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  • Flight behind the Fight: 171st Crew Chiefs

    No matter what day of the year it is or the weather forecast, the 171st crew chiefs are on the flightline maintaining the wing's fleet of KC-135 Stratotankers. The aircraft maintenance shop is comprised of more than 100 crew chiefs that work 24/7, 365 days a year."We're out here working every day,

  • Unit members donate life-saving blood

    Approximately 40 pints of blood were donated today by members of the 171st Air Refueling Wing during an American Red Cross blood drive on base. More than 45 Airmen volunteered to assist with the blood shortage and ultimately help save lives. Capt. Darren Rogers, medical administrative officer and

  • Commentary - No frills needed when establishing short-notice bare base

    It began March 18 with a call from Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, that they needed a site survey to assess all aspects of operations, maintenance and mission support requirements at a Western European installation. The stand up of the 406th Air Expeditionary Wing, now

  • Sharp communication needed for Operation Unified Protector

    As part of the NATO-led Operation Unified Protector, 313th Air Expeditionary Wing crews flying air refueling missions work with aircraft from several partner nations.Good communication is key to the air-refueling process. On any given sortie, tankers might be operating at different altitudes with

  • Teamwork essential to safely recovering aircraft

    Their job is to get planes in the air as quickly as possible, but once a plane is gone, they wait for it to come back.The more than 130 Airmen who work on ground crews here ensure when an aircraft lands after completing a 10-hour mission over the area of responsibility, it receives the best of care

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