Eye in the sky: SUAS program takes flight at Dover AFB

A Skydio X2D Small Unmanned Aerial System drone was tested during its first operational flight around a static aircraft at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Nov. 4, 2022.The 436th Airlift Wing Plans and Programs office and the Bedrock Innovation Lab jointly run the wing’s SUAS program. The program

Team McChord promotes interoperability during RF-A, Rainier War

Members from Team McChord participated in Exercise RED FLAG, Alaska 23-1 and Exercise Rainier War 22B, October 3-21.During the nearly month-long exercises, multiple U.S. and allied aircraft and personnel practiced executing simulated combat missions in and over training areas above Alaska.RED

Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium delivers mobility roadmap for high-end fight

The 54th Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium brought together nearly 1,600 Air Force senior leaders, industry partners, partner nation representatives and mobility Airmen into a single forum from Oct. 27 – 30, 2022 in Denver, Colorado.

MacDill Airmen complete NORE

Airmen from the 6th Air Refueling Wing participated in a Nuclear Operational Readiness Exercise here Nov. 1-7.

436th AMXS maintainers strut their stuff

USAFEC commander publishes strategy to prepare Airmen for expeditionary warfare

Maj. Gen. John Klein, commander of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, published a new strategy defining a roadmap for the enterprise on how and why Airmen must prepare for the ‘next big fight.’In support of the center’s higher headquarters, with particular focus on Air Mobility Command’s

KC-46A cleared for worldwide deployments following first combat refuel

Gen. Mike Minihan, commander of Air Mobility Command, approved the KC-46A Pegasus for worldwide deployments to meet combatant command taskings effective Sept. 14, 2022.

Dover AFB generates multi-capable Airmen for the fight

Airmen from different Air Force Specialty Codes within the 436th Mission Generation Group, attended classes designed to produce multi-capable Airmen by familiarizing them with mission essential tasks.The five-day course, MCA Familiarization Training, is divided into two main groups or “buckets.”

Dover AFB’s Manpower Flight named best in Air Force

The 436th Force Support Squadron Manpower and Organization Flight won the Force Support Capabilities Award for 2021, recognizing them as the U.S. Air Force’s best among 88 other installations.The flight was recognized at the highest level for their innovative approach to manpower resource management

AMC leadership sees firsthand America’s Airlift Wing capes

The Air Mobility Command leadership team visited Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, July 6-8, 2022, to be immersed in America’s Airlift Wing’s mission of executing global airlift.U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Minihan, AMC commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Brian Kruzelnick, AMC command chief, engaged