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12 nations’ first C-17 gets first aerial refueling

A KC-10 tanker aircrew from the 32nd Air Refueling Squadron, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., had the honors of making the first connection in flight with SAC 01, the first of three C-17s to be acquired by the 12-nation Strategic Airlift Capability Program and flown by the program’s multinational, operational-level unit, the Heavy Airlift Wing. The aerial refueling extended SAC 01’s maiden flight home to Pápa Air Base, Hungary. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Danielle Johnson)
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Colonel receives first of three C-17s for 12-nation Strategic Airlift Capability Program

LONG BEACH, Calif.--U.S. Air Force Col. John Zazworsky officially received the first of three C-17s to be acquired by the 12-nation Strategic Airlift Capability Program. The colonel commands the program’s multinational, operational-level unit, the Heavy Airlift Wing, which includes personnel from NATO member nations Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovenia and the United States, as well as from Partnership for Peace nations Finland and Sweden. (U.S. Air Force photo/Joseph Juarez)
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First of three C-17s for 12-nation Strategic Airlift Capability Program takes off

LONG BEACH, Calif.--SAC 01, the first of three C-17s to be acquired by the 12-nation Strategic Airlift Capability Program, takes off from Long Beach, Calif., on July 14, beginning its 5,300-nautical-mile maiden flight home to Pápa AB, Hungary. The Hungarian air base is home to the SAC Program’s multinational, operational-level unit, the Heavy Airlift Wing, which will officially be activated July 27. (Photo courtesy of Boeing)
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First of three C-17s for 12-nation Strategic Airlift Capability Program’s Heavy Airlift Wing

LONG BEACH, Calif.--SAC 01, the first of three C-17s to be flown by multinational aircrews from the 12-nation Strategic Airlift Capability Program’s Heavy Airlift Wing, awaits its maiden flight home from Boeing’s C-17 final assembly facility in Long Beach, Calif., to Pápa AB, Hungary. At the hands of HAW pilots from Norway, Sweden and the US, SAC 01 departed Long Beach July 14. (U.S. Air Force photo/Joseph Juarez)
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Rescue at Sea

HH-60 helicopters with the 56th Rescue Squadron take off at RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom yesterday to fly more than 500 miles west of Ireland for a real-world rescue mission. A crew member of a cargo ship suffered a serious head injury requiring medevac, and U.S. forces were called upon to help.
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Rescue at Sea

HH-60 helicopters with the 56th Rescue Squadron take off at RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom yesterday to fly more than 500 miles west of Ireland for a real-world rescue mission. A crew member of a cargo ship suffered a serious head injury requiring medevac, and U.S. forces were called upon to help.
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From the cockpit

FETESTI AIR BASE, Romania--Gen. Tom Hobbins, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, receives an orientation briefing to a MiG-21 by Romanian First Lieutenant Mihaita Marin during the general's base visit Oct. 20. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Capt. Elizabeth Culbertson)
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Fire power

FETESTI AIR BASE, Romania--Gen. Tom Hobbins (second from left), U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, Romanian Lt. Gen. Gheorghe Catrina (left), Romanian Air Force Chief of Staff, and Romanian CDR Dan Buciuman, Festesti Air Base commander, receive a briefing on MiG-21 munitions by Romanian First Lieutenant Mihaita Marin during the general's base visit Oct. 20. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Capt. Elizabeth Culbertson)
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Flying high

LIPETSK AIR BASE, Russia – Gen. Tom Hobbins, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, waves from the backseat of a Russian SU-27UB piloted by Gen. Maj. Aleksandr Kharchevskiy, Chief of the 4th Center for Combat Use and Flight Training, Aug. 15. General Hobbins, who is in Russia Aug. 14-17 to bolster relationships and security cooperation between U.S. and Russian Air Forces, flew in both the SU-27UB and MiG-29UB during his visit to Lipetsk Air Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Russell Montante)
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Wind damage

An Airbus A310-300 crabbing onto runway 15 at Lajes Field in the Azores, Portugal. Lajes experienced severe turbulence and exceptionally strong crosswinds. (Photo by James O’Rear)
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On the runway

ROYAL AIR FORCE MILDENHALL, England – Six KC-135 Stratotankers move on the taxiway as part of a training mission to validate maintenance and operational capabilities. According to regulations and safety reasons, the formation of six is the maximum number of aircraft allowed to take off together. The training mission demonstrated Team Mildenhall’s quick response capability as the only Air Force refueling wing in Europe. (Photo by Staff Sergeant Jeanette Copeland)
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On the runway

ROYAL AIR FORCE MILDENHALL, England – Six KC-135 Stratotankers move on the taxiway as part of a training mission to validate maintenance and operational capabilities. According to regulations and safety reasons, the formation of six is the maximum number of aircraft allowed to take off together. The training mission demonstrated Team Mildenhall’s quick response capability as the only Air Force refueling wing in Europe. (Photo by Staff Sergeant Jeanette Copeland)
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On the runway

ROYAL AIR FORCE MILDENHALL, England – Six KC-135 Stratotankers move on the taxiway as part of a training mission to validate maintenance and operational capabilities. According to regulations and safety reasons, the formation of six is the maximum number of aircraft allowed to take off together. The training mission demonstrated Team Mildenhall’s quick response capability as the only Air Force refueling wing in Europe. (Photo by Staff Sergeant Jeanette Copeland)
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Patriot Express lands at Ramstein

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (USAFENS) -- Staff Sgt. Mike Hannahs, quality assurance branch chief inspector with the 723rd Air Mobility Squadron, marshals in the first Patriot Express aircraft here Oct. 1. The chartered air service was transferred to Ramstein as part of the Rhein-Main Transition Program. (Photo by Capt. Jonathan Friedman)
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