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  • Seymour Johnson test site as Air Force develops new clinic concept

    The Air Force Medical Service is restructuring flight and operational medicine by separating primary care and occupational medicine services into two distinct clinics, with the goal of improving care and creating more efficient and patient-centered workflows.This new concept, known as the base

  • October and November promotions

    The men and women of the 916th Air Refueling Wing would like to congratulate those earning promotions in the months of October and November:77th Air Refueling SquadronStaff Sgt. Negleatta C. Davis916th Air Refueling WingAirman 1st Class Taysia S. Allen916th Aircraft Maintenance SquadronTech. Sgt.

  • CY16A Reserve School Selection Board Invitation to Apply

    The CY16A Reserve School Selection Board will convene Feb. 8, 2016 at the Air Reserve Personnel Center, Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado.The Invitation to Apply can be found on myPers located under the red "News Alert" tab. The RSSB Application is located on the vPC Dashboard under the "Actions

  • November newcomers

    The 916th Air Refueling Wing would like to welcome the following individuals in the month of November:From the 77th Air Refueling Squadron:Maj. Christopher GilesFrom the 916th Aerospace Medicine Squadron:Capt. Brian F. BragassaTech. Sgt. Laura C. McMullenStaff Sgt. Sarah DurbinFrom the 916th Air

  • AF leaders release Veterans Day message

    Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody have issued a Veterans Day message to Airmen.Click here to read the message.

  • Seymour Johnson chosen for first Reserve-led KC-46A basing

    Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, has been chosen as the preferred alternative for the first Reserve-led KC-46A Pegasus main operating base, Air Force officials announced Oct. 29. The KC-46As are expected to begin arriving in 2019.Tinker AFB, Oklahoma; Westover Air Reserve Base,

  • KC-46 test aircraft touches down at Edwards

    The KC-46 program's first test aircraft, a Boeing 767-2C (EMD-1), departed from its home at Boeing Field in Seattle and touched down here for the first time for testing Oct. 15.The plan is to have EMD-1 at Edwards Air Force Base for about two weeks, as Boeing and the 418th Flight Test Squadron

  • SecDef Freedom Awards expands nomination time frame

    The Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award nomination time frame has been expanded to give reservists more time to nominate their supervisors and employers for this annual award. The nomination period has been extended one month and now runs Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 2015.This award is the

  • Air Force testers cleared for Pegasus

    Now that Boeing has two aircraft -- one a 767-2C freighter and one a militarized KC-46A tanker -- in the air, the program expects flight testing will really get off the ground.All told, the path forward is for flight testing to validate the aircraft meets performance requirements and achieves both

  • September and October newcomers

    The 916th Air Refueling Wing would like to welcome the following individuals in the months of September and October:From the 916th Aerospace Medicine Squadron:Maj. Sherry VeriatoCapt. Brian F. BragassaCapt. Travis WittickStaff Sgt. Sarah DurbinFrom the 916th Air Refueling Wing:Staff Sgt. Matthew