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Sergeant helps others in India
Staff Sgt. Alexander Cedillo, a 60th Logistics Readiness Squadron day-shift supervisor at Travis Air Force Base, California, recently visited Kolkata, India, where he found peace and answered a calling. In February, he used 30 days of leave to volunteer at a hospice house and a home for the mentally challenged.
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5/09
2015
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C-17 fleet celebrates 3M flying hours
The C-17 Globemaster III has proved again that it remains the world's premier airlifter after the total C-17 fleet celebrated the historical milestone of achieving 3 million flying hours on May 5.
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5/08
2015
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AMC to relocate KC-135 simulator to Pittsburgh
As Air Mobility Command fields the KC-46A Pegasus, displaced KC-135 Stratotanker simulators are being designated for relocation to improve efficiency and effectiveness across the total force mobility enterprise by maximizing flying hour cost avoidance through improved simulator access.
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5/01
2015
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New AF maintenance technology keeps aging tankers flying
The 92nd Maintenance Squadron now uses a new technologically advanced parts fabrication machine extending the life of one of the Air Force's oldest airframes -- the KC-135 Stratotanker.
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4/25
2015
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Medal of Honor recipient speaks to McConnell Airmen
The first living Medal of Honor recipient from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq shared his story with McConnell Air Force Base members April 21.
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4/24
2015
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Medics participate in Ultimate Caduceus 15
Members of the 22nd Medical Group, and units from across the U.S., participated in Ultimate Caduceus 2015, giving them the opportunity to conduct aeromedical evacuation training, April 16-18, at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana.
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4/24
2015
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McConnell Airman, Cameroon native serves to give back
The Air Force defines diversity as a composite of individual characters, experiences and abilities consistent with the Air Force core values and the Air Force mission.
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4/23
2015
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Periodic inspection: Just what the ‘tanker doc’ ordered
For more than 40 years, KC-135 Stratotankers have been flying over the sunflower state, and just like any other crew member, they need their "check-ups" too. Keeping the 60-year-old planes up-to-date and safe to fly takes more than a simple check-up; it takes a team of tanker "docs" ensuring each aircraft undergoes proper treatment.
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4/20
2015
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US air advisors pioneer new DOD training in Zambia
Eight members of the 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron traveled to Lusaka, Zambia, to take part in a first of its kind Department of State training event, March 21.
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3/31
2015
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McConnell community marks B-29 rollout
One of more than the 1,600 B-29 Superfortresses assembled in Wichita, was delivered to the Army Air Forces on March 23, 1944, and that very same aircraft was "delivered" again on March 23, 2015, in commemoration of its restoration during a ceremony at McConnell Air Force Base.
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3/27
2015
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