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  • Sixth-grade scuffle offers readiness lesson

    I come from a family of fast growers so throughout elementary school, I was always one of the biggest and strongest kids. Other kids used to ask me for airplane spins--you know, the old pro-wrestling move where one guy hefts another guy up across his shoulders and spins around like a propeller.No

  • New commander emphasizes readiness, connecting with Airmen

    A month into his position as the new commander of the 514th Air Mobility Wing, Col. David Pavey reflected on his initial impressions of the wing and talked about the way ahead.His previous position as the director of staff for the 4th Air Force provided a snapshot of the wing's performance, which

  • Freedom Wing Promotions: October

    The following Freedom Wing Airmen were recently promoted.Airman 1st ClassMaghje Brown, 514th LRSJanel Davis, 514th AMDSRuby Narvaez, 514th AMDSJacob Patterson, 514th AESDanielle Seabrooks-Jones, 514th MXSBrendan Winn, 35th APSSenior AirmanJoseph Abranhante, 514th MXSSamer Alqabbani, 88th

  • KC-10 air refuelers showcase skills for media

    The 514th Air Mobility Wing celebrated the Air Force's 68th birthday two days early, displaying its air refueling capabilities for media in New York City Sept. 16.Aircrews from the 76th and 78th Air Refueling Squadrons met up at pre-dawn to brief the mission. It was a total force effort involving

  • Hydraulics technicians make it move

    Every time a 250-ton, fuel-laden airplane gracefully soars among the clouds while it simultaneously extends a refueling boom into the receptacle of a trailing aircraft, a hydraulics systems technician can be satisfied by a job well done.The KC-10 is a versatile weapon in America's air-mobility

  • Teamwork required during training mission

    In support of real-world events, such as in-flight emergencies, aircrew, medical professionals and aircraft maintainers perform mission readiness training to stay proficient. Each specialty has a different task to perform, but are ultimately in support of each other and rely on each team member to

  • Medical squadron adjusts service model to accommodate one training assembly

    Managing manning, resources, time and productivity has not been without its challenges this year. As the wing prepares to draw down from two unit training assemblies to one, many Airmen have questions about whether this can actually be done in a wing this size.Well, the short answer is "yes". It's

  • Beacon magazine covers Freedom Wing Airmen during 9/11

    The September 2001 issue of Beacon, the former magazine of the 514th Air Mobility Wing, covered the wing's experience surrounding the 9/11 terror attacks in New York City.Click here to see the magazine: BEACON, SEPTEMBER 2001.

  • Freedom Wing Promotions

    Airman 1st ClassDavid Hailey, 514th AESAnthony Hewitt, 714th AMXSCristen Manjarrez, 514th AESFontan Padua, 514th MXSJohn Palencar, 514th MXSPedro Pimentel, 514th AESZachery Sodon, 514th CESSenior AirmanNicholas Davi, 514th SFSGabrielle Escallierbourbakis, 35th APSDanielle Finch, 88th APSFrankie

  • New commander at 76th Air Refueling Squadron

    Lt. Col. Frederick Berls took command of the 76th Air Refueling Squadron Aug. 23. In addition to his Reserve duties, Berls serves as a federal contractor working with KC-10 simulators.