U.S. Air Force aircrew assigned to the 63rd Air Refueling Squadron and the 6th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron respond to an alert call during a Nuclear Operational Readiness Inspection at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, May 3, 2025. The Air Force maintains and validates high standards of readiness through periodic inspections required by the nuclear mission, such as the NORI. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Monique Stober)

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  • 927th ASTS Displays agile ERPSS specialty in joint exercise

    A stretch of hot June summer days on MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., were punctuated by the dust kicked up from repeated take-offs and landings of a U.S. Army Reserve UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 159th Aviation Regiment, outside the warehouse of the 927th Aeromedical Staging Squadron.

  • 927th Chaplain awarded 2023 Outstanding Reserve Chaplain

    U.S. Air Force Capt. Josue Santiago, 927th Air Refueling Wing chaplain was selected as the 2023 Thoralf T. Thielen, Outstanding Reserve Chaplain award recipient while serving on orders with the 1st Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Fla. A successful year of hard work resulted in the award,

  • 927th ASTS conducts Black Hawk 101 training

    Working in partnership with 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment U.S. Army Reserve soldiers, the 927th Aeromedical Staging Squadron trained its Citizen Airmen on procedures for loading and unloading patients from the UH-60 Black Hawk during a unit training assembly here, April 7, 2024.

  • 927th AMDS optometrist earns Diplomate status

    Air Force Maj. Leslie Wilderson, 927th Aerospace Medicine Squadron optometrist, is the 19th optometrist to earn Diplomate status by the American Academy of Optometry in Comprehensive Eye Care.

  • 927th ASTS assumption of command

    Col. Brook D. Elkins took command of the 927th Aeromedical Staging Squadron during an assumption of command ceremony Feb. 3, 2024, here.

  • MacDill takes on Virtual Reality training

    With technology on the rise, Virtual Reality (VR) replaces PowerPoint and computer trainings as a more immersive and interactive way to train Airmen.The 927th Air Refueling Wing, participated in the use of VR Sexual Assault Prevention and Response and Suicide Prevention training.“The VR was much