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Tanker Living Legends Speaker Series - Vietnam

Retired Maj. Donald Burgett -- a former KC-97 and KC-135 navigator who served during the Vietnam War, shares his experiences in air refueling efforts for the war during a session of the Tanker "Living Legends" Speaker Series on Sept. 24, 2009, in the Global Reach Planning Center on Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Major Burgett participated in three deployments to the Vietnam war zone. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)
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Tanker Living Legends Speaker Series - Vietnam

Retired Maj. Donald Burgett -- a former KC-97 and KC-135 navigator who served during the Vietnam War, shares his experiences in air refueling efforts for the war during a session of the Tanker "Living Legends" Speaker Series on Sept. 24, 2009, in the Global Reach Planning Center on Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Major Burgett participated in three deployments to the Vietnam war zone. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)
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Tanker Living Legends Speaker Series - Vietnam

Retired Col. Bob Dawson (left) talks about his experiences as a tanker pilot during the Vietnam War as part of the Air Mobility Command Tanker "Living Legends" Speaker Series in the Global Reach Planning Center at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., on Sept. 24, 2009. Colonel Dawson was involved in five back-to-back deployments to Southest Asia to support Operations Young Tiger and Arc Light between 1971 and 1973. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)
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Tanker Living Legends Speaker Series - Vietnam

Retired Col. Bob Dawson (left) talks about his experiences as a tanker pilot during the Vietnam War as part of the Air Mobility Command Tanker "Living Legends" Speaker Series in the Global Reach Planning Center at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., on Sept. 24, 2009. Also pictured is retired Maj. Donald Burgett -- a former KC-97 and KC-135 navigator who also served during the Vietnam War. Colonel Dawson was involved in five back-to-back deployments to Southest Asia to support Operations Young Tiger and Arc Light between 1971 and 1973. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)
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Tanker Living Legends Speaker Series - Vietnam

Ms. Gail Wojtowicz, Air Mobility Command Headquarters director of staff, narrates the opening of the Air Mobility Command Tanker "Living Legends" Speaker Series event on the Vietnam War in the Global Reach Planning Center at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., on Sept. 24, 2009. The purpose of the speaker series is to commemorate 80 years of air refueling history. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)
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Tanker Living Legends Speaker Series - Vietnam

The panelists -- retired Col. Bob Dawson, retired Maj. Donald Burgett, retired Chief Master Sgt. John Akers, and retired Col. Gerald Flanagan -- share their experiences about air refueling during the Vietnam War as part of the Air Mobility Command Tanker "Living Legends" Speaker Series in the Global Reach Planning Center at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., on Sept. 24, 2009. The purpose of the speaker series is to commemorate 80 years of air refueling history. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)
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Tanker Living Legends Speaker Series - Vietnam

The panelists -- retired Col. Bob Dawson, retired Maj. Donald Burgett, retired Chief Master Sgt. John Akers, and retired Col. Gerald Flanagan -- share their experiences about air refueling during the Vietnam War as part of the Air Mobility Command Tanker "Living Legends" Speaker Series in the Global Reach Planning Center at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., on Sept. 24, 2009. The purpose of the speaker series is to commemorate 80 years of air refueling history. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)
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Tanker Living Legends Speaker Series - Vietnam

Ms. Gail Wojtowicz, Air Mobility Command Headquarters director of staff, narrates the opening of the Air Mobility Command Tanker "Living Legends" Speaker Series event on the Vietnam War in the Global Reach Planning Center at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., on Sept. 24, 2009. The purpose of the speaker series is to commemorate 80 years of air refueling history. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)
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Tanker Living Legends Speaker Series - Vietnam

Ms. Gail Wojtowicz, Air Mobility Command Headquarters director of staff, narrates the opening of the Air Mobility Command Tanker "Living Legends" Speaker Series event on the Vietnam War in the Global Reach Planning Center at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., on Sept. 24, 2009. The purpose of the speaker series is to commemorate 80 years of air refueling history. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)
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Tanker Living Legends Speaker Series - Vietnam

