June 11, 2021 CSAF, CMSAF visit MacDill Airmen The top brass and leaders of the Department of the Air Force, the Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass, held an all call with Airmen and Guardians at the base theater, June 11.
Dec. 18, 2020 Fairchild completes Titan Fury 21-1, improves readiness Airmen from the 92nd and 141st Air Refueling Wings conducted exercise Titan Fury 21-1, Dec. 7-11, enabling mission success through readiness training. Titan Fury is a total force readiness exercise conducted to validate the training of our crews and ensure Fairchild’s Airmen can provide Rapid Global
Dec. 8, 2020 92nd MXS innovates bracket essential to extending KC-135 lifespan The 92nd Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology shop, created a jackscrew mounting bracket for the KC-135 Stratotanker after the discovery of a damaged bracket during a routine inspection.
Oct. 16, 2020 Fairchild paves way for project ‘Tesseract,’ improves aircraft availability Airmen and leaders from the 92nd Maintenance Group, 92nd Mission Support Group and 92nd Operations Group came together as part of an Air Force Headquarters Continuous Process of Improvement project focused on unit synchronization and improving mission efficiency.
Sept. 23, 2020 379th AEW conducts first KC-135 hot refueling in USAF To advance the agility of Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Airmen from the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing performed a validation and verification of the first hot refueling of a KC-135 Stratotanker in the U.S. Air Force on Sept. 21, 2020.
Sept. 14, 2020 MacDill couple deploys in support of AUAB mission As military members, saying goodbye for temporary duties assignments or deployments are inevitable; however, for one active duty U.S. Air Force couple, deployment is the next step of developing their marriage and serving their country together.
Aug. 12, 2020 Fairchild fuels RED FLAG-Alaska 20-3 Team Fairchild’s KC-135 Stratotankers provided essential air refueling support during field training exercise RED FLAG-Alaska 20-3, August 3-12. RF-A 20-3 is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise for U.S. and international forces flown under simulated air combat conditions meant to
June 4, 2020 Mighty 97th conducts large formation exercise Members of the 97th Air Mobility Wing conducted a large formation exercise, May 21, 2020 at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
Feb. 19, 2020 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
Jan. 27, 2020 Total-force aviators take flight during Sentry Aloha 20-1 Sentry Aloha 20-1, an air-to-air combat exercise, is hosted by the Hawaii Air National Guard and designed to train Airmen from around the country in a joint and interoperable venue on a large scale.