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A USAF KC-135 boom operator refuels a USAF F-16 during a mission over Iraq. A USAF KC-10 boom operator refuels a Dutch F-16 during a mission over Afghanistan.. In the U.S. Air Force (USAF), a boom operator is an aircrew member aboard tanker aircraft who is responsible for safely and effectively transferring aviation fuel from one military aircraft to another during flight (known as aerial ...
This page currently focuses on one of the two historical categories of USAF wings: "AFCON" (Headquarters (US) Air Force CONtrolled) units or "permanent" units, which during the Cold War period were readily distinguished by having one, two or three digit designations, such as the 1st Fighter Wing, 60th Military Airlift Wing, 355th Fighter Wing, and could go through a series of inactivations and ...
USAF Command Pilot wings. U.S. Air Force aeronautical ratings are military aviation skill standards established and awarded by the United States Air Force for commissioned officers participating in "regular and frequent flight", [n 1] either aerially or in space, in performance of their duties.
This is a list of Air Force-controlled (AFCON) Wings of the United States Air Force. The United States Air Force from c.1948 onward had two main types of wings and groups: AFCON, those controlled by Headquarters Air Force and usually having one, two, or three digits, and listed here; and Major Air Command-controlled (MAJCON) wings and groups, having four digits, controlled by Major Commands ...
Early aircraft featured a distinctive light gray and white paint scheme typical of that era. A gray-green camouflage scheme was used on later tankers. The paint scheme was switched to the Air Force standard gray color by the late 1990s. [11] The KC-10's refueling boom operator is seated rather than prone
Aug. 24—BUNKER HILL — Eva Chupp was raised Amish in Michigan. Now, she's training to fly on refueling missions at Grissom Air Reserve Base. Chupp is currently learning the ins and outs of ...
Personnel Recovery Task Force/563rd Air Expeditionary Group [28] Trapani Air Base: Italy: US Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa: June 2013 – January 2014 Operated the HC-130J Combat King II. Drawn from elements of 563rd Rescue Group. Assigned to the 435th Air Expeditionary Wing. 651st Air Expeditionary Group Camp Bastion: Afghanistan
The 507th Air Refueling Wing is a reserve component flying unit of the United States Air Force.It is assigned to Fourth Air Force of Air Force Reserve Command, stationed at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma with elements at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma.