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  • RODEO 2009: KC-10 maintainers -- Planes don't fly without them

    The 1979 KC-10 models were the first to be used in the Air Force in 1982. Today, there are currently 59 aircraft in the inventory. KC-10 units at McGuire AFB, N.J., and Travis AFB, Calif., provide a lot of off-loaded fuel within the Air Force's deployed area of responsibility, as well as provide

  • Air Force officials establish core team for Nuclear Surety Inspections

    Air Force Inspection Agency officials here recently created a new team to increase the standardization and consistency of Nuclear Surety Inspections across the Air Force. The establishment of a centralized team of nuclear inspectors, known as the Air Force NSI Core Team, is another critical

  • 30th Airlift Squadron welcomes new commander

    Lt. Col. Eric S. Mayheu assumed command of the Wyoming Air National Guard's 30th Airlift Squadron during a change-of-command ceremony July 10. Colonel Mayheu took command from Lt. Col. Jeffrey DeVore, who served as the squadron's commander for the last 18 months. Colonel DeVore helped to "stand up"

  • RODEO 2009: AE events supported by Patient Loading System

    For much of its service life of 50-plus years, the KC-135 Stratotanker has been an air refueler and cargo hauler. Since 2003; however, the tanker is also a primary aircraft for aeromedical evacuation missions across the globe. The transition to AE missions was made possible by the development of the

  • RODEO 2009: International participants vie in ground crew competition

    An international loadmaster crew was evaluated here today during the Joint Inspection evaluations as part of Air Mobility RODEO 2009. RODEO 2009 is a bi-annual mobility competition focusing on the flight and ground skills of mobility force crews from around the globe. Turkish Chief Master Sgts.

  • 32nd ARS crew first to refuel new multinational C-17

    With Swedish and U.S. Air Force pilots in the cockpit, the first C-17 Globemaster III to belong to a 12-nation strategic airlift initiative topped off its gas tank in flight for the first time Friday while over the Atlantic, courtesy of a Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst tanker and crew."It was

  • RODEO 2009: Getting behind the 'process'

    With more than 2,500 people needing badges, billeting and workspace for Air Mobility Command's RODEO 2009, someone needs to be in place to guide and provide direction. This daunting, but "rewarding" duty is taken on at RODEO's in-processing line. The in-processing line, which has a staff of 28

  • 17th Air Force, mobility Airmen support presidential visit to Ghana

    Before President Barack Obama could land to an unprecedented reception in Accra, Ghana, Friday evening, Airmen, Sailors, and Marines were on the ground days in advance, preparing.More than 150 troops in Accra and more than 1,000 Sailors and Marines aboard the USS Iwo Jima came together in the West

  • Web site to open sign-ups for Post-9/11 GI Bill transfers

    The Defense Department signed off June 22 on policies and procedures servicemembers will use to transfer their unused Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to their spouses or children, a Pentagon official said June 23.Eligible servicemembers will be able to register their immediate family members to receive