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Tag: KC-135 Stratotanker

The 378th Expeditionary Logistic Readiness Squadron rapidly refuel a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 23rd Expeditionary Refueling Squadron from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, July 13, 2020.

July 28, 2020

Prince Sultan AB boosts CENTCOM AOR refueling capabilities

PRINCE SULTAN AIR BASE, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (AFNS) — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Air Force website — Just 48 hours before the KC-135 from the 349th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron left Al Udeid Air Base to conduct refueling missions in the region, the 378th ELRS was given a task: To develop, build and sustain a rapid refueling capability at Prince Sultan Air Base. That’s exactly what they did.

The 92nd and 141st Maintenance Squadrons and the 92nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and work on the last Periodic Inspection of the year Dec. 9, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. During the initial phase of PE, panels are removed from the jet and Airmen look for discrepancies. Approximately 1,200 maintenance actions are found and completed throughout every PE. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Mackenzie Richardson)

March 20, 2017

Periodic inspection gets revamped

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Fairchild Air Force Base website — The Periodic Inspection is a beast; the largest and most in-depth inspection Fairchild maintainers conduct on the seasoned KC-135 Stratotanker.

A Romanian air force F-16 Fighting Falcon approaches a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refueling boom Feb. 28, 2017, during air refueling training over Bucharest, Romania. The 100th Air Refueling Wing from RAF Mildenhall, England, travelled to Bucharest to train and certify the RoAF F-16 Fighting Falcon fleet on air refueling with a U.S. tanker. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kate Thornton)

March 6, 2017

U.S. supports Romanian air force in first-ever KC-135 refueling mission

RAF MILDENHALL, England — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Royal Air Force Mildenhall website — The U.S. Air Force and Romanian air force made their first air refueling contact Feb. 28, 2017, over Romania. With the help of the U.S. Air Force 100th Air Refueling Wing and one of their KC-135 Stratotankers, the RoAF became certified to refuel from all U.S. KC-135s, strengthening their partnerships and regional stability.

Senior Airman Nick Monroe, 92nd Maintenance Squadron periodic inspection support section journeyman, conducts daily bench stock program duties Jan. 20, 2017, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. With thousands of individual fasteners in hundreds of variations, the process of updating bench stock inventory could take eight hours and since receiving the RoboCrib, the process has been reduced to less than 30 minutes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Mackenzie Richardson)

Jan. 27, 2017

Chips. Candy bars. Nuts and bolts?

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Fairchild Air Force Base website — In November 2016, the 92nd Maintenance Squadron became one of the first squadrons Air Force wide to receive an inventory vending machine for the periodic-inspection support section.

Jan. 26, 2017

JBA partner brings fuel to the fight

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Joint Base Andrews website — Senior Airman Jaramie York, 459th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron maintainer, is one of more than 1,300 citizen Airmen and civilian employees assigned to the 459th Air Refueling Wing, an Air Force Reserve mission partner of the 11th Wing. The 459th ARW’s central mission is to provide in-flight refueling capabilities to joint mission partners across the globe during exercises and critical missions through the deployment and maintenance of the KC-135R Stratotankers.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Eric Jones, boom operator assigned to the 134th Air Refueling Wing, Tennessee Air National Guard, refuels 13th and 14th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon’s over Northern Japan, Jan. 18, 2017. Boom operators refuel various types of aircraft in midair, extending the amount of time spent on training or combat missions.

Jan. 20, 2017

Tennessee Tanker Fuels Misawa Falcons

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Misawa Air Base website — In order to provide rapid crisis response around the Indo-Asia-Pacific theater to sustain the “fight tonight” motto, the 35th Fighter Wing’s F-16 Fighting Falcons must practice their global reach as if it’s a real-world scenario.

Airmen from the 92nd Maintenance Squadron hydraulics shop prepare a refueling boom to be attached to a KC-135 Stratotanker Dec. 16, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. This spring, Airmen from the 92nd Maintenance Squadron hydraulics shop were called to fix a KC-135 with an improperly installed boom ruddervator torque tube, which secures the ruddervators to the tanker’s refueling boom. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Sean Campbell)

Dec. 19, 2016

Fairchild Airmen improve tech data for entire KC-135 fleet

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Fairchild Air Force Base website — Fairchild Airmen troubleshooting a flight discrepancy discovered an omission in 60-year-old KC-135 Stratotanker technical data that could affect the refueling operations of all 396 KC-135s in the Air Force.