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  • Perfect practice makes perfect

    The U.S. Air Force constantly strives for "Excellence in All We Do," and training is essential to that end.One of the 6 Air Mobility Wing's primary missions is aerial refueling, a capability that requires great precision."The mission can be anything; we talk about full-spectrum operations and

  • 22nd LRS ingenuity saves time and money

    The inconvenience of having to drive off base to refuel a government vehicle may seem like just that: an inconvenience. But 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron personnel recently conducted a study to prove this refueling process was more than just an inconvenience, it was also wasting valuable

  • Former loadmaster, tester to be inducted into hall of fame

    Retired Master Sgt. Theodore Venturini will be inducted into the Airlift Tanker Association Hall of Fame Oct. 31. He is one of six C-17A Pathfinder Loadmasters that will be honored at an Air Mobility Command and ATA Symposium at the Orlando World Center Marriot in Florida.According to the ATA

  • QA Honor Roll: setting the standard in maintenance

    One of the most demanding career fields in the Air Force is Aerospace Maintenance, where Airmen often find themselves enduring long hours while being exposed to the elements. However, to these Airmen the conditions are outweighed by the daily responsibility of ensuring the safety of their fellow

  • Peruvian exchange program builds human capital

    Little Rock Air Force Base is no stranger to international training. Little Rock Airmen have trained military members from six different continents. However, one training program exists that sets itself apart from the rest.Capt. Javier Camacho, a Peruvian Air Force logistics officer, has been

  • Tanker Tracker: a year in the life of 58-0011; Tanker Teamwork

    (Editor's note: This is the first part of a series looking back on the history of the KC-135 Stratotanker and, leading up to the 60th anniversary in August 2016.)Two-hundred eighteen flying hours, 24 sorties and more than 400,000 pounds of fuel offloaded to 20 receiving aircraft.Those are the

  • Small team keeps large mission up and running

    A key part of the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing's mission is providing extraordinary Role 3 medical care here on the combat frontier.But before a medical technician can take a patient's vital signs or a surgeon can operate, they must first have a facility and medical equipment that is ready to

  • Crew Chief University: Enhancing aircraft maintenance capabilities

    The Air Force is continually searching for and discovering innovative ways to enhance the capabilities of its personnel. At MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, in particular, a course known as the Crew Chief University has been developed to help aircraft maintainers better understand their mission,

  • Airman gets pay then gives it away

    Tech. Sgt. Noel Hatchel is so passionate about basketball that any reward beyond giving back to others is unnecessary.The 92nd Logistics Readiness Squadron training and validation office NCO in charge, has been a volunteer coach for as long as he can remember, and recently received a reward he was

  • Team Dover Airman competes on AF National Pistol Team

    As a child, Tucker Sears grew up in Graham, Texas, with his three older brothers learning how to shoot BB guns and eventually moving up to .22-caliber rifles.This love of guns led to plenty of hunting trips with his brothers and grandfather.  But when Sears was 12 his oldest brother, Terrence Sears,