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  • Somebunny cares

    If you've been around the 916th Air Refueling Wing for at least a year then you know about the outstanding community outreach efforts of the local Airlift Tanker Association Kitty Hawk chapter.Each month, this group of dedicated retirees, active duty and Reserve Airmen donate their time to help

  • Air Mobility Command names 911th 'the best'

    The 916th Air Refueling Wing makes winning look easy.Last year, the North Carolina flying wing won top honors at Air Mobility Command's Rodeo being named Best KC-135 Wing after a week-long competition.This year, the 911th Air Refueling Squadron took home the brass from Phoenix Rally distinguishing

  • A little piece of history gone

    Engineers are used to building and demolishing things. It's what they do. But when a certain building here went down on April 13th, a small part of history went with it.While the sign on the side said "567th RED HORSE Squadron" those who knew it best remembered it as one of the first buildings

  • KC-135 testing aims at fueling efficiency, cost savings

    Engineers at the Air Force Flight Test Center here are testing a system known as the Automatic Receiver Aircraft Identification, or ARAI. Currently installed on a test aerial refueler, if the tests are successful, they say, the system will significantly improve air-to-air refueling.The ARAI is

  • 916th meds deploy for Operation Artic Care

    A medical team from here embarked on a two-week mission to Alaska last week Elements of the 916th Aerospace Medicine Flight from Seymour Johnson sent a team to one of the most isolated areas of the country, with some of the harshest weather in the U.S., April 10 through 24 in  a real-world operation

  • Moving up in the ranks

    The 916th Air Refueling Wing congratulates the following individuals on their promotions during the month of April.Master Sgt. Gillian M. Albro916th MSFMaster Sgt. Jorge E. Brewer916th OSSTech. Sgt. Brandon B. Ayers916th LRSTech. Sgt. William B. Opoku916th CSStaff Sgt. Yusherya M. Bolt916th SFSStaff

  • Newcomers join the best tanker wing in the Air Force

    The 916th Air Refueling Wing is proud to welcome the following individuals joining our wing in April:Capt. Mark Donoway916th Aerospace Medicine FlightTech. Sgt. Nelson Ajagbawa916th Air Refueling WingTech. Sgt. Lawrence Kaintoch916th Maintenance SquadronTech. Sgt. Cecil McCrackin916th Civil Engineer

  • Employers wowed by Reserve efforts

    Question: What do you get when you mix an Air Force Reserve KC-135R Stratotanker with Naval survival training assets, Florida sunshine and 29 employers?Answer: One outstanding Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve bosslift.In early April, 29 employers from across the state of North Carolina

  • Command post wins it again!

    The 916th Air Refueling Wing Command Post is setting a track record for winning awards.On March 15, members of the 916th Command Post received word from Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner, Jr., commander of Air Force Reserve Command that they had been awarded the 2009 AFRC Large Command Post of the Year of

  • Hopping down the bunny trail

    For the past three years, Master Sgt. Martin Cooper of the 916th Mission Support Flight and Lt. Col. Jayne Jackson of the 916th Logistics Readiness Squadron have a kept a secret going, but this year they were caught in the act.The act of spreading holiday cheer, along with Easter eggs, around the