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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  • One team, one fight

    The Air Force has long been a shining example of how active-duty, National Guard and reserve components can come together for Total Force Integration; together being able to achieve a greater overall effectiveness, while still preserving their separate cultures.The Airmen with the 6th Air Mobility

  • Cost effective equipment expands 927th ARW’s ability to train Airmen

    For the past two years, Master Sgt. Debra Allen, chief of force development, has been coordinating with Air Force Reserve Command for a satellite capability known as Air Technology Network, that would decrease the cost of training Airmen with the 927th Air Refueling Wing. ATN is a cost-effective,

  • Reserve Officer Finishes Deployment, Finds New Way To Serve His Country

    This is the third of a three-part series on the deployment of Maj. Bret Wedding, a reservist with the 927th Air Refueling Wing. Wedding's experiences before, during and after his deployment will give readers insight into the life of a reservist and his family during the deployment process.Leading

  • 63th Air Refueling Squadron pilot mentors the future of aviation

         "Cessna November 62354, clear for takeoff," blared through the headset as the pilot pushed up the throttle of the four-seat, high-wing, single-engine Cessna 172 Skyhawk. Fifteen-year-old Tiffini Campbell, Terry Parker High School student and Aviation Career Education Academy, Jacksonville Fla.,

  • Tampa reservist builds international alliances

    This is the second of a three-part series on the deployment of Maj. Bret Wedding, a reservist with the 927th Air Refueling Wing. Wedding's experiences before, during and after his deployment will give readers insight into the life of a reservist and his family during the deployment process.When Maj.

  • 927th ARW Junior Enlisted Council Convenes First Meeting

    The first meeting of the 927th Air Refueling Wing Junior Enlisted Council convened here on July 14, 2013.The group is an initiative of the 927th Air Refueling Wing Command Chief Master Sgt. Nina Watkins. Key members of the group volunteered and were appointed to comprise the officer roles of the

  • Mission Support Group Commander Ends 38-Year Career for New Chapter

    Colonel Rodney Bryan, former commander of the 927th Mission Support Group, retired Aug. 3 after a 38-year career in the Air Force during a ceremony held here.During the ceremony, Bryan was presented with the Legion of Merit, the sixth highest award given to members of the Armed Forces. The ceremony

  • Reservists Confront Sexual Assault With Training, Knowledge

    "When good men and women see a crime and do nothing, how sad is that?"These were the opening words of an educational stand-down, led by Col. Doug Schwartz, commander of the 927th Air Refueling Wing. The stand-down and unit-level workshops were held on Aug. 4 in the base theater and in individual