Tanker Tracker: KC-135 year-in-review

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Since August 2015, KC-135 Stratotanker tail number 58-0011, has taken part in missions flown out of McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, and deployed locations across the globe. It has completed two deployments, locking down 126 sorties and offloading 2.08M pounds of

Afghan air force trains to configure aircraft for patient transport

C-17 gains valuable training at Red Flag 16-3

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev.- Since its maiden flight in 1991, the C-17 Globemaster III has served as the most reliable and maintainable cargo aircraft in the United States Air Force arsenal with the ability of rapid and strategic cargo and troop delivery.

Below Bingo: KC-135 remains in fight

Flying through mountains in Afghanistan, a KC-135 Stratotanker aircrew found themselves low on fuel when they were unexpectedly requested to refuel a close air support aircraft sent after a high-level enemy leader on the ground.Answering the call to refuel the fight, the aircrew gave the aircraft as

Scott ANG unit holds memorial service for fallen warrior

Members of the 906th Air Refueling Squadron remembered a fallen comrade during a memorial service held at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, April 25, 2016.Capt. Brandon Cyr, a pilot who was assigned to the squadron, was killed when his MC-12 crashed in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on April 27, 2013, along

Little Rock squadron earns top marks

The 61st Airlift Squadron was awarded the 2015 General Joseph Smith Trophy for being the most outstanding Airlift Squadron in Air Mobility Command.The 61st AS distinguished itself as the only C-130J squadron with at least nine crews, consisting of 85 percent of their work force, deployed throughout

C-130s increase Afghanistan's mobility capability

When two C-130H aircraft arrived at Robins in the fall of 2013, each would play a significant role nearly two years later in a country over 7,000 miles away.The nose of one aircraft, scheduled to be retired, served as a donor to a second C-130. The second had experienced a hard landing and suffered

Green Flag 16-06 enhances mobility partnerships

The 34th Combat Training Squadron and U.S. Army personnel worked closely with coalition forces from Sweden, New Zealand and Australia during the Green Flag Little Rock 16-06 exercise April 14-24, 2016, located at both Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, and Ft. Polk, Louisiana."Since GFLR is not

Investigation report determines cause of C-130J crash in October

Air Mobility Command has released the results of an accident investigation that examined what caused the Oct. 2, crash of a C-130J during a takeoff from Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, which killed all 11 individuals onboard upon impact and three Afghan Special Reaction Force (ASRF) members on the

AMC Commander visits JBLM

Gen. Carlton D. Everhart II, Air Mobility Command commander and Chief Master Sgt. Shelina Frey, AMC command chief, visited and met with Airmen throughout the base here April 5 to 7.Everhart and Frey spent most of their tour interacting with Airmen at as many work centers as possible and discussing