Plowing the competition: Black Knights finish first at 2006 Tanker Winter Games

The Black Knights recently proved the underdog can come back and take a bite out of the competition. A team of 10 Airmen from the 19th Air Refueling Group recently took first place at the 2006 Tanker Association Winter Games at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., the first-ever competition of its kind

OEF fueled by veteran of wartime skies

Below a KC-135 Stratotanker on any given night in Afghanistan, there may be Soldiers in night-vision goggles moving in on an enemy position. The enemy has circled and outnumbered the troops in the darkness, the Soldiers call for close air support. In short order, an A-10 appears and the enemy

Vice President Cheney visits Scott Air Force Base

Scott Rally kicked off with high spirits when Vice President Dick Cheney visited the men and women of Scott Air Force Base Tuesday as the country observed the third anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom. More than 2,300 servicemembers gathered in Hangar One as Air Mobility Command’s Band of

AMC changes public Web as AF seeks standardization

Headquarters Air Mobility Command launched its new public Web site today, following an Air Force plan to consolidate all Web content and standardize the appearance of its public sites worldwide. The command joins Air Force Special Operations Command, Air Force Reserve Command, and Air Force Materiel

Single C-17 breaks airdrop record

A single Air Force C-17 Globemaster III airdropped 32,400 pounds of humanitarian aid within 40 minutes to four locations in central and eastern Afghanistan March 16. This feat marked the most cargo airdropped to this many drop-zones in the shortest amount of time from a single aircraft in the

C-17 surpasses its 1 millionth flying hour

A C-17 Globemaster III on a routine air evacuation mission from Iraq flew the Air Force transport fleet past the 1 millionth flying hour mark on its return to this airlift hub today. There were no bands or dignitaries waiting for the plane -- from the Mississippi Air National Guard’s 172nd Airlift

Vice president thanks Airmen

Tanker “PHA” keeps fleet “fit to fight”

Just as Airmen have an annual physical health assessment to ensure they are healthy, KC-135 Stratotankers regularly go into the 319th Maintenance Squadron’s hangar for their own annual “check up,” known as periodic inspection and maintenance. Once in the hangar, the tanker is divided into four

Victory in North Carolina - Airmen, Soldiers, Marines win simulated war

Three services came together Feb. 27 through March 3 to drop about 2,700 82nd Airborne paratroopers and several loads of equipment into a simulated war zone on Fort Bragg for the Joint Forcible Entry Exercise 06-03. “We called out this group of assets, put them together at Pope Air Force Base,

When needs arise in Central Asia, C-17 crews deliver

The C-17 Globemaster III crewmembers start their day around noon. It will end in about 18 hours, around 5 or 6 tomorrow morning. Today they will fly to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, and back twice, taking one group of passengers a step closer to home and another to the first day of their year long