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AMC presents winning scheme of maneuver to CSAF, MAJCOM commanders

by Air Mobility Command Public Affairs

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. (AFNS)—Air Mobility Command hosted Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., as well as senior leaders from eight major commands, at Fall Phoenix Rally at Scott Air Force Base, Nov. 17, where a cohort of strategists and planners unveiled a winning scheme of maneuver that will position the joint force to win in a potential high-end fight. The nearly 200 attendees, which included total force mobility command teams and spouses, also explored how air mobility is critical to joint integration and logistics in a contested environment. The theme of the presentations was clear: mobility is the primary con- si d e r a t i o n . AMC will be how the joint force gets to the fight and sustains the fight. “The reason we’re here is to have a conversation,” said Gen. Mike Minihan, AMC commander. “We’ve had to do the intellectual pushups to deliver a winning scheme of maneuver for our Airmen to win. I hope it never happens, but if it does, it will be the worst decision the other side ever made. And it will be [the Mobility Air Forces] the joint force will look to.” The command’s recently-completed competition campaign plan aligns its activities on the road to Mobility Guardian next summer along three lines of effort: deterring adversaries from aggression, assuring

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Photo by Tech. Sgt. Zachary Boyer

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. speaks at Air Mobility Command’s Fall Phoenix Rally at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Nov. 17. During the event, AMC presented leaders with its Competition Campaign Plan, which operationalizes the command’s strategy to provide a winning scheme of maneuver for the joint force.

DAF updates program to issue pregnant members free maternity uniforms

Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs

ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS)—On Oct. 1, the Department of the Air Force launched the Maternity Uniform Pilot Program, or “Rent the Camo,” that will temporarily issue free maternity uniform items to pregnant Airmen and Guardians assigned to the 10 participating bases.

Updates to the program, which the Air Force announced earlier this year, include: • The U.S. Army will maintain a stock of operational camouflage pattern maternity uniforms for the program, as the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force and U.S. Army wear the same OCP uniform. The 10 bases selected for the pilot program are near Army installations with a Central Issue Facility and can capitalize on the Army’s Organizational Clothing and Individual Equipment Direct Ordering system. • By the end of the seventh month post-partum, the member will return the issued uniforms. • Members may be liable for lost or damaged uniforms if it is beyond normal wear and tear. • If an enlisted member has received a maternity clothing allowance in the past three years, they are not eligible to participate in the program. • Eligible enlisted members participating in the program will still receive a partial maternity clothing allowance. • Members should reference the welcome packet for detailed information on how to participate in the program at their specific location.