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  • 916th ARW KC-46 Pegasus in-air refuels 336th FS F-15E Strike Eagle

    A KC-46 Pegasus from the 916th Air Refueling Wing in-air refuels F-15E Strike Eagles from the 336th Fighter Squadron at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base over the sky of North Carolina, Sept. 3, 2020. Air-to-air refueling is important to the Air Force’s warfighting ability as it makes global reach a

  • Dover Airmen reroute cargo, saves millions

    The 436th Aerial Port Squadron saved approximately $5 million through collaborative efforts with the 618th Air Operations Center to reroute and resource cargo missions through the installation. Dover AFB is home of the Department of Defense’s largest aerial port, which is a hub for many strategic

  • MacDill’s Short Fitness Center reopens for active duty, Guard and Reserve

    The doors of MacDill’s Short Fitness Center reopened on Aug. 19 to active duty, Guard and Reserve personnel after five months due to COVID-19.Under MacDill’s “Keep it Safe, Keep it Open” campaign, Airmen from the 6th Force Support Squadron sterilized the fitness center facility so service members

  • September: a time for a pause

    September is suicide prevention month, but the year of 2020 has been filled with pandemics, natural disasters and civil unrest. Since the last official count in 2017, done by www.cdc.org, suicide has taken the lives of nearly 150,000 lives and is 10th leading cause of death in the United States.

  • McConnell Airmen perform first Reserve-lead KC-46 cargo load mission

    Further enhancing McConnell’s KC-46A Pegasus cargo load capabilities, eight Airmen from all three Reserve McConnell air refueling squadrons participated in a cargo load that flew more than 18, 500 miles, traveling from the plains of Kansas, to the land down under, Australia.

  • Reservists conduct training for AE operations

    More than 20 medics assigned to the 908th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, conducted training with MacDill’s 45th AES to perform medical staging and in-air medical care at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 21, 2020.

  • The Thirst For Tanker Gas Carries On

    MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — A year full of obstacles including a global pandemic and a rapidly approaching hurricane season didn’t stop Airmen from the 927th Air Refueling Wing from being mission ready during the unit training assembly held August 1-2, 2020.    In one of several missions flown

  • Staying safe and healthy all summer

    As the summer months wind down, leadership at all levels advocate for the continued health and safety of our Airmen and Space Professionals on and off duty. The Air and Space Forces top five leaders continued the conversation with a recently released memorandum encouraging vigilance in combatting