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  • Fitness Fun On and off Duty

    The 927th Air Refueling Wing at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla is a very unique unit for many different reasons.  The unit has been stood up for a little over a year and accomplished so many tasks two years ahead of schedule and have gone above and beyond in so many areas.  For example, when the unit

  • 927th Logistics Readiness Squadron Annual Tour in Mildenhall

    The 927th  Logistics Readiness Squadron performed their annual training with the 100th LRS at RAF Mildenhall 22 May 2009 - 7 June 2009.  It was the first off station annual tour involving the whole squadron since the unit stood up in May 2008.  The  areas of LRS that participated are Supply, Vehicle

  • 927th Leans Forward With AFSO21 Level II Certification

    Air Force Smart Ops For the 21st Century (AFSO21) is an improvement model customized to the unique environment of the United States Air Force which leverages improvement methods from various sources such as: Lean, Six Sigma, Theory of Constraints and Business Process Reengineering.  AFSO21 is a

  • 927th Air Refueling Wing is "Mission Ready"

    The 927th Air Refueling Wing is truly "The Premier Wing", especially when it comes to performance, mission planning, continuation training, unit training and standardization. An inspection team from Headquarters, Air Mobility Command conducted an Aircrew Standardization/Evaluation Visit (ASEV) of

  • Lt Col Mansfield gets "fini" flight

    This flight marked the end to a 27 year military flying career for Lt Col Michael Mansfield. Retiring on 31 May 2009 as the 63rd Air Refueling Squadron Commander, this was his "final flight" piloting a KC-135.  The mission was to refuel a C-17 out of Charleston AFB, SC who were practicing multiple

  • Congress Honors Chief Langston's Grandfather

    Chief Master Sgt. John Langston's grandfather, the late jazz great Al Downing, was officially presented the Congressional Gold Medal for being a pioneer as one of the Tuskegee Airmen.  The ceremony took place at the Royal Theatre Boys & Girls Club Arts Academy in St. Petersburg, Fla. Edna "Bunny"

  • Wing moves, begins new chapter

    Airmen searching for new 'Reserve' homes, choosing retirement or assignment to Air Force Reserve Personnel Center and some making the decision to become Florida residents took on a feverish pace as the day of change, the day of the inevitable ceremony subtly arrived. Col. Gary E. Beebe, 927th Air

  • Commander Recognized as 'Honorary Chief'

    With anticipation reaching new heights, wing personnel anxiously filed into the base dining facility to hear the most recent relocation news from our commander, Col. Gary Beebe. As the process to move personnel and assets to MacDill AFB continues it has been wing leadership's goal to keep

  • Commander delivers news

    Single-digit temperatures and howling, blustery 50 mile-per-hour winds driving wind chill readings well below zero, is not a typical Michigan winter but one which recent visitors will remember for some time. Traveling cross country leaving behind the sunny, warm climate of southern California to

  • Packin' up, movin' out!

    Aircraft have begun migrating to the Guard, with completion scheduled for July. Military and civilian personnel continue to find employment through the Air Force Reserve Command clearinghouse and with Air Force Reserve units that are within commuting distance. Signing on with the Michigan Air