Grand Forks Airmen learn, get surprise at A/TA Symposium

Warriors of the North went south for the annual Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium here October 28 - November 1.The 319th Air Base Wing on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, sent 14 Airmen, including Wing Commander Col. Rodney Lewis and Command Chief Master Sgt. Todd Krulcik.Opening the

Safety, precision vital during Vigilant Ace 16

Hot air whips around as the engine of the C-130 Hercules roars, yet Airmen assigned to the 731st Air Mobility Squadron are not deterred by the forceful winds.These airmen are performing an engine running offload as part of the readiness exercise Vigilant Ace 16."Being able to effectively offload

Team McChord executes missions during JOAX

C-17 Globemaster III aircraft and flight crews from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., flew to Pope Army Air Field, N.C., Oct. 26, in support of the Joint Operational Access Exercise 16-1.JOAX was a nine-day combined military training exercise designed to prepare Airmen and Soldiers to respond to

AMC commander discusses the future of Mobility Air Force at 2015 A/TA

Gen. Carlton "Dewey" Everhart, Air Mobility Command commander, delivered the final keynote address of the 2015 AMC and Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium on Oct. 31, addressing more than 1,500 Mobility Airmen and civilian partners in attendance. This was Everhart's first opportunity to engage such

Diversity seminar provides unique insight at AMC, A/TA Symposium

Mobility experts attending the 2015 Air Mobility Command and Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium had the opportunity to develop their perspective on the relevance of diversity and inclusion in the workplace.Howard Ross, a nationally-recognized expert on diversity, leadership, and organizational

Airmen leadership conference focuses on 'deeds not words'

Nearly 200 Airmen attended the First Four Airmen Leadership Conference, or FALCON, at the education center here Oct. 20-21. This conference was designed by Airmen for Airmen and the theme for the event was "Facta non verba," meaning deeds not words."To me this means when we have a goal, we must

KC-46A equipment processing begins

Another step toward the KC-46A Pegasus flying over Kansas started this week as Airmen in the 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron began paving an innovative path through the maintenance equipment review process.Instead of having the equipment ship from the manufacturer to the Defense Contract

Fairchild rocks the Block 45 upgrade

The first of 22 Fairchild KC-135 Stratotankers slated to receive the Block 45 upgrade over the next seven years returned here from McConnell Air Force Base Oct. 23.The Block 45 upgrade includes various changes to the aircraft, yet the biggest upgrade is to the engine instruments panel. The panel

Fairchild maintainers support KC-46 testing

The KC-46 Pegasus program's first test aircraft, a Boeing 767-2C (EMD-1), departed from its home station at Boeing Field in Seattle and touched down at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. for the first time Oct. 15, where a KC-135 Stratotanker and accompanying maintainers from Fairchild AFB prepared to

Exercise Vigilant Shield 16