Cargo and Personnel Transportation Operations

U.S. Airmen from the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron conduct cargo and personnel transportation using a C-17 Globemaster III in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, October 20, 2019. The 816th EAS transports troops and cargo to forward operating locations throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force video by Airman 1st Class Brandon […]

Air-to-Air Refuelling – Gas Stations in the Sky

For fighter pilots, few sights are as welcome as an air-to-air refueling tanker. These flying gas stations enable pilots to stay airborne longer, fly further, and perform more complex missions. The European Air Transport Command, in cooperation with NATO, provides this service for Allied fighters. NATO tanker operators honed their skills during European Air-to-Air Refueling […]

Warship Ready

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Oct. 20, 2019) Capt. John J. Cummings, USS Gerald R Ford (CVN 78) commanding officer, Command Master Chief De’Andre Beufort, Ford’s CMC, and Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Krystina Wagstrom, assigned to Ford’s security department, explain what it means to be Warship Ready. Ford is currently undergoing its post-shakedown availability at Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport […]