility Wing at Altus Air Force Base, Okla., is parked on the flightline at Scott AFB, Ill., Sept. 11, 2010. The C-17 and the airmen who fly and maintain it were on han More

A pilot guides an F-16 Fighting Falcon through an aerial demonstration during the 2010 Airpower Over the Midwest Airshow, Sept. 11, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Tens of thousands of people attended the two-day airshow.

People attending the Airpower Over the Midwest Airshow look at a static display of a C-5M Super Galaxy from Dover Air Force Base, Del., Sept. 11, 2010, at Scott AFB, Ill. Tens of thousands of visitors stopped a More

An A-10 performs during the 2010 Airpower Over The Midwest Airshow, Sept. 11, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Tens of thousands of people attended the two-day airshow.

The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels aerial demonstration team performs during the 2010 Airpower Over the Midwest Airshow Sept. 11, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Tens of thousands of people attended the two-day airshow.

An aircrew flies a B-2 Spirit from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., over the airfield as part of an aerial demonstration for the 2010 Airpower Over The Midwest Airshow, Sept. 11, at Scott AFB, Ill. Tens of thousan More

People attending the Airpower Over the Midwest Airshow line up to look at a static display of a KC-10 Extender from the 305th Air Mobility Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., while a B-2 Spirit from More

Ed Brown, director of military outreach for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, provides advanced leadership training to more than 30 youth coordinators from Air Mobility Command bases during a training sessio More

Gen. Raymond E. Johns Jr., Air Mobility Command commander, speaks during a ceremony, Sept. 23, at the “Walk of Fame” at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., as part of a presentation by the Airlift-Tanker Association Ha More

Members of the 375th Air Mobility Wing complete the two-mile run during the Commanders Challenge at Scott AFB, Ill., Oct. 1, 2010. Physical fitness is one of the four pillars of Airman Comprehensive Fitness.(U. More

Master Sgt. Jason Shamis, from Joint Base Charleston, S.C., sings during the Air Mobility Command Icon competition at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Oct. 21. Shamis was the base-level winner at Charleston and comp More

Senior Airman Rachel Kleist from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., sings during the Air Mobility Command Icon competition at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Oct. 21, 2010. Kleist was the base-level winner at Joint B More

Staff Sgt. Tim Herrman, from Scott Air Force Base, Ill., sings during the Air Mobility Command Icon competition at Scott AFB, Oct. 21. Sgt. Johnson was the base-level winner at Scott and was among 11 competitor More

Staff Sgt. Aisha Smith, from MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., sings during the Air Mobility Command Icon competition at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Oct. 21. Smith was the base-level winner at MacDill and beat out More

Senior Airman Naomi Scott, from Dover Air Force Base, Del., sings during the Air Mobility Command Icon competition at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Oct. 21. Scott was the base-level winner at Dover and earned sec More

Tech. Sgt. Eric Bailey, from Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., sings during the Air Mobility Command Icon competition at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Oct. 21. Bailey was the base-level winner at Grand Forks and More

Staff Sgt. Abigail Foster, from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., sings during the Air Mobility Command Icon competition at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Oct. 21. Foster was the base-level winner at Fairchild and More

Staff Sgt. Brenda Johnson from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., sings during the Air Mobility Command Icon competition at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Oct. 21, 2010. Johnson was the base-level winner at McConnell More

Staff Sgt. Jay Tarnate, from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., sings during the Air Mobility Command Icon competition at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Oct. 21. Tarnate was the base-level winner at Travis and was amo More

Staff Sgt. Clint Yager, from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., sings during the Air Mobility Command Icon competition at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Oct. 21, 2010. Yager was the base-level winner at Little Rock More

Col. Ronald Smith, Air National Guard advisor to the Air Mobility Command Director of Strategic Plans, Requirements and Programs at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., greets a Siberian Husky and an Alaskan Malamute af More

Col. Thomas Kennett, from Headquarters Air Mobility Command at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., greets a Siberian Husky named "Nomad" at the American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog in Saint Louis, Mo., Nov. 2. Colone More

Airman 1st Class Josh Lupidi, 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter and Airman 1st Class Sam Tuscany, also a 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, practice supression techniques at Fairchild Air Force Ba More

In a Comprehensive Airman Fitness conference for Air Mobility Command wing commanders and command chief master sergeants Jan. 24, retired Chief Master Sgt. Rod Ellison highlighted to the conference attendees th More

U.S. Air Force graphic: 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 More

