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  • Pledge to save: Campaign starts for wing

    Pay yourself before you pay anyone else.We've all heard this before, but what does it mean?In the last several years more emphasis has been placed on personal fiscal responsbility...and that means saving.The 916th Airman and Family Readiness Office has began its Military Save's  Campaign and has a

  • Air Force increases projected KC-46 flying hours, crew ratio

    The Air Force has increased planned life-cycle flying hours and aircrews assigned to the new KC-46A refueling tanker to make optimal use of the commercially-proven aircraft's fuel efficiency, cargo and aeromedical evacuation capabilities. Compared to the Eisenhower-era KC-135 Stratotanker, the KC-46

  • Love is in the air: Newcomers and promotions warm the heart

    The men and women of the 916th Air Refueling Wing wish to welcome our newcomers and congratulate those earning promotions in the month of February.NEWCOMERSStaff Sgt. Steen Dobbs916th Civil Engineer FlightSenior Airman Edmund White916th Maintenance SquadronAirman 1st Class Joshua Burmley916th

  • Pallet training prepares 916th Airmen for next inspection

    A place for everything and everything in its place. This is the lesson cargo loading gurus from the 71st Aerial Port Squadron, Langley Air Force Base, Va., shared with members from the 916th Air Refueling Wing earlier this year.Persons from the wing identified as increment monitors or assigned to

  • New surcharge on Visa purchases

    As of January 27, merchants in the United States and U.S. Territories are permitted to impose a surcharge on any credit card transaction that uses a MasterCard or Visa branded card, which includes the Government Travel Charge Card, both Individually Billed Accounts (IBAs) and Centrally Billed

  • Langley Winds honor Red Tails with local performance

    The United States Air Force Heritage of America Band Langley Winds will perform on Saturday, Feb. 16th at 7pm in the Goldsboro High School Auditorium. The band will premier "Angels with Red Tails" by composer Brian Duford. The piece was written especially for the Langley Winds to honor the Tuskegee

  • Let this news warm you up: Promotions and newcomers for January

    The men and women of the 916th Air Refueling wish to welcome and congratulate the following individuals who joined the wing or were promoted in the month of January:NEWCOMERS:Tech. Sgt. Stephen Green916th Security Forces SquadronTech. Sgt. Amy Perry916th Maintenance SquadronStaff Sgt. Charles

  • A book for baby: Tanker pilot turns children's book author

    Just as Santa Claus depends on his sleigh and eight reindeer to deliver Christmas joy to children around the world, so do the pilots of the 916th Air Refueling Wing here rely on their KC-135R Stratotankers to provide global mission mobility.It's this symbiotic relationship between man and machine

  • A ray of sunshine

    Winter is notorious for being gloomy, cold and stark.North Carolina sees its fair share of gray skies, rain and, on occasion, snow during this time of year. Sunshine can be a welcome sight.Amidst one overcast, rainy day in January, several beams of light shone brightly at Seymour Johnson Air Force

  • Reservists to get help with travel vouchers

    Air Force Reserve Command is adding resources and changing business practices to make travel voucher processing easier for reservists. Changes will have a direct impact on the 916th Air Refueling Wing.Throughout FY13 the command will increase the number of Defense Travel System travel technicians to