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Around the Air Force: Sept. 2
On this look around the Air Force, the KC-135 Stratotanker celebrates 60 years of service, a new KC-46A Pegasus training center opens its doors, and a preview of this month's Airman magazine is available.
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9/02 2016
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Forging the KC-46: New training center opens to prepare tanker aircrews
A new training center for the KC-46 Pegasus was officially dedicated at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Aug. 30, along with the activation of the 56th Air Refueling Squadron, which will be the formal training unit for the Air Force’s next-generation refueling aircraft.
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8/31 2016
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5 hours of work for 15 seconds of action
A C-17 Globemaster III flies low, with its cargo door open. In 30 seconds it will drop 2 tons of food and water to a disaster-stricken country; the pallets will land safely, all due to the expertise of aerial delivery specialist riggers.
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5/07 2016
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C-17 Airmen expand global reach
Forging combat mobility forces is something that the aircrew instructors of the C-17 Globemaster III take extremely serious, but that mission is not just limited to skies over the U.S. A team of Airmen from Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, recently spent two weeks with the Indian Air Force to train and certify pilots and loadmasters on personnel airdrop procedures from the C-17.
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2/29 2016
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What it takes to be a boom operator
Boom operators on an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker have the ability to pump thousands of pounds of fuel to any capable aircraft, thousands of feet above the ground, flying at 200 knots, all while only 47 feet from colliding into each other. However, before any of this is possible, they had to go through extensive training and Altus Air Force Base is where the path begins for all KC-135 boom operators.
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4/17 2015
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Altus Airmen assist Soldiers in mobile rocket joint exercise
Airmen from the 58th Airlift Squadron and the 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron teamed up March 6, to transport Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 14 Field Artillery Regiment, 214th Fires Brigade for a field artillery exercise.
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3/10 2015
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Landing zone cameras mean major improvement in C-17 training
A C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft pilot calculates measurements to figure out the best way to approach a small landing strip in the middle of a hostile environment in Afghanistan.
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11/05 2014
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Altus AFB Airmen deliver aid to Liberia
Ten Airmen from the 97th Air Mobility Wing here, delivered humanitarian and medical supplies to Liberia Sept. 25 - Oct. 3, in support of Operation United Assistance to provide aid to the Ebola stricken region.
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10/09 2014
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Altus AFB produces mission capable boom operators
For the past 16 years, the 97th Air Mobility Wing has been the only schoolhouse for training initial KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator students, which trains around 265 Airmen and international students a year.
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9/30 2014
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Simulators train aircrew at fraction of cost
Using simulators for the majority of pilot training is a huge advantage. They operate at about 5 percent of the cost of real jets. One hour of flying in a C-17 costs approximately $23,424 -- a substantial difference compared to the simulator.
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9/23 2014
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