AMC’s Comprehensive Airman Fitness culture ties “connecting” with four other “Cs” – caring, committing, communicating and celebrating. With the five “Cs,” along with four pillars of fitness -- physical, social, More

Every day, around the world, hundreds of military and military-contracted commercial aircraft travel the world delivering troops and cargo. These missions allow hundreds of thousands of military personnel, reti More

A Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures, or LAIRCM, system pod is attached to a KC-135 Stratotanker parked on the flightline, March 1, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. In a combined effort between Air Mobility C More

An R-11 fuels truck moves across the flightline behind a KC-135 Stratotanker at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., March 1. Scott Air Force Base facts show the base supports U.S. Transportation Command, Air Mobility C More

This is a scene from operations on the flightline at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., March 1. Scott Air Force Base facts show the base supports U.S. Transportation Command, Air Mobility Command, Military Surface De More

In Air Mobility Command’s Comprehensive Airman Fitness, or CAF, culture, the importance of the personal or military family is reflected. The CAF culture began in AMC in July 2010 and is built on four pillars of More

There has been an answer to dealing with the rising operations tempo and its related stressors -- enter the Comprehensive Airman Fitness culture. The culture is built to help airmen manage stress and achieve st More

In Air Force Instruction 36-2618, The Enlisted Force Structure, it even states to airmen they must “know and understand the wingman concept.” The concept, the instruction states, is about airmen who take care o More

As part of its energy conservation effort, Air Mobility Command is continually looking for ways to be more energy conscious and efficient. In supporting the Air Force's energy strategy for fiscal 2011 to "Reduc More

To build on family resiliency, Air Mobility Command, Air Combat Command and other units and commands are using the Comprehensive Airman Fitness, or CAF, culture. In July 2010, AMC leaders began building their C More

The KC-135 Stratotanker helps provide the core aerial refueling capability for the U.S. Air Force and has excelled in this role for more than 50 years. This unique asset enhances the Air Force's capability to a More

Staff Sgt. Tramainn McKee, C-5 Galaxy loadmaster, works near a C-5M Super Galaxy, June 5, 2011, prior to departing for a direct delivery airlift mission through the Arctic Circle from Dover Air Force Base, Del. More

Lt. Col. Matthew Ahern, C-5 pilot, works in a C-5M Super Galaxy during a mission on June 5, 2011. The plane was flying the Air Force's first direct delivery airlift mission through the Arctic Circle from Dover More

A KC-135R Stratotanker from the 157th Air Refueling Wing of the New Hampshire Air National Guard at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H., gets in track to refuel a C-5M Super Galaxy from Dover Air Force Base, De More

Senior Master Sgt. William Johnson, C-5 flight engineer, works in a C-5M Super Galaxy during the Air Force's first direct delivery airlift mission from the United States to Afghanistan on June 5. Johnson, fro More

Capt. Brian Marasco, C-5 pilot, climbs into a C-5M Super Galaxy for a combat airlift mission June 5, 2011, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Marasco, an Air Force Reservist from the 709th Airlift Squadron at Dover More

Lt. Col. Scott Erickson, C-5 pilot, prepares a C-5M Super Galaxy for a mission June 5, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The plane was departing for the Air Force's first direct delivery airlift mission through the More

Airmen 1st Class Dustin Carlton and Brett Kiser, air transportation journeymen from the 436th Aircraft Aerial Port Squadron, walk to a C-5M Super Galaxy, June 5, 2011, to check on cargo prior to the plane's dep More

Lt. Col. Thomas Loper, C-5M Super Galaxy pilot, flies a C-5M on a mission from Dover Air Force Base, Del., on June 5, 2011. The C-5M's mission was to complete the first Arctic overflight from Dover Air Force Ba More

Lt. Col. Scott Erickson, C-5 pilot, flies a C-5M Super Galaxy for a mission on June 5, 2011, from Dover Air Force Base, Del. The plane was departing for the Air Force's first direct delivery airlift mission thr More

Staff Sgt. Steven Dow, C-5 Galaxy flying crew chief, works near a C-5M Super Galaxy, June 5, 2011, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Dow was part of the aircrew who completed the first direct delivery airlift missi More

Airmen from the 436th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron work on the flightline at Dover Air Force Base, Del., while preparing a C-5M Super Galaxy for a mission June 5, 2011. The work was done prior to the plane's d More

Staff Sgt. Angelo Dumanhog, C-5 Galaxy loadmaster, works in a C-5M Super Galaxy, June 5, 2011, prior to departing for a direct delivery airlift mission through the Arctic Circle from Dover Air Force Base, Del., More

