New AMC Command Chief Connects with Airmen

by Air Mobility Command
AMC

5/5/2014 - Summer 2014 -- New AMC Command Chief Connects with Airmen

As the new Command Chief for Air Mobility Command, CMSgt Victoria Gamble is the principal advisor to the commander and his senior staff on matters of health, welfare and morale, professional development, and the effective utilization of more than 38,000 active duty and 71,000 AFRC/ANG enlisted personnel assigned to the command.

Gamble grew up in Georgia and entered the Air Force in July 1985 at the age of 17. She has a diverse background in aircraft maintenance, having worked on six different aircraft. Prior to her current assignment, she was the Command Chief for the 6th Air Mobility Wing at MacDill AFB and Command Chief for 18th Air Force at Scott AFB.

Gamble said she has experienced opportunities in her 28 years of service that motivated her to stay in the military but has also learned from her mistakes.

"Latch onto a good, positive example of an Airman and learn everything you can from him or her," she said. "I was more concerned with making friends when I came in, and I needed to be more concerned with finding people who represented what an Airman should be."

Serving as a conduit between AMC commander Gen Darren McDew and the Airmen, communication is a big part of Gamble's job, but she says you don't have to be in Public Affairs to share good information on the web. "Airmen should spend time posting the good things that they do to support the mission on social media," said Gamble, "because Airmen are doing great things every day.