Sept. 8, 2016 Grissom tankers refuel Thunderbird Two Grissom KC-135R Stratotankers had the rare privilege of refueling an aircraft from the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, also known as the Thunderbirds, Sept. 7.
June 27, 2016 Liberators support Operation Atlantic Resolve When the 100th Air Refueling Wing out of Royal Air Force Base Mildehnall, England, was tasked to help support operations in Africa Command, the skilled men and women of the 459th Air Refueling Wing stepped up to fill the void in European Command operations. "As one of the only KC-135 units in
June 5, 2016 Beale reserve unit regains air refueling mission The 940th officially converted back to an Air Refueling Wing and ushered in new leadership during a ceremony here June 4.Col. Craig Peters assumed command of the 940th ARW, Col. Richard Heaslip, and Col. Aaron Heick took command of the 940th Operations Maintenance Groups, respectively.Maj. Gen. John
Jan. 11, 2016 Incentive flight broadens mission understanding Outstanding performers in the 927th Air Refueling Wing here got to experience their mission in a more personal way during an refueling flight Jan. 9.The 63rd Air Refueling Squadron took the wing’s stellar Airmen on an incentive flight to observe the KC-135 crew refuel a C-17 Globemaster from Joint
Dec. 30, 2015 Reserve KC-135s to begin upgrades in February KC-135R Stratotankers operated by the 507th Air Refueling Wing are scheduled to be the first Air Force Reserve Command tankers to be retrofitted with the new KC-135 Block 45 upgrade at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex here in February 2016.The latest KC-135 upgrade, called Block 45, will
Dec. 17, 2015 Secretary of the Air Force visits Grissom Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James met with 434th AirRefueling Wing Airmen and leadership during a visit to Grissom Air Reserve Base,Ind., Dec. 15-16.During the visit, the Secretary learned about thebase's history and gained a more in-depth understanding of Grissom's missioncapabilities