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  • Spirit Spotlight: Staff Sgt. Alan Pedersen

    Staff Sgt. Alan Pedersen is a South Sioux City, Neb., native who has been in the Air Force for nearly 15 years. His first 18 months was in the Iowa Air National Guard. Air Force job: KC-135 Crew Chief, 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (also trained as F-16 and A-10 crew chief)Civilian Job: Takes

  • Manas KC-135s revolutionize combat operations

    The 376th Air Expeditionary Wing's fleet of KC-135 Stratotankers here delivers more than fuel to the fight in Afghanistan these days as it is revolutionizing the way war is fought by serving as a data network relay high above the battlefield. At first glance, the cluster of cases mounted in the back

  • Spirit Spotlight: Senior Airman Lorena Soto

    Senior Airman Lorena Soto is a Liberal, Kan., native who has been with the 931st Air Refueling Group for 3 years. Air Force job: Information Manager, 931st Aerospace Medicine Flight Civilian Job: Dental Hygienist Coordinator in Amarillo, Texas Education: I have an associates degree in biology and

  • 931st growth evident with March newcomers class

    The following Airmen joined the 931st Air Refueling Group in March and made up the largest newcomers class at the 931st since the unit formed at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., in 1995:Maj. Daniel Schneider931st Aircraft Maintenance SquadronCapt. Rebecca Lee931st Military Support FlightTech. Sgt.

  • Kadena Airmen among first to receive new gas masks

    A new gas mask designed for all U.S. servicemembers was scheduled for distribution to approximately 6,000 Kadena Airmen beginning in March. The 10-year project to upgrade the "legacy" MCU-2P gas masks has resulted in the new Joint Service General Protective Mask or M-50, a model that will be used by

  • First sergeant, charter member retires

    Master Sgt. Robert Livingston, an Airman who witnessed the birth of the 931st Air Refueling Group, has retired from the Air Force. Fellow Airmen, family, friends and even some of his former Titan II Missile Wingmates attended a ceremony here Sunday to celebrate a military career that spanned all the