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  • 70th, 79th ARS aircrews assist in SAR mission

    The October 2023 unit training assembly weekend proved Reserve Citizen Airmen were ready when in flight aircrews from the 70th and 79th Air Refueling Squadrons received a real-world request from Coast Guard District 11 Headquarters based in Alameda, California to aid in a Search and Rescue

  • It All Started with a Rubber Hose

    An aircraft’s internal fuel capacity was one of the most significant limiting factors that faced early aviators. In order to try to solve that problem, the first aerial refueling occurred above Rockwell Field in San Diego on June 27, 1923. To accomplish the feat, United States Army Air Service

  • 4th Air Force Mission Video

    Since 1940, Fourth Air Force has played a major role in our country's air defense. As the largest NAF in the Air Force Reserve bolstering 18 units, one regional support group and more than 34,000 Reserve Citizen Airmen, we continue the mission of providing rapid global mobility ANYTIME, ANYWHERE!

  • The 459th ARW hosts DHB to discuss patient movement, challenges

    The 459th Air Refueling Wing welcomed nearly 20 governing members of the Defense Health Board on Dec. 1, 2022 for an introduction to the unit’s medical missions to discuss the global patient movement pipeline and the challenges faced in supporting this critical effort.

  • Grissom to hold public KC-46A scoping meeting

    Grissom is holding a public meeting Dec. 6, from 5-8 p.m. at the Milestone Event Center located at 1458 North Liberator St., Peru, IN 46970.The meeting is designed to inform community members on a proposed beddown of 12 KC-46A Pegasus aircraft as part of the Main Operating Base 5 mission.

  • 349th FSS receives Wartime Readiness Legacy Award

         The 349th Force Support Squadron is the recipient of the inaugural Force Support Wartime Readiness Legacy Award for leadership, performance and innovation in wartime readiness preparation.     The award recognizes and celebrates Air Force Reserve Command’s best FSS performance. Leading