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  • Senior Airman Reid Nixon, left, a 340th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit hydraulics journeyman from Odenton, Maryland, and Senior Airman Michael Velazquez, a 340th EAMU hydraulics journeyman from Rochester, New York, join a small team of hydraulics specialists as they install a multi-purpose refueling system on a KC-135 Stratotanker at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Dec. 30, 2015. The system allows the aircraft to refuel any plane supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman)

    Maintainers keep KC-135s flying downrange

    The 340th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit here maintains the largest KC-135 Stratotanker fleet in the world of more than 40 aircraft valued at roughly $2 billion.The unit is responsible for ensuring each aircraft is mission ready and must quickly fix any mechanical problems the planes may have. The unit has more than 350 mechanics assigned
  • Command Chief Master Sgt. Todd Petzel

    Command Chief Master Sgt. Petzel assumes post at 18th AF

    Chief Master Sgt. Todd Petzel officially assumed his post as Command Chief of 18th Air Force Dec. 18.Petzel succeeds Chief Master Sgt. Rob Rodewald, who retired from the Air Force on the same day.Petzel comes to 18th AF from the Pentagon where he served as Chief, Air Force Chief's Group, since 2014.A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Petzel joined
  • Command Chief Master Sgt. Robert Rodewald

    18th AF/CCC bids farewell, thanks Airmen

    After 27 years of service, Chief Master Sgt. Robert Rodewald, 18th Air Force command chief, will retire Dec. 18."I wish I could tell every Airman, 'Thank you for your service,'" said the highest-ranking enlisted member of 18th Air Force. "I cannot say it enough."While in the seat, Rodewald served as the advisor to the 18th Air Force commander for
  • Retired Air Force Col. Earl B. Young, 18th Air Force’s first commander, passed away Dec. 5 at the age of 102. Young served as the 18th Air Force commander when the Numbered Air Force first activated in 1951. After his retirement Young remained an inspiring figure for 18th Air Force and, when able, attended special ceremonies for the command. Most recently, he cut the ribbon on the newly renovated 18th AF headquarters building on Scott AFB in July. The Earl Young Conference Room in that headquarters is named in his honor. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    Retired Col. Earl Young, 18th AF pioneer, passes away at 102

    Retired Air Force Col. Earl B. Young, 18th Air Force's first commander, passed away Dec. 5 at the age of 102.Young served as the 18th Air Force commander when the Numbered Air Force first activated in 1951."It is a sad day for the 18th Air Force family," said Lt. Gen. Sam Cox, 18th AF commander. "Col. Young was not only a part of our history, he
  • Col. Constance Jenkins, Air Mobility Command Reserve Advisor to the Director of Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, works in the AMC and 18th Air Force Crisis Battle Staff as Director during Exercise Global Thunder/Vigilant Shield at 18th AF headquarters on Scott Air Force Base, Nov. 5, 2015. The Crisis Battle Staff is a collection of experts drawn from across AMC and 18th AF that activates on a round-the-clock basis to address a specific crisis. The CBS team is supposed to be fully functional within an hour of being recalled to support the 18th AF commander during crises ranging from natural disasters to nuclear war. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher)

    Crisis Battle Staff responds to disasters, war

    Running the Air Force's global mobility enterprise day-to-day is a huge undertaking to begin with, so when a crisis strikes that requires a large mobility effort, Air Mobility Command and 18th Air Force need a tool that lets them focus on that crisis.The Crisis Battle Staff is a collection of experts drawn from across AMC and 18th AF that activates

  • All Air Force occupations open to women

    Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced all occupations in the U.S. military will be open to men and women alike during a press conference Dec. 3.The announcement came after a thorough review of findings from the last three years of studies, and the subsequent recommendation of service secretaries and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff."This
  • Lt. Col. Barb Marshall, 10th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight chief nurse, unloads a bag in preparation for an aeromedical evacuation sortie Nov. 10, 2015, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The flying crew and other members of the 10th EAEF help set up an aircraft to ensure medical personnel took off on time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Armando A. Schwier-Morales)

    10th EAEF flying ambulance saves lives

  • Lt. Gen. Samuel D. Cox Commander, 18th Air Force

    Letter to Airmen: Have a happy and safe holiday season

    18 AF Airmen,First, let me say what an honor it is to be back in the mobility business and Eighteenth Air Force! Your reputation for dedicated service and professionalism is well established and precedes you wherever you go. Whether you are airdropping Paratroopers over Spain, refueling fighters over the Middle East or returning our wounded from
  • Staff Sgt. Brennec Barnett, an aerial port supervisor for the 921st Contingency Response Squadron from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., coordinates passenger movement with the Spanish Air Force and the 82nd Airborne Division after dropping approximately 600 Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division over Zaragoza, Spain on November 4, 2015 for Exercise Ultimate Reach/ Trident Juncture. (U.S. Air Force Photos by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Hannen)

    CRW Airmen establish airfield, link allies during Exercise Ultimate Reach

    Thirty-five Airmen from across the 621st Contingency Response Wing deployed to Zaragoza, Spain in support of Exercise Ultimate Reach from Nov. 2-8.The Airmen enabled seven C-17 Globemaster IIIs to drop approximately 600 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division as part of the joint and coalition exercise that drew participants from not only the
  • Approximately 200 members from U.S. Army?s 82nd Airborne?s Division partnered with 18th Air Force?s Joint Base Charleston, S.C., C-17 Globemaster III crews for a practice jump over Pope Air Force Base, N.C., Nov. 2, 2015 in preparation for Exercise Ultimate Reach Nov. 2-8 in Spain. Ultimate Reach is an annual U.S. Transportation Command-sponsored live-fly exercise designed to exercise the ability of 18th Air Force?s transportation units to plan and conduct strategic airdrop missions. This year?s rendition of Ultimate Reach partners with NATO Exercise Trident Juncture, which is currently being held throughout locations in Europe. The exercise serves to enhance the 18th Air Force?s interoperability and partnership with NATO allies and sister services. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Reel/ not reviewed)

    18th Air Force supports largest NATO exercise in 20 years

    Multiple 18th Air Force units worked together to perform a personnel drop of more than 500 82nd Airborne Division Paratroopers in support of Exercise Ultimate Reach, Nov. 2 - 7, a subsection of NATO's largest exercise in 20 years, Exercise Trident Juncture.Ultimate Reach is an annual U.S. Transportation Command-sponsored live-fly exercise designed
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