News - Tag A/TA

Nov. 5, 2024
SECAF highlights mobility initiatives, increasing role in Great Power Competition at A/TA Symposium

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall highlighted air mobility force’s growing role in Great Power Competition in his keynote address during the Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium.
Nov. 1, 2024
COMAMC provides Commander’s Intent at Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium

Gen. Johnny Lamontagne, AMC commander, revealed his intent and celebrated a banner year of mobility operations during his keynote address at the 56th Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium in Grapevine, Texas, Oct. 31.
Nov. 2, 2022
Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium delivers mobility roadmap for high-end fight

The 54th Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium brought together nearly 1,600 Air Force senior leaders, industry partners, partner nation representatives and mobility Airmen into a single forum.
Nov. 2, 2021
AFRC commander discusses leveraging legacy to forge future

The three themes Scobee, chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander of the Air Force Reserve Command, discussed in the speech were the legacy being handed off to the next generation of Airmen, how that legacy was forged and the road ahead in building on the legacy.
Nov. 2, 2020
Commander addresses Reserve Mobility capabilities at A/TA 2020

Lt. Gen. Richard W. Scobee, chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, highlighted Total Force integration, the Reserve’s rapid response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Reserve’s unique weather reconnaissance, aerial spray and aerial firefighting missions during the
Oct. 31, 2019
Chance encounter at A/TA reveals impact of Berlin ‘candy bomber’

As a special guest speaker and attendee at the 51st annual Airlift/Tanker Association Conference in Orlando, Florida, Oct. 23-26, Air Force 1st Lt. Gail Halvorsen shared his personal memories flying many of the Berlin Airlift’s 278,000 flights into the blockaded city between June 1948 and September
Oct. 24, 2019
Mobility, Air Force leaders kick off A/TA’s 51st convention

The conference, which runs through Oct. 26, is a professional development opportunity offering AMC personnel and Total Force mobility partners exposure to forums, speeches, seminars and workshops geared toward bolstering knowledge of the mobility enterprise.
Oct. 26, 2018
Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium welcomes 900 mobility professionals

The 50th Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium and technology convention kicked off Oct. 25 near Dallas, Texas, where Air Mobility Command aims to develop Total Force mobility professionals across the world.
Nov. 7, 2017
AMC commander hosts fireside chat with Airmen at A/TA symposium

Reminiscing on heritage, taking a mission tour around the world and ending with a personal fireside chat were a few of the ways Gen. Carlton D. Everhart II, Air Mobility Command commander, addressed Airmen during the closing remarks at the 2017 Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium Oct. 28, 2017, in
Nov. 6, 2017
A/TA Symposium highlights mobility readiness, innovation

The 2017 Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium, held Oct. 26-29, 2017 in Orlando, focused on readiness, joint operations, multi-domain tactics and innovation to further develop the 125,000 mobility Airmen.