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June 22, 2023
Closing a chapter: The last KC-10 Extender Maintenance Instructor class

A group of dedicated instructors in the 373rd Training Squadron (TRS), Detachment 14, completed their final KC-10 Extender Maintenance Field Training Instruction Class at Travis AFB, May 2023, cementing their place in history and closing the chapter on a remarkable aircraft.
June 15, 2023
Fairchild Endurance Mission tests new anti-fatigue measures for KC-135 crews

The 92nd Air Refueling Wing tasked personnel and KC-135 Stratotankers to execute a Phase III Lead Wing exercise June 5-9, over multiple locations, in preparation to be lead tanker wing at Air Mobility Command’s capstone exercise, Mobility Guardian 2023.
June 15, 2023
DAF leaders convene at CORONA South 2023

Department of the Air Force leaders congregated for CORONA South 2023 at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, June 12-15. Members in attendance included the Secretary of the Air Force, Air Force Chief of Staff, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, and approximately 90 general officers representing
June 14, 2023
182nd Airlift Wing leads C-130 Hercules operations at NATO’s Air Defender 2023

The largest North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) multinational air forces redeployment exercise in history began at Wunstorf Air Base, Germany, June 12, and the Illinois Air National Guard’s 182nd Airlift Wing is leading the C-130 Hercules aircraft operations.Exercise Air Defender 2023, which
June 13, 2023
It’s all about streamlining the process

In June 2022, the 436th Logistics Readiness Squadron, which previously fell under the 436th Mission Support Group, was temporarily realigned under the 436th Mission Generation Group, placing all logistics, maintenance and cargo processing within one group and under one group commander.Following the
June 1, 2023
521st AMOW AMTs maneuver forces during DE23

The 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing deployed three Air Mobility Teams and augmentation in support of Exercise Defender Europe in May 2023.
May 25, 2023
First Civilian Airman graduates from Staff Sgt Julio Alonso ALS

Dillon Lackus became the first civilian Airman to graduate from the Staff Sgt. Julio Alonso Airman Leadership School at Dover Air Force Base, May 18, 2023.Lackus, a prior Marine, was one of 30 students, and the only civilian, enrolled in ALS Class 23-E. He is a mortuary clerk assigned to the Air
May 23, 2023
19th AW executes Rocket Launch rehearsal

The 19th Airlift Wing successfully employed their newly developed Rocket Launch Playbook, May 15 – 17, 2023. The Rocket Launch Playbook is a newly created supplement to the base’s Installation Deployment Plan. It provides a means for the 19th AW to rapidly deploy its C-130J Force Elements.
May 17, 2023
818 MSAS Airmen share best practices with Nigerien Air Force

Airmen assigned to the 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron shared best practices with 58 aircraft maintainers in the Nigerien Air Force regarding their C-130 program. They assessed the Nigerien aircraft maintenance program.
May 16, 2023
509th Weapons Squadron tests new cargo loading crane with goal to expand KC-135 capabilities

Airmen from the 509th Weapons Squadron tested a new prototype Pack and Transport Reloader (PATR) crane during an integration training at a special operations forces exercise at Hurlburt Field, May 7-12, 2023. The 509th WPS partnered with Fairchild Air Force Base’s innovation cell to create the crane