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  • KC-135 Stratotanker supports 480th EFS in Greece

    The first time the U.S. Air Force attempted to refuel an aircraft in flight, aircrews successfully stayed aloft for 151 hours. It was designated as the U.S. Army Air Corps and that was over 85 years ago, and the U.S. Air Force today, has made quite a few innovations since then.A KC-135 Stratotanker

  • 821st CRG trains with Nevada ANG

    In terms of communication and flexibility, it is hard to match that of the 821st Contingency Response Group.From Jan. 20 to 22, a 41-member team displayed its skills while taking part in an exercise that involved opening an airbase and supporting airfield operations at Amedee Army Airfield near

  • KC-46A Pegasus conducts 1st in-flight refueling demonstration

    The KC-46A Pegasus successfully transferred fuel through its boom to an F-16C Fighting Falcon Jan. 24 to demonstrate aerial refueling operations in advance of its first production decision later this spring.The KC-46A passed 1,600 pounds of fuel to an F-16C piloted by Lt. Col. Daniel Alix of the

  • MAF efforts translate to mission success in USCENTCOM AOR

    Lt. Gen. Sam Cox, 18th Air Force commander, returned from a week-long trip to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Jan. 5.The trip was his first chance to meet with mobility Airmen and see the mission first-hand since he assumed command of the service's largest Numbered Air Force in

  • The AFMS in the Persian Gulf War and the need for critical care

    January 2016 marks the 25th anniversary of Desert Storm, it also marks a turning point in Air Force Medical Service's Critical Care Transport Teams (CCATT). "We were not serving the Army as well as we could have in the Air Force," explained Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Paul K. Carlton, a former Air Force Surgeon

  • KC-135s surpass 100,000 combat hours

    The KC-135 Stratotanker fleet at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, flew more than 14,700 sorties in 2015 accumulating 103,419 combat hours in support of Operations Inherent Resolve and Freedoms Sentinel."We provide refueling to every flying unit in the area of responsibility which is Syria, Yemen, Iraq, and

  • 2.5 Million Pounds of cargo moved during Rota Stage

    They used Air Force planes to move Army helicopters that were loaded on and off of Navy Ships.Three aircrews from the 9th Airlift Squadron and one from the 739th AS, paired up with two aircrews from Travis AFB, Calif., to transport U.S. Army helicopters and their support equipment into and out of

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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