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  • 60 YEARS IN THE AIR: Becoming a boom

    (Editor's note: This article is part of a series looking back on the history of the KC-135 Stratotanker throughout the decades, leading up to the 60th anniversary of the KC-135's first flight in August 2016.)From an early age, Airman 1st Class Shelby Bowling, 350th Air Refueling Squadron boom

  • Tuskegee Airman reflects on diversity

    It was 1944 and the U.S. was in the midst of two battles--a war on two sides of the world and the onslaught of cultural changes on the home front.Meanwhile, a young African-American soldier picked up trash on the white sandy beaches at Keesler Field, Mississippi. He had been briefed that although he

  • A4 enables DoD personnel, equipment to get from point ‘a’ to ‘b’

    Air Mobility Command's A4 Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection Directorate is the air beneath the wings of mobility air forces.This isn't in reference to the song or a bird, but to a mission that would otherwise be impossible."A4 provides all the support it takes to fly," said Ms. Sara

  • From Australia to American Airman

    As a young Australian boy, Capt. Nathaniel Beer, 384th Air Refueling Squadron pilot, had a passion for flying.Born in Perth, Australia, Beer knew that he wanted to control an aircraft. When he was just six years old, he found his passion as a pilot. On a family visit to Melbourne, the pilots allowed

  • MacDill hosts a Tuskegee Airman

    Between 1941 and 1946, there were roughly 1,000 African American pilots trained at the segregated Tuskegee Army Airfield in Tuskegee, Alabama. Of that number, remains just a fraction of Tuskegee Airmen still living today. MacDill Air Force Base, Florida had the privilege of hosting one of these

  • MacDill Airmen watch over DOD aircraft in foreign nations

    Even a single error on an airport approach procedure could put the lives of pilots, crew members, and their passengers in danger. Therefore, it is the job of specialized teams of air traffic controllers to ensure Department of Defense (DoD) aircraft land safely around the world.The Terminal

  • Air Terminal Operations Center delivers goods to Osan

    Osan Air Base is home to numerous mission partners such as the 731st Air Mobility Squadron, who is responsible for all Department of Defense aircraft transporting personnel and cargo to and from the entire Korean peninsula.All air cargo coming to any U.S. military base peninsula-wide first goes

  • Airfield management keeps flights on time

    Takeoff, refuel, land, repeat.When a KC-135 Stratotanker takes off to refuel the mission, its crew relies on a secure airfield to complete its duty in a safe and timely manner. A secure airfield would not be possible without the work of the Airmen in airfield management.MacDill Air Force Base,

  • 22nd AMXS Airman brings 'Wichitalks' to life

    A 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Airman organized a forum for members of the community to discuss and share various ideas and passions during "Wichitalks" held Jan. 29, at The Labor Party, in Wichita, Kansas.Senior Airman Kevin Falting, 22nd AMXS crewchief, hosted the TED Talk-style event, which

  • McChord CE Airmen enable air power world wide

    "The mission does not happen without us."These were some of the first words Lt. Col. Michael Francis, 627th Civil Engineer Squadron commander, had for the returning members of the 627th CES on Jan. 27 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord Air Force Base, Wash.From Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, to Ethopia,