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  • A U.S. Air Force Airman from the 140th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron removes weapons from an F-16 Fighting Falcon during exercise Amalgam Dart 21-01 in Goose Bay, Canada, June 14, 2021. Exercise Amalgam Dart will run from June 10-19, 2021, with operations ranging across the Arctic from the Beaufort Sea to Thule, Greenland. Amalgam Dart 21-01 provides NORAD the opportunity to hone continental defense skills as Canadian and U.S. forces operate together in the Arctic. A bi-national Canadian and American command, NORAD employs a network of space-based, aerial and ground-based sensors, air-to-air refueling tankers, and fighter aircraft, controlled by a sophisticated command and control network to deter, deny and defeat aerospace threats that originate outside or within our borders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kiaundra Miller)

    Fairchild Airmen support NORAD exercise Amalgam Dart 21-01

    Fairchild Air Force Base KC-135 Stratotanker aircrews participated in the North American Aerospace Defense Command’s Arctic air defense exercise, Amalgam Dart 21-01, here, June 12-19, 2021. The exercise featured a variety of military aircraft from the Royal Canadian Air Force and U.S. Air Force, operating out of northern locations, including Alaska, Canada and Greenland.
  • An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina, approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker from MacDill AFB, Fla., for air refueling support Dec. 1, 2020.

    MacDill teams with Shaw to increase air refueling capabilities in contested environments

    Airmen from the 6th Air Refueling Wing traveled to Shaw AFB to conduct an integrated training to increase MacDill’s capabilities to deliver air refueling support in contested environments.
  • C-130’s taxi April 14, 2011, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., to take off from the base’s runway during the combat surge week. The purpose of the surge week was to make up for lost flying time by increasing the operations tempo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rusty Frank)

    AFCEC spearheads Little Rock AFB runway replacement

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center is leading a $180 million project to replace the 64-year-old runway at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. AFCEC’s Facility Engineering Directorate is teaming with the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center’s Detachment 9, 772nd Enterprise Sourcing Squadron and 19th Civil Engineering Squadron to replace the 12,000-foot-long primary runway, eliminate airfield obstructions and modify the lighting and navigation aid systems.
  • Aircrew with the 63rd Air Refueling Squadron walk toward a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, May 15, 2020 at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.

    Team MacDill salutes first responders, healthcare professionals with KC-135 flyover

    MacDill Air Force Base has called the Tampa Bay area home for more than 80 years. Through the years, the community has extended unwavering support and enabled the base to execute its mission in defense of the nation. As a salute to the community’s healthcare heroes, MacDill AFB conducted a flyover of 12 local hospitals, on May 15, 2020.
  • Members from the University of Nebraska’s National Strategic Research Institute, KC-46 Pegasus crew members and 155th Air Refueling Wing Airmen discuss airflow particle test results at the 155th ARW, Nebraska National Guard Air Base, Lincoln, Neb., April 10, 2020. The Air Mobility Command, the university's medical center and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency examined airflow to assess ways to eliminate virus transmission to aircrew when transporting COVID-19 patients. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Shannon Nielsen)

    Aircraft airflow tested in Nebraska to reduce COVID-19 spread

    Active duty, Reserve and Air National Guard components from AMC, in coordination with the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, worked April 4-11 at the 155th Air Refueling Wing examining airflow and particles to assess ways to prevent the spread of the coronavirus to aircrew.
  • A B-2 Spirit from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, is refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker from Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, while flying over Kansas, Feb. 24, 2020. Air refueling provides military aircraft with support to achieve the mission no matter where or when. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kiaundra Miller)

    Fairchild refuels Whiteman B-2 aircraft

    Team Fairchild refueled two B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers from the 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, as part of air refueling qualification training, Feb. 24-28 at Whiteman AFB. Air refueling qualification training ensures that both KC-135 Stratotanker and B-2 aircrews remain prepared to support Air Force missions around the globe. It also gave crews an in-depth look at skills needed to refuel the B-2.
  • An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft is refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft over Texas.

    MacDill KC-135 provides training for next generation of Airmen

    Fourteen Mobility Airmen from the 6th Operations Group and 6th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron provided aerial refueling support to F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 182nd Fighter Squadron, Kelly Field, Texas, Jan. 27-31, 2020.
  • U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Daniel Simpson, the 18th Air Force command chief, views Airman 1st Class Malachi Greman, a 50th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, refuel a KC-46 Pegasus from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker, Jan. 30, 2020.

    18th Air Force command chief engages with MacDill Airmen

    Team MacDill was honored to host Chief Master Sgt. Daniel Simpson, the 18th Air Force command chief, Jan. 29 through Feb. 1.
  • New boom operator instructor platform is revealed.

    New boom platform improves quality of life for KC-135 Airmen

    The 97th Air Mobility Wing hosted an implementation ceremony for the new KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator instructor platform, revealing the new design that will be used throughout the KC-135 fleet on Nov. 4, 2019, at Air Force Base, Okla.
  • The future is now: First of 12 additional KC-135s lands at Fairchild

    The future is now: First of 12 additional KC-135s lands at Fairchild

    Team Fairchild received the first of 12 additional KC-135 Stratotankers from the 916th Air Refueling Wing, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Oct. 16, here.
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