Air transportation airmen load a C-5M Super Galaxy from Dover Air Force Base, Del., with cargo at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, on June 5. The C-5M's mission to Bagram was to complete the first Arctic overflig More

Tech. Sgt. Jesse Talamantes, C-5 flight engineer, works on a checklist for a C-5M Super Galaxy at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, on June 5, 2011. Talamantes was one of the crew members who flew on a mission tha More

Airman 1st Class Brett Kiser, air transportation journeymen from the 436th Aircraft Aerial Port Squadron, checks on cargo on a C-5M Super Galaxy, June 5, 2011, prior to the plane's departure for a direct delive More

Airman 1st Class Dustin Carlton, air transportation journeyman from the 436th Aircraft Aerial Port Squadron, checks on cargo on a C-5M Super Galaxy on June 5, 2011, prior to the plane's departure for a direct d More

Maintenance crew chiefs from the 436th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and aircrew airmen from the 9th Airlift Squadron prepare a C-5M Super Galaxy for a mission at Dover Air Force Base, Del., June 5, 2011. The C More

A C-5 Galaxy taxies after landing as part of an airlift mission at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, June 6, 2011. The C-5 is the Air Force's largest airlift aircraft.

Staff Sgt. Tramainn McKee, C-5 Galaxy loadmaster, works near a C-5M Super Galaxy June 5, prior to departing for a direct delivery airlift mission through the Arctic Circle from Dover Air Force Base, Del., to Ba More

Capt. William Gleckler, C-5 pilot,flies a C-5M Super Galaxy for a mission on June 5, 2011. The plane flew the Air Force's first direct delivery airlift mission through the Arctic Circle from Dover Air Force Bas More

Staff Sgt. Norterious Jenkins, C-5 Galaxy loadmaster, works in a C-5M Super Galaxy, June 5, prior to departing for a direct delivery airlift mission through the Arctic Circle from Dover Air Force Base, Del., to More

Master Sgt. Bradley Bronov and Staff Sgt. Tyler Welsch, both C-5 Galaxy flight engineers, work in a C-5M Super Galaxy, June 5, 2011, prior to departing for a direct delivery airlift mission through the Arctic C More

Staff Sgt. Tyler Welsch, C-5 Galaxy flight engineer, works in a C-5M Super Galaxy, June 5, 2011, prior to departing for a direct delivery airlift mission through the Arctic Circle from Dover Air Force Base, Del More

Air transportation airmen load a C-5M Super Galaxy from Dover Air Force Base, Del., with cargo at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, June 5, 2011. The C-5M's mission to Bagram was to complete the first Arctic overf More

Tech. Sgt. Jesse Talamantes, C-5 flight engineer, works on a checklist for a C-5M Super Galaxy at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, June 5, 2011. Talamantes was one of the crew members who flew on a mission that w More

A C-130J Super Hercules, deployed with the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, taxis on the flightline on its way to complete a combat airlift mission at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, June 6, 2011. The 774th More

Air transportation airmen load a C-5M Super Galaxy from Dover Air Force Base, Del., with cargo at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, June 5, 2011. The C-5M's mission to Bagram was to complete the first Arctic overf More

A C-130 Hercules aircraft deployed with the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron takes off from Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, June 6. The 774th EAS is part of the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing at Bagram Air Field.

C-130 Hercules aircraft deployed with the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron are shown on the flightline at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, June 6, 2011. The 774th EAS is part of the 455th Air Expeditionary Wi More

A C-5 Galaxy taxies after landing as part of an airlift mission at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, June 6. The C-5 is the Air Force's largest airlift aircraft.

A KC-135R Stratotanker deployed to the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing is parked on the flightline at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, June 7, 2011. The 376th AEW supports Operation Enduring Freedom and o More

The sun sets over the operations area for the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing at a non-disclosed location in Southwest Asia, June 7, 2011. The 379th AEW supports operations New Dawn and Enduring Freedom and the Co More

Aircrew airmen from the 305th Air Mobility Wing of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., prepare a KC-10 Extender for a mission at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., on July 17. The KC-10 flew staff members supporti More

A sign welcomes staff members and participants for Air Mobility Rodeo 2011 inside a hangar at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., July 17. Air Mobility Rodeo is the U.S. Air Force's and Air Mobility Command's prem More

A stage and other equipment is prepared inside an aircraft hangar at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., July 17, for Air Mobility Rodeo 2011. Rodeo, sponsored by the Air Mobility Command, is the Mobility Air Forc More