Weaving the fabric: AF brat breathes life, experiences into AF hero

Like the Moirai or "Fates" of Greek mythology, comic book writers have near autonomy over the lives of the characters inhabiting their universe. Subject only to the managing editor who, like Zeus, can affect the direction the hero's narrative, the writer leads characters from one interaction to

Practice makes perfect

Transferring more than 970 gallons of fuel per minute between two aircraft flying 30 feet apart at 30,000 feet and 500 miles per hour may seem like anything but a routine operation, but for aircrews practicing air refueling training, it's all in a day's work.Today, members of the Air Force Reserve

Fire in the sky

Faster

Refueling the Bone

A B-1B Lancer assigned to the 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, approaches the refueling boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., during an air refueling training mission June 20, 2013. The KC-135 was being operated by an aircrew made up of members of the Air

931st Commander presents June video message from Air Force Memorial

Col. Mark S. Larson, commander of the 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., presents his monthly video message for June 2013. This month, Larson presents his message from the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Va.  Larson was visiting Washington, D.C., as part of the Commander's

McConnell Reserve commander visits Capitol Hill

Over the course of two days, Col. Mark S. Larson, commander of the Air Force Reserve 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., conducted visits with five Kansas federal legislators. Larson was participating in the Commander's Capitol Hill Visit Program, a program through which

A moment at the memorial

Refueling the BUFF

A B-52 Stratofortress from the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, N.D., receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., during an air refueling training mission, June 14, 2013. The KC-135 aircrew was made up of Air Force Reservists from the 18th Air Refueling

Comptroller offers glimpse of post-sequester options

The budget storms assailing the Pentagon are unprecedented, the Defense Department's chief financial officer said in Washington June 13."I've never seen anything like this," Pentagon Comptroller Robert F. Hale told an audience attending the 2013 Defense Communities National Summit, "and I hope we