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  • The Association of Defense Communities interviews U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Thomas Van Dorple, 223rd Cyberspace Operations Squadron flight commander, at Jacksonville High School.

    Association of Defense Communities visits TLR community

    Representatives from the Association of Defense Communities visited Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, on Feb. 25-26, 2020, in recognition for being one of five communities across the country named to the 2020 Class of Great American Defense Communities. The program, now in its fifth year, was established to recognize the role that communities and regions with active installations play in supporting service members and military families.
  • An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft is refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft over Texas.

    MacDill KC-135 provides training for next generation of Airmen

    Fourteen Mobility Airmen from the 6th Operations Group and 6th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron provided aerial refueling support to F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 182nd Fighter Squadron, Kelly Field, Texas, Jan. 27-31, 2020.
  • Fairchild Air Force Base Airmen pose for a photo with Red Tail Squadron members of 187th Fighter Wing in Montgomery, Alabama, Feb. 18, 2020. Team Fairchild Airmen refueled F-16 Fighting Falcons piloted by the Airmen from the Red Tail Squadron in honor of Black History Month. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kiaundra Miller)

    All-black Fairchild aircrew refuel Red Tail Squadron, honor Black History

    An all African-American KC-135 crew from Fairchild Air Force Base undertook a mission to refuel historic Red Tail Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 187th Fighter Wing, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, Feb. 18, in honor of Black History Month.
  • U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Elayne Smith, 43rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, places electrocardiogram leads onto a training mannequin during an aeromedical evacuation training mission at Travis Air Force Base, California, Feb. 11, 2020. The 43rd AES is currently transitioning from its present station at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina, to become part of the 60th AES at Travis Air Force Base, California, providing more training opportunities on the KC-10 Extender, C-5 Super Galaxy and C-17 Globemaster III based there, as well as KC-135s based out of Fairchild. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lawrence Sena)

    Fairchild KC-135 supports aeromedical evacuation training at Travis

    Team Fairchild provided KC-135 Stratotanker support during aeromedical evacuation training for the 43rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Travis Air Force Base, Feb. 10-11. Training consisted of familiarization of the KC-135 airframe for emergency evacuation procedures, simulated in-flight medical emergencies, aircraft emergency simulations and medical equipment for both Fairchild and Travis Airmen in order to qualify for semi-annual requirements.
  • U.S. Air Force Gen. Maryanne Miller, Air Mobility Command commander, greets Col. Steve Snelson, 6th Air Refueling Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, 6th ARW command chief, at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 12, 2019. Miller visited MacDill and toured various squadrons around the base Feb. 12-14, 2020.

    AMC commander visits Team MacDill

    Gen. Maryanne Miller, Air Mobility Command commander, Maj. Gen. Sam Barrett, 18th Air Force commander and Chief Master Sgt. Terrence Greene, AMC command chief, visited Team MacDill Feb. 12-14 to witness first-hand how Airmen here deliver unmatched air refueling, installation and mission support.
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    Crew chiefs in the snow

  • A C-130J Super Hercules from the 61st Airlift Squadron departs from Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, for a capstone exercise taking place in the Indo-Pacific Command’s area of responsibility.

    19th AW tackles first 4/12 capstone

    The 61st Airlift Squadron, along with Airmen from the 19th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 19th Operations Support Squadron and the 41st AS will integrate with units from Yokota, Kadena and Misawa Air Bases in Japan, and Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea for a full spectrum readiness operation in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s area of responsibility during their 4/12 FSR Capstone Feb. 5-25, 2020. In 2019 the new 4/12 deployment initiative was coordinated among airlift squadrons from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas and Little Rock AFB, allowing each squadron to rotate on deployments for four months followed by 12 months of dwell time. While one squadron is fulfilling their rotational deployment, the other three will be focused on sharpening readiness, allowing more time to train for tomorrow’s fight.

  • Air Force Fiscal Year 2021 budget recommendations for Air Mobility Command

    Among the key features announced in the Air Force Fiscal Year 2021 Presidential Budget Request released today, Air Mobility Command is projected to face several recommended force structure adjustments to its aerial refueling and Total Force tactical airlift fleets.
  • U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Daniel Simpson, the 18th Air Force command chief, views Airman 1st Class Malachi Greman, a 50th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, refuel a KC-46 Pegasus from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker, Jan. 30, 2020.

    18th Air Force command chief engages with MacDill Airmen

    Team MacDill was honored to host Chief Master Sgt. Daniel Simpson, the 18th Air Force command chief, Jan. 29 through Feb. 1.
  • U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Kevin Richardson, 19th Maintenance Group superintendent, issues the Dedicated Crew Chief pledge during a formal induction ceremony.

    AF tradition honored: 19th AMXS reinstates Dedicated Crew Chief program

    The 19th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron reinstated the Dedicated Crew Chief program Feb. 6, 2020, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. In a formal induction ceremony, a total of 28 DCCs and 26 Assistant DCCs were appointed to the position and assumed responsibility of their assigned aircraft.
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