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  • Reserve Airman makes history with first USAF-piloted eVTOL vehicle flight

    Just south of his home in Brooklyn, New York, a young Terrence McKenna spent much of his childhood in Prospect Park tossing around wooden gliders and flying remote-controlled airplanes, each aircraft more complex and capable than the last.By the early 2000s, McKenna came across an ad for flying

  • 916th receives sixth aircraft

    A KC-46A Pegasus travels from the runway to the 916th Air Refueling Wing ramp aboard Seymour Johnson AFB N.C. on April 30, 2021. Tail 86-055 is the sixth of twelve aircraft slated for the wing.

  • Expanding Capabilities: 414th FG leads flying ops

    In an effort to expand capabilities, the 414th FG, a subordinate unit to the 944th Fighter Wing at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, successfully launched four F-15E Strike Eagle training sorties on Saturday of the UTA. The effort involved members of the 414th Maintenance Squadron, 307th Fighter

  • 916SFS improves Defender training with Squadron Innovation Funds

    Thanks to the hard work of Technical Sgt. Christopher Fulton, the 916th Air Refueling Wing Security Forces Squadron was able to purchase their new MILO Firearms training simulator using Squadron Innovation Funds allowing Defenders to train in near real-world scenarios.

  • Time to Address the Elephant in the Room

    Sometimes, the hardest conversations are the most needed for growth. The 916th Air Refueling Wing recognizes this and set out on a path for growth by creating the Elephant in the Room discussion forum. The Elephant in the Room began as an idea engineered by Senior Master Sgt. Christopher Greene,

  • Transition Assistance Program changes lighten the load for IRs

    Until recently, IRs were required to complete the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) at the end of every set of orders of 180 or more days, even if they only had a one-day break in between.An update to the TAP guidance was recently published which included changes to make compliance with the

  • Commander addresses Reserve Mobility capabilities at A/TA 2020

    Lt. Gen. Richard W. Scobee, chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, highlighted Total Force integration, the Reserve’s rapid response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Reserve’s unique weather reconnaissance, aerial spray and aerial firefighting missions during the