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  • Mobility Airmen support resupply mission to Africa

    U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 7th Mission Support Command conducted joint partnered movement control operations with French Air Force members and U.S. Air Force personnel in support of United States Africa Command's Operation Echo Casemate resupply mission to Bangui, the capital of the Central

  • Backbone of Air Force fleet takes off during Red Flag 16-2

    Airmen from four different KC-135 Stratotanker locations officially kicked off Red Flag 16-2 exercise as part of the tanker task force, Feb. 29, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.During the exercise, the tanker task force training objective is a total force integration effort among active, guard and

  • McChord Maintenance Response Team-ready on a moments notice

    An inevitable part of flying any aircraft is that they will need maintenance at some point or another. One particular C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 62nd Airlift Wing needed that maintenance, when it broke down at North Island Naval Station, Calif., Feb. 16.A four person Maintenance Recovery

  • KC-46 tanker successfully refuels F/A-18

    A U.S. Air Force and Boeing aircrew aboard the KC-46 tanker successfully refueled an F/A-18 fighter jet in flight Feb. 10.The air refueling was the program's first using the KC-46's hose and drogue system. It took place in the skies over Washington state.According to Boeing, the flight lasted more

  • High altitude training strengthens US, NATO military capabilities

    Air Force Reserve tanker aircrew and aircraft maintainers from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., joined forces with U.S. European Command and NATO fighter squadrons to execute refueling training missions from Jan. 25-Feb. 4, in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve.Operation Atlantic Resolve

  • USSTRATCOM holds bomber, tanker stakeholder meeting on Scott AFB

    Adm. Cecil D. Haney, U.S. Strategic Command commander, hosted the Bomber - Tanker Stakeholder Meeting, the latest iteration of nuclear enterprise stakeholder meetings, here Feb. 11 and 12.Senior leadership and experts from more than 10 organizations, including Air Mobility Command, Air Force Global

  • Readiness tested during exercise Crisis Look

    Members of all three wings at Travis Air Force Base, California, participated in exercise Crisis Look 16-01 from Feb. 1 to 6 as part of an effort to assess the installation's ability to deploy a large body of personnel on short notice.Crisis Look was designed to evaluate the level of compliance with

  • Zika virus questions and answers

    With Mobility Airmen working around the globe, the Air Mobility Command Surgeon General has issued answers to common Zika-related questions. For more information about the Zika virus please visit the CDC's website http://www.cdc.gov/zika/.Q: What is the Zika virus?A: The Zika virus is part of the

  • KC-135 crew saves F-16 pilot from ejecting over enemy lines

    A McConnell KC-135 Stratotanker crew saved an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot from ejecting over Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant-held territory in 2015, which could have resulted in the Airman's captivity or death.While deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, the crew responded to an F-16

  • Travis tanker provides Super Bowl air coverage

    As part of Operation Noble Eagle, a Travis KC-10 Extender flew an aerial refuel mission Feb. 7 to support flight operations for fighter aircraft conducting patrols of the airspace surrounding Super Bowl 50 in Santa Clara, California.While many are familiar with the iconic flyovers associated with