• Legacy Tankers keep the fuel flowing

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio (AFLCMC) – There is an adage in the Air Force that illustrates the importance of aerial refueling: “No fuel, no fight.” It is the reason the Air Force maintains hundreds of tanker aircraft, many of which are in the air flying missions around the clock.  Those tankers keep

  • Serving up a holiday tradition

    The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Troie A. Croft, hands a team Wright-Patt Airman a Thanksgiving dinner Nov. 19, 2020, in the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, dining facility. It is a tradition for senior leadership to serve meals to Airmen before a

  • First C-21A with Delta Fin modification returns to service

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The first Air Force C-21A aircraft left the Avcon Industries facility in Newton, Kan., Nov. 10, after receiving an aft fuselage Delta Fin modification.The modification comes after a number of aircraft in the C-21A fleet incurred flight restrictions due to

  • CSAF General Brown moves visit with Hill AFB Airmen online

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., told Hill Airmen in a virtual meeting that he wants them to voice their opinions and said he wants leaders to encourage the sharing of good ideas by asking the right questions in meetings. The general and his wife, Sharene, met with Airmen this