Dec. 19, 2019 First-ever LEO attends MacDill Airman Leadership School Looking at Airman Leadership School’s Class 20A at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, one would see many bright-eyed faces. Uniforms are crisp and serviceable. Personal appearance is sharp and presentable. They’re displaying themselves as the new front-line supervisors they are soon to become, once
Dec. 19, 2019 Perseverance: From war, refuge to the American dream The term “the American dream” has been thrown around for decades. By definition, it is the ideal by which equality of opportunity is available to any American, allowing the highest aspirations and goals to be achieved. These aspirations and goals are subjective depending on the individual.
Dec. 19, 2019 KC-46 completes first around-the-world flight A KC-46A from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing completed the Pegasus’ first flight around the world Nov. 13-26.The first global circumnavigation for the KC-46A Pegasus provided extensive training opportunities for maintainers and aircrew at multiple locations on a seven-leg, 13-day journey that included
Dec. 19, 2019 Heavenly flight: Chaplain delivers service during trans-Atlantic trip Chaplain (Maj.) Aaron Meadows, 315th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, conducted an in-flight worship service for Airmen, Dec. 15, 2019, while en route from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to the U.S.
Dec. 18, 2019 Doggone bombs: Team MacDill integrates joint force counter-IED training The 6th CES/EOD flight held an integrated training with 6th SFS military working dog teams, aeromedical technicians with the 927th Aeromedical Staging Squadron and veterinary technicians with the U.S. Army Public Health Activity, Fort Gordon, MacDill branch, from Dec. 9 to 13, at MacDill Air Force
Dec. 18, 2019 Japanese Surgeon General visits Travis All the bells and whistles of the U.S. west coast mobility mission were on full display during a visit from Japanese Maj. Gen. Shinya Bekku, Japanese Air Self-Defense Force Surgeon General, Dec. 9, 2019, at Travis Air Force Base, California.
Dec. 17, 2019 Fairchild showcases CBM+, Theory of Constraints to DoD Maintenance Symposium Team Fairchild Airmen are constantly challenged to increase productivity, decrease parts production times, and save the Air Force money while maintaining the service’s biggest fleet of KC-135 Stratotankers.
Dec. 17, 2019 Community leaders immerse with MacDill maintainers On Dec. 12, 2019, approximately 30 honorary commanders from around the Tampa Bay community participated in an immersion tour of the 6th Maintenance Group.
Dec. 16, 2019 437th supports JFE exercise over Nevada Testing and Training Range Airmen from the 14th, 15th and 16th Airlift Squadrons at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, participated in the Joint Forcible Entry 19B exercise to practice interoperability operations with the U.S. Army and other aircraft platforms over the Nevada Testing and Training Range, Nevada, Dec. 6-8.
Dec. 16, 2019 91 ARS participates in first squadron-wide deployment The 91st Air Refueling Squadron, along with KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, in early December 2019. This marks the first time the entire 91st ARS deployed together as a squadron to support rapid global mobility and aerial refueling efforts overseas, marking a