Travis Tailwind: Feb. 17, 2023

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TRAVIS TAILWIND

Travis KC-10 Extenders perform refuel training

A U.S. Navy CMV-22B Osprey approaches a KC-10 Extender for refueling operations over southern California, Jan. 25. Aircrew members performed an integrated mission sortie as part of a training to enhance refuel capabilities and increase global mobility.

908th Airlift Wing jointly trains with 349th Air Mobility Wing

Senior Airman Juliana Todd

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BASE, Ala. — Personnel with the 25th Aerial Port Squadron partnered with the 312th Airlift Squadron and 60th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron during January’s Unit Training Assembly to complete vital readiness training.

The 349th Air Mobility Wing crew from Travis Air Force Base Jan. 6 on a C-5M Super Galaxy, which would be used for training the remainder of the weekend. The purpose of the total force team up was to have loadmasters from 312th Airlift Squadron train on their job skills while simultaneously training 25th Aerial Port Squadron air transportation specialists on their skills.

“The success of this training mission was the result of months of planning, effective

coordination and teaming with several other sections,” said Master Sgt. Joseph Saldivar, 25th Aerial Port Squadron air transportation specialist. “Thanks to our functional manager and higher-level leadership, we were able to test and strengthen our belief in the system.”

Once Travis Air Force Base responded to the training request, the 25th Aerial Port Squadron began preparing for their arrival Jan. 6. They divided their manning capabilities into two teams. The morning shift was tasked with receiving all the equipment to process, select, inspect and weigh for a simulated outbound mission while the night shift staged the equipment for loading.

The air transportation specialists received a mass safety brief the morning of Jan. 7 from the C-5 crew members. Once the

briefing concluded, the special ists participated in active on-load ing and off-loading of equipment to simulate in-bound, outbound and in-transit airlift missions. At the same time, the other air ter minal functions were inspecting, weighing and measuring vehicles and support equipment for air craft loading.

“This activity was exactly what we needed to engage our young team here at (the 25th Aerial Port Squadron),” Saldivar said. “As we prepare to meet cur rent taskings, it is critical to keep training ongoing. We are committed to advancing our airmen’s competency levels and providing them the opportunity to understand the environment they will be exposed to.”

Throughout the rest of the day, the passenger service section used the 908th Airlift Wing Development and Training Flight

to manifest them as passengers on a simulated flight, while the aircrew reconfigured the plane and trained the 25th Aerial Port Squadron on using a next

generation small loader to upload and offload three pieces of rolling stock. The training day culminated with a tie-down class provided

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Airman 1st Class Juliana Todd/U.S. Air Force U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Joseph Saldivar, an air transportation specialist with the 25th Aerial Port Squadron, uses a radio to call for an update to training in front of a 349th Air Mobility Wing C-5M Super Galaxy, Jan. 8.

Travis completes multi-unit MSTT

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An aircrew made up of 23 airmen from three different squadrons –all part of Team Travis – completed a Major Command Service Tail Trainer mission Jan. 21-30 alongside joint partners.

The 22nd Airlift Squadron, 60th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and 921st Contingency Response Squadron supported the U.S. Marine Corps at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton and the U.S. Coast Guard at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in the joint mission.

Major Command Service Tail Trainers are training-focused

missions managed by Air Mobility Command that designate monthly flight hours to the C-5M specifically for training. These missions provide opportunities for airmen to refine their skills and qualifications through multiple flights within a designated timeframe. The Major Command Service Tail Trainer was focused on joint training to help facilitate joint operations interoperability and enhance readiness capabilities.

“This MSTT allows us to put to practice various concepts of the Combat Agile Employment model and increase our proficiency as aviators without using a mission allocated tail,” said Capt. Alec Dawson, 22nd Airlift Squadron

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C-5M Super Galaxy pilot and air craft commander.

Dawson said the 22nd Airlift Squadron wanted training specif ically for the loading and offload ing of helicopter cargo.

“Everything we are doing on this mission falls under MSTT,” Dawson said. “Our squad ron plans one each month with

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U.S. airmen assigned to Travis Air Force Base, and U.S. Marines assigned to the Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, load an AH-1Z Viper onto a C-5M Super Galaxy at Marine Corps Air Station Pendleton, Jan. 23.

Travis conducts combined KC-10, KC-46 training

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TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE —

For the first time at Travis Air Force Base, a mixed formation of seven U.S. Air Force KC-10 and KC-46 tanker aircraft took off Feb. 8 in tactical formation in order to conduct an integrated mis-

training.

“The integrated mission sortie, or IMS, is one of many deliberate efforts to operationalize the Air Mobility Command commander’s intent to communicate, navigate and maneuver at tempo in any area of responsibility,