April 4, 2017 AMC, Industry partner to enhance virtual training Canadian Aviation Electronics USA, the primary contractor for the KC-135 Stratotanker aircrew training system, recently received authorization to operate on the Air Force’s Distributed Training Center Network.This means the KC-135 Stratotanker simulators will be connected to other mobility Air Force
March 24, 2017 Father and son train together Altus Air Force Base trains new aircrew members every day, but on March 17, a father and son were reunited during a training mission together, 21,000 feet in the air.U.S. Air Force Col. Craig Peters, 940th Air Refueling Wing commander, piloted a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker and had the chance
Feb. 12, 2017 Mass training prepares tankers for expedited takeoff The 940th Maintenance and Operations Groups participated in generation training with four KC-135 Stratotankers here Feb. 10.This was the first mass practice since the return of the refueling mission last year and served as preparation for upcoming exercises and inspections. “We have to practice to
July 28, 2016 Joint, multinational integration key to refueling during RIMPAC Since their arrival to Rim of the Pacific 2016, July 7, Citizen Airmen in the 507th Air Refueling Wing have worked hand-in-hand with other nations and sister services to offload more than 2 million pounds of fuel to U.S. and Canadian military aircraft.
July 27, 2016 Okies support Navy during RIMPAC JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM - Six U.S. Navy F-18 Hornets await refueling from a KC-135R Stratotanker belonging to the 465th Air Refueling Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., during Rim of the Pacific 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Lauren Gleason)
July 21, 2016 Reserve spouses watch air refueling Mrs. Barabara Jackson, wife of Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson, former Chief of Air Force Reserve and commander of AF Reserve Command, captures the refueling of an A-10C Thunderbolt from the boom operator position in a KC-135 Stratotanker July 14, 2016. Jackson and other spouses were given an orientation
July 19, 2016 Citizen Airmen keep RIMPAC flying high One of the few common threads interwoven between the twenty-six nations and more than 200 aircraft participating in Rim of the Pacific 2016 is the need for fuel; a lot of it.
May 19, 2016 Total force program aims to streamline KC-135 upkeep Active-duty and Reserve maintainers at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, have teamed up as part of a new total force integration program to improve maintenance on KC-135 Stratotankers.
March 27, 2016 Putting the Pegasus through its paces As the Air Force gets ready for the arrival of its newest aerial refueling and strategic military transport aircraft, a diverse group of Airmen is working hard to make sure the KC-46A Pegasus is ready to meet the service’s needs. Lt. Col. John Mikal is one of them.