(From left) Retired Col. Bob Dawson, retired Maj. Donald Burgett, retired Chief Master Sgt. John Akers, and retired Col. Gerald Flanagan, make up the panel who shared their experiences about air refueling during the Vietnam War as part of the Air Mobility Command Tanker "Living Legends" Speaker Series in the Global Reach Planning Center at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., on Sept. 24, 2009. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)
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Tanker Living Legends Speaker Series - Vietnam

(From left) Retired Col. Bob Dawson, retired Maj. Donald Burgett, retired Chief Master Sgt. John Akers, and retired Col. Gerald Flanagan, make up the panel who shared their experiences about air refueling during the Vietnam War as part of the Air Mobility Command Tanker "Living Legends" Speaker Series in the Global Reach Planning Center at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., on Sept. 24, 2009. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)
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Tanker Living Legends Speaker Series - Vietnam

Retired Col. Bob Dawson (left) talks about his experiences as a tanker pilot during the Vietnam War as part of the Air Mobility Command Tanker "Living Legends" Speaker Series in the Global Reach Planning Center at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., on Sept. 24, 2009. Also pictured is retired Maj. Donald Burgett -- a former KC-97 and KC-135 navigator who also served during the Vietnam War. Colonel Dawson was involved in five back-to-back deployments to Southest Asia to support Operations Young Tiger and Arc Light between 1971 and 1973. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)
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KC-135 refuels B-2 for Operation Allied Force

A KC-135R Stratotanker refuels a B-2 Spirit over the Atlantic Ocean during Operation Allied Force in 1999. The first combat missions of the stealth bomber were the product of a team effort with Air Mobility Command's tanker fleet. (U.S. Air Force History Photo)
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KC-135 refuels F-16s for Operation Allied Force

A KC-135R Stratotanker refuels two F-16 Fighting Falcons over northern Bosnia on a combat air patrol mission during Operation Allied Force in 1999. On occasion during the conflict, some tankers were in harm's way and had to change course due to the proximity of enemy aircraft. (U.S. Air Force History Photo)
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Loading a C-5 for Operation Desert Shield

At Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany, Army Apache helicopters stand ready for air transportation Airmen to load them on a Military Airlift Command C-5 Galaxy bound for the Middle East for Operation Desert Shield in August 1990. Within the first few months of Desert Shield, Rhein-Main AB serviced almost as much air traffic as it would in a normal year. (U.S. Air Force History Photo)
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'World's longest non-stop airdrop' in Egypt in 1981

Military Airlift Command aircrews made the world's longest non-stop airdrop when they delivered troops directly from the United States to Egypt during Bright Star 1982, held in the fall of 1981 shown here. (U.S. Air Force History Photo)
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C-130 Tactical Airlift in Vietnam

A C-130 Hercules uses the low altitude parachute extraction system to deliver supplies to a forward operating base in Khe Sanh, Vietnam, in 1968. C-130s were extensively used in the Vietnam War for tactical airlift of troops and supplies. (U.S. Air Force History Photo)
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First C-141 Starlifter

The first C-141 Starlifter to enter the Military Air Transport Service fleet is unveiled in a ceremony at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., on Oct. 19, 1964. Able to move the Army's troops anywhere in the world, the new jet gave the United States an instant response capability when it began operational missions in 1965. (U.S. Air Force History Photo)
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Berlin Airlift

This photo, from the Berlin Airlift, shows a C-54 Skymaster departing Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany, on Sept. 30, 1949 with the last cargo load of cargo for Operation Vittles, a name given to the Berlin Airlift operation. Overhead, a formation of sister ship cargo planes fly past in celebration. (U.S. Air Force History Photo)
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History shows AMC's strong response on 9-11

Air Force One arrives at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., on Sept. 11, 2001, with President George W. Bush on board. The President was in Florida when the terrorist attacks on the Pentagon, the World Trade Center in New York City, and in Pennsylvania. According to the Air Mobility Command History Office, tankers refueled fighters providing cover for Air Force One as the president moved from Florida. By Sept. 12, tankers also flew air refueling missions for the E-4B National Airborne Operations Center – the president’s airborne command and control center. (U.S. Air Force Photo)
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