News

Dec. 15, 2023
The 509th Weapons Squadron partners with the 92nd Operations group to support WSINT course

Air refueling professionals assigned to the 92nd, 93rd, and 97th Air Refueling Squadrons and the 509th Weapons Squadron participated in the Weapons School Integration course at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Nov. 26 - Dec. 13, 2023. WSINT, a series of complex, large-force employment missions serve
April 7, 2023
Boom operator returns to the controls 50 years after retirement

It can take many years to master a skill, but that’s not the case for muscle memory. Muscle memory is influenced by everyday activities such as typing, driving, or even brushing your teeth. The day-to-day repetition is eventually performed with little to no effort. Retired Master Sgt. Eugene T. Beal
Jan. 5, 2023
Reviving a 40 year old technique: AUAB tests first ground A2A refuel in decades

When thinking of refueling an aircraft, many imagine a KC-135 Stratotanker soaring through the clouds, and a fighter jet attached to a boom receiving thousands of gallons of fuel mid-flight. But what happens if a pilot has to make an emergency landing in an austere location?
April 6, 2022
U.S. Air Force Weapons School training keeps KC-135 weapons squadron Airmen agile

Tucked away in the middle of Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, resides a small contingent of professional KC-135 pilots, navigators and in-flight refueling specialists responsible for developing advanced tactics training used for the one of the Air Force’s oldest aircraft.
Feb. 12, 2022
Multi-capable F-16 maintainers refuel multiple aircraft

332d Air Expeditionary Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft maintainers recently epitomized the Multi-Capable Airman concept by refueling a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during a hot-pit exercise in Southwest Asia, Feb. 5, 2022. These Airmen employed their new skills to hot-pit refuel a 384th

News Search

The 509th Weapons Squadron partners with the 92nd Operations group to support WSINT course

Boom operator returns to the controls 50 years after retirement

Reviving a 40 year old technique: AUAB tests first ground A2A refuel in decades

U.S. Air Force Weapons School training keeps KC-135 weapons squadron Airmen agile

Multi-capable F-16 maintainers refuel multiple aircraft