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  • Pease Airmen shaping the future of refueling

    Master Sgt. Steven Warren recently completed a rotation to Boeing near Seattle, as part of the U.S. Air Force's Tech Order Certification and Verification Team, for the KC-46 Pegasus.Boeing is writing the technical orders for the new KC-46 weapon system. Warren, along with Master Sgts. Joel LaRose,

  • Night vision landings shed light on Antarctic airlift

    Airlift support to the U.S. Antarctic Program wrapped-up in March, and members from Joint Base Lewis-McChord met challenges of the harsh Antarctic environment head-on, including performing night-vision goggle landings on a runway made of ice during the Austral Winter.The flights were part of

  • AMC commander, command chief visit 521st AMOW

    Gen. Carlton D. Everhart, Air Mobility Command commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Shelina Frey, AMC command chief, visited Airmen from the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing March 9 through 10.The visit gave Everhart and Frey a chance to see how 521st AMOW Airmen expedite the Air Force's global reach

  • AMC leadership visits mobility Airmen downrange

    Gen. Carlton Everhart II, Air Mobility Command commander, delivered a message of thanks to Airmen during a visit at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar March 11 - 14.As the commander of AMC, Everhart is responsible for ensuring the command can provide rapid, global mobility and sustainment for America's armed

  • KC-46 demonstrates refueling of AV-8B Harrier II

    A U.S. Air Force and Boeing aircrew aboard the KC-46 Pegasus tanker successfully refueled a U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II in flight March 1. It took place in the skies over Washington state.The air refueling used the KC-46's hose and drogue system.The KC-46 will refuel aircraft using both its

  • HQ AMC staff award winners motivated to improve mission, help others

    The Air Mobility Command headquarters staff honored its 2015 annual award winners during a ceremony Feb. 19 at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Each of the nine recipients was honored for excelling in their primary duties and self-improvement. Their contributions across the AMC enterprise, ranging from

  • 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

  • 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

  • McConnell selected as AMC pilot base for cyber operations squadron

    The Air Force selected McConnell Air Force Base as the Air Mobility Command pilot base for a new cyber operations squadron in preparation for the arrival of the KC-46A Pegasus tanker.The new squadron will be one of the first steps in achieving cyber superiority in a manner comparable to the Air

  • McConnell refueling group to gain wing status

    The Air Force will redesignate the 931st Air Refueling Group as a wing in an official ceremony in early 2016.The newly designated 931st Air Refueling Wing will grow by nearly 400 personnel to meet the needs of the wing.The wing designation will also establish the 931st Operations Group, the 931st