The mission and scope of the Maine Air National Guard base in Bangor the states only active military base and home to the 101st Air Refueling Wing developed into something new in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Were a lot more active, MAINEics pilot Lt. Col. Adam Jenkins, who is the 132nd Air Refueling Squadron commander, said recently.
Frank J. Gaffney Jr.'s Tuesday Commentary column, "Scandalous air tanker decision" may turn out to be rightly headlined, but for all the wrong reasons. The Air Force will soon decide which company will provide it with new aerial-refueling tankers, a decision that will impact U.S. power projection for the next 50 years. Two global companies are competing for the contract, and both plan to build the aircraft in the United States. Each also claims about the same number of U.S. jobs supported by the awarding of the contract. However, only one competitor - EADS - has developed, flown and tested a tanker that will meet or exceed U.S. Air Force requirements, returning greater value to both the war-fighter and the taxpayer.
BANGOR - As the Air Force looks to tighten its budget, the future of a key service of the Maine Air National Guard's 101st Air Refueling Wing is in question. News on Wednesday of a possible discontinuation of personnel orders for the refueling of military aircraft jeopardizes about 150 full-time jobs on the Bangor base and could change the nature of the 101st's mission. Since 2003, the Airbridge program has provided in-air refueling for cargo planes, fighter jets and other aircraft headed across the Atlantic Ocean to military bases in Europe, Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as for medical evacuation and other flights returning to U.S. soil. The Bangor base is uniquely situated to perform this service due to its geographic location. The 101st also coordinates in-air refueling services for ...
SEATTLE (AP) -- Washington state and Kansas are celebrating a decision to award Boeing Co. a $35 billion contract to build nearly 200 airborne refueling tankers, one of the biggest defense contracts ever that will add tens of thousands of jobs to the struggling economy and bolster regional air industries for a generation. But yesterday's announcement that the Air Force chose Chicago- based Boeing over a bid by European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. drew deeply disappointing reactions in Europe, where the aircraft manufacturer promised to discuss the decision with the U.S. military.
The Pennsylvania Air National Guard's 171st Air Refueling Wing in Moon broke a unit record for amassing a combined 1,562 hours of flight time in May, the unit said. The previous record of slightly more than 1,100 hours was set in April 2003, during the first month of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
BANGOR - A senior Air Force official says the decision to discontinue personnel orders in the Airbridge program at the Maine Air National Guard's 101st Air Refueling Wing will be thoroughly reviewed in the coming weeks, according to U.S. Sen. Susan Collins. A day after going to bat in Washington for the program, Collins will pay a visit today to the Bangor home of the MAINEiacs. Gov. John Baldacci also plans to visit the base this weekend.
Now that the Air Force has awarded a long-awaited contract to buy new aerial refueling planes, the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base staff that manages the program stands to grow. About 175 of the approximately 230 people already working on the tanker acquisition are at the Aeronautical Systems Center at Wright- Patterson, and that staff will increase over time by about 30 people, said Lt. Col. Jack Miller, an Air Force spokesman at the Pentagon.
The Pennsylvania Air National Guard's 171st Air Refueling Wing in Moon broke a unit record for amassing a combined 1,562 hours of flight time in May, the unit said. The previous record of just more than 1,100 hours was set in April 2003, during the first month of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Tech. Sgt. Brian Dodds certainly didn't expect to be nominated. So imagine his surprise when he learned he had been named Non Commissioned Officer of the Year for the 190th Air Refueling Wing at Forbes Field.
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