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  • Travis Airmen's readiness tested during exercise Crisis Look

    Members of all three wings at Travis Air Force Base, California, participated in exercise Crisis Look 16-01 from Feb. 1 to 6 as part of an effort to assess the installation's ability to deploy a large body of personnel on short notice.Crisis Look was designed to evaluate the level of compliance with

  • KC-46 tanker successfully refuels F/A-18

    A U.S. Air Force and Boeing aircrew aboard the KC-46 tanker successfully refueled an F/A-18 fighter jet in flight Feb. 10.The air refueling was the program's first using the KC-46's hose and drogue system. It took place in the skies over Washington state.According to Boeing, the flight lasted more

  • Aeromedical evacuation teams train in C-130 fuselage

    Aeromedical evacuation teams must be mentally, physically and emotionally ready at all times and keep their skills sharp because they make life and death decisions that impact military members and their families.To help maintain their life-saving skills, members of the 375th Aeromedical Evacuation

  • KC-135 crew saves F-16 pilot from ejecting over enemy lines

    A McConnell KC-135 Stratotanker crew saved an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot from ejecting over Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant-held territory in 2015, which could have resulted in the Airman's captivity or death.While deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, the crew responded to an F-16

  • Travis tanker provides Super Bowl air coverage

    As part of Operation Noble Eagle, a Travis KC-10 Extender flew an aerial refuel mission Feb. 7 to support flight operations for fighter aircraft conducting patrols of the airspace surrounding Super Bowl 50 in Santa Clara, California.While many are familiar with the iconic flyovers associated with

  • 821st CRG trains with Nevada ANG

    In terms of communication and flexibility, it is hard to match that of the 821st Contingency Response Group.From Jan. 20 to 22, a 41-member team displayed its skills while taking part in an exercise that involved opening an airbase and supporting airfield operations at Amedee Army Airfield near

  • Engineers improvise, build new hanger ventilation structure

    Anyone who has ever worked inside an Air Force aircraft maintenance hangar knows the hard truth that they are not the greatest at staying warm inside. This is especially true when the hangar's massive doors are opened to allow aircraft to move in or out. During the right conditions, temperatures

  • Airmen work in concert to execute rapid global mobility

    It's been raining sideways for hours since he arrived for work on the flightline at 6 a.m. Staff Sgt. Justin Worcester ignores his drenched uniform and plows ahead while inspecting every inch of the 53-year-old KC-135 Stratotanker, because he's a crew chief.  His name is on it. "We put everything on

  • KC-46A Pegasus conducts 1st in-flight refueling demonstration

    The KC-46A Pegasus successfully transferred fuel through its boom to an F-16C Fighting Falcon Jan. 24 to demonstrate aerial refueling operations in advance of its first production decision later this spring.The KC-46A passed 1,600 pounds of fuel to an F-16C piloted by Lt. Col. Daniel Alix of the

  • Operation Desert Storm: 25 years later, AMC doing more with less

    Iraqi forces attacked Kuwait Aug. 2, 1990, setting into motion a massive military response from a coalition of nations to protect Saudi Arabia from invasion with Operation Desert Shield. After Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein refused to withdraw from Kuwait, Operation Desert Shield gave way to Operation