Oct. 11, 2018 Fairchild’s Airmen support KC-46A, B-52 training Airmen from Fairchild’s 384th Air Refueling Squadron supported a KC-46A Pegasus during a training operation with a B-52 Stratofortress in the Northwest region of the United States, Oct. 3, 2018.The purpose of the training mission was to test the new refueler’s capability to perform inflight
Aug. 30, 2018 MWD training takes flight Throughout the month of August, the 92nd Security Forces Squadron MWD section trained with the 36th Rescue Squadron to learn and become familiar with the components of a huey aircraft in preparation for deployment missions.
July 23, 2018 Fairchild Airmen perform first test of new chemical defense mask on KC-135 In the midst of calm or chaos, there lies a potential for aircrews to fight the faceless combatants of chemical and biological agents. U.S. military personnel actively operate within areas that maintain the capability to employ these agents, making individual protective equipment imperative to
July 13, 2018 A2 community honors former AIS commander SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. — Members of Air Mobility Command’s intelligence community recently gathered together to honor Col. James J. Moy, former commander of the 183rd Air Intelligence Squadron, dedicating a conference room in his name.
June 11, 2018 Wounded Warrior finds purpose in sharing story On Oct. 11, 2015, Col. Laurel Burkel was rescued from the mangled wreckage of the helicopter crash in Afghanistan. Burkel lived to tell her story, but Maj. Phyllis Pelky, Master Sgt. Greg Kuhse, and three NATO partners were lost. Recently, she shared her story of resiliency during a Wounded Warrior
May 14, 2018 Air Force transitions to a single combat uniform Air Force leaders announced the service will move to a single combat utility uniform, adopting the Operational Camouflage Pattern, or OCP, already in use by the Army and Airmen in combat zones and in certain jobs across the Air Force.
April 25, 2018 521st AMOW hosts Squadron Leadership Orientation Course The 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing hosted their second annual Squadron Leadership Orientation Course for incoming wing, group and squadron commanders, directors of operation, and superintendents at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 15-20, 2018.
April 16, 2018 RESET improves pediatric care FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. — The 92nd Medical Group Pediatric Clinic implemented a new concept of operations: rewarding, efficiency, setting priorities and empowering team members, or RESET, to their system of patient care.
April 4, 2018 KC-135 aircrew supports Red Flag 18-2 Aircraft from all over the nation flew in and out of the Nevada sky during Red Flag 18-2, an exercise organized at Nellis AFB and held north of Las Vegas on the Nevada Test and Training Range. Red Flag gives Airmen an opportunity to experience realistic combat scenarios to prepare and train for
March 28, 2018 Operational support assists with KC-135 mission during Red Flag 18-2 People hear about aircraft and fighter jets accomplishing the mission all the time. Whether it be KC-135 Stratotankers refueling or fighter jets fighting the fight, but what many overlook is what happens behind the scenes and what units and agencies are involved to authorize those flights. There are