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  • Refueling "Spirit" in the sky

    Grissom's KC-135R Stratotankers can transfer more fuel in eight minutes than a gas station can pump in 24 hours, but its ability to transfer that fuel after dark moving at speeds up to 500 mph is truly amazing.The 72nd and 74th Air Refueling Squadrons conduct around the clock operations and training

  • Refueling "Spirit" in the sky

    Grissom's KC-135R Stratotankers can transfer more fuel in eight minutes than a gas station can pump in 24 hours, but its ability to transfer that fuel after dark moving at speeds up to 500 mph is truly amazing.The 72nd and 74th Air Refueling Squadrons conduct around the clock operations and training

  • Missileer gets call from SECDEF

    On Thanksgiving, Defense Secretary Ash Carter called several U.S. service members taking part in operations around the world to wish them a happy Thanksgiving. One of them happened to be a missile operator from the Mighty Ninety.Second Lt. Robert Mort, 321st Missile Squadron deputy missile combat

  • Civil Engineering projects: from beginning to end

    Whether in an office building or on the road, the work of the 90th Civil Engineer Squadron is highly visible.Yet most people probably know very little about how the work actually gets done, who plans the projects and how they are funded. Rodney Trees, 90th CES base-side engineering chief, provided a

  • Global Strike Command's senior enlisted leader works to advocate for Airmen

    Chief Master Sgt. Calvin Williams came on board in October as the Air Force Global Strike Command’s fourth command chief. With 27 years of experience at various levels of command, Williams has remained focused on three priorities -- mission, Airmen and families.  “The Airmen are the lifeline to our

  • Air University focused on deterrence

    The end of the Cold War, coupled with the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, caused American decision makers to focus on present-day conflicts, but a resurgent Russia, the rise of new non-state actors and new threats in the cyber realm have brought about a renewed focus on the concept of deterrence,

  • 2nd CES water and fuel systems Airmen keep the mission flowing

    "Be shapeless, like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way around or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves."- Bruce Lee.The 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron water and fuel systems Airmen

  • Ceremonial guardsmen, chaplain assist in truck incident

    In the dark, icy, windy morning of Nov. 18, an 18-wheeler headed down a long stretch of U.S. Route 287 with nothing but grass and hills for miles in central Wyoming when it rolled on its side . It finally came to rest with its length stretched across the two-lane highway.