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  • McConnell KC-135s refuel B-52s in Polar Roar

    Responding to the nation’s call, four McConnell KC-135 Stratotanker aircrews refueled two B-52 Stratofortresses over Minnesota and Canada July 31, 2016, as part of operation Polar Roar.Tanker support for these bomber training missions help demonstrate our ability to support U.S. Strategic Command’s

  • New commander at Expeditionary Center

    The guidon of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center passed to its newest commander in a ceremony here Aug. 2. Maj. Gen. Christopher Bence brings 30 years of experience to the position as he takes over for Maj. Gen. Frederick Martin.

  • Contingency Response Airmen conduct joint inspection training

    Four U.S. Air Force service members recently conducted joint inspection training with contractors July 25-31, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti.Airmen from the 821st Contingency Response Squadron, deployed from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., taught several Kellogg, Brown and Root contractors about

  • SecAF tours McConnell, mentors Airmen

    Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James visited here for the first time last week to spend time with Team McConnell Airmen and better understand the missions.During her visit, James interacted with Airmen by holding a meet and greet with maintenance personnel, having lunch with Airmen, speaking

  • Mobility Airmen enable joint operations planning process in Honduras

    Medical Readiness Training Exercises, Military Partnership Engagements and Mobile Surgical Team deployments have been the backbone of Joint Task Force-Bravo’s humanitarian mission in Central America for the past 23 years and have touched the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, built partner

  • Airman, athlete, competitor: MacDill Airman competes in ultramarathons

    Inspiration for the modern marathon, a 26.2-mile race, stems from military origins. Legend tells of a Greek soldier who ran from Marathon to Athens to deliver news of the defeated Persian Army. More than two millennia later, one Airman at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, is writing his own story.