Feb. 9, 2015 Give and recieve A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., is refueled by a second McConnell KC-135 during an air refueling training exercise, Feb. 8, 2015. Both aircraft were operated by aircrew assigned to the Air Force Reserve 18th Air Refueling Squadron, 931st Air Refueling Group, at
Feb. 9, 2015 Fort Worth Rodeo hosts military appreciation day Col. Kevin Zeller, 301st Operations Group commander, Col. John Breazeale, 301st Fighter Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Terry Goines, 301st Fighter Wing command chief, take a few moments to warm up their horses before riding Feb. 2 in the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo's grand entry. This
Feb. 9, 2015 McConnell reservists deploy to Southwest Asia Air Force Reservists from the 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Feb. 5. While deployed, aircrew and support personnel from the 931 ARG will fly aerial refueling missions, perform aircraft maintenance and fill other support roles while
Feb. 9, 2015 President’s Budget Request restores manpower to the Air Force Reserve The Department of Defense budget requestfor fiscal year 2016 includes a number of proposed changes for the Air ForceReserve. If enacted into law, the DOD budget request would restore 2,100manpower positions to the Air Force Reserve and increase the Air ForceReserve’s presence in a number of mission
Feb. 6, 2015 24 senior officers nominated for promotions President Obama has nominated to the U.S. Senate 10 brigadier generals and 14 colonels for a Reserve of the Air Force appointment to the next higher ranks. Nominated for promotion to major general are: Brig. Gen. Abel Barrientes, mobilization assistant to the Pacific Air Forces vice commander, Joint
Feb. 6, 2015 'Mopp'ing up in Hawaii A dynamic who’s who of aircraft – P-3s,F-18s, helicopters, Kobber Gunships, C-12s, Hawkers, C-17s, C-5s and C-130s – continuouslyrolled up and down the airfield during a recent exercise. The7,771-foot runway was rarely idle during the four-day 439th AirliftControl Flight exercise, Patriot Palm. Not
Feb. 6, 2015 When seconds count: Ops schedulers coordinate high-altitude connections Twojet aircraft racing toward each other at over 300 mph, then maneuvering justmiles apart to connect for inflight refueling at exactly the second they werescheduled isn't just amazing, it's reality here at Grissom.Working behind the scenes to make that midair connection happen are plannersand
Feb. 5, 2015 Fit to fight Master Sgt. Jay Guldjord, a refueling boom operator assigned to the Air Force Reserve 18th Air Refueling Squadron, 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., strains to complete a set of high repetition dumbbell curls during a group workout at the base fitness center, Feb. 4, 2015.
Feb. 4, 2015 Bird's eye view Two F-15E Strike Eagles wait to receive fuel from a KC-135R Stratotanker Jan. 23, 2015, on their way to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., in support of Red Flag 15-1. The exercise, featuring aircraft from 21 different Air Force squadrons, offers realistic combat training involving the air, space and
Feb. 4, 2015 Welcome home Captain Lee Place, 934th Operations Support Squadron, greets his overjoyed children as he exits the aircraft. Members of the 934th Airlift Wing, friends, and family welcomed home their Airmen as they returned back from deployment overseas to the Minneapolis-St. Paul Air Reserve Station, Minn., Jan.