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Default Air Force Logo 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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2016
U.S. Sen. James Lankford, from Oklahoma, gives a speech at the “Forging the 46” event, Aug. 30, 2016, at Altus Air Force Base, Okla. The event consisted of an assumption of command for the reactivated 56th Air Refueling Squadron, dedication of the new KC-46 training facility, speeches from key Air Force and community leaders and concluded with a tour of the new facility for attendees. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Jackson N. Haddon) 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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2016
Senior Airman Derek Bradley and Airman 1st Class Courtney Nickel, both 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron aerial delivery specialists, assemble and secure platforms loaded with simulated cargo May 2, 2016, at Altus Air Force Base, Okla. Riggers build each platform used for loadmaster air drop training from the ground up, including packing the parachutes, securing the cargo, loading it into the aircraft, and recovering it after it has landed. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nathan Clark) 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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2016
Indian paratroopers prepare for a static line jump at Agra Air Force Station, India, Feb. 12, 2016. U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft crews from Altus Air Force Base, Okla., and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., spent two weeks in India training pilots and loadmasters and certifying them on airdrops. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo) 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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2016
Staff Sgt. Amanda Walls, a KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator student, refuels a C-17 Globemaster III during her final check ride, April 10, 2015. Walls completed the boom operator course and will soon be returning to her home unit, Tennessee Air National Guard’s 151st Air Refueling Squadron, where she previously served as a KC-135 crew chief. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nathan Clark) 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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2015
Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeffery Purvis directs an Army M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System onto an C-17 Globemaster III March 6, 2015, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The training helped Airmen and Soldiers stay proficient in transporting, setting up and firing a HIMARS. The Soldiers were from the 1st Battalion, 14 Field Artillery Regiment, 214th Fires Brigade and Airmen were from the 58th Airlift Squadron and the 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nathan Clark) 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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2015
Maj. Erick Brough watches as a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft performs an assault landing, Oct. 1, 2014, at Altus Air Force Base, Okla. Brough is monitoring the aircraft through Assault Landing Zone cameras that were recently installed on the flight line. Before the cameras were implemented, a qualified instructor had to stay close by the runway to track where each aircraft touched down. Brough is the 58th Airlift Squadron C-17 training system flight commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Levin Boland)  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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2014
Medical supplies from the Air Force Medical Operations Agency are loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III Sept. 26, 2014, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The supplies were being sent in support of Operation United Assistance to help treat patients and halt the spread of the Ebola virus. The supplies will support field hospitals and aid workers battling the virus in Monrovia, Liberia. The C-17 is assigned to the 97th Air Mobility Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Justine K. Rho 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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2014
Airman 1st Class Greg Adams refuels a B-1B Lancer in the Boom Operator Weapons System Trainer Sept. 22, 2014, at the KC-135 Stratotanker Aircrew Training Center on Altus Air Force Base, Okla. Altus AFB hosts two BOWST in its training facility. The BOWST is an inflight refueling training simulator that helps students become proficient in operating in a boom pod before they step into an actual refueling aircraft. Adams is a student with the 97th Training Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Franklin R. Ramos) 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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2014
Default Air Force Logo 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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2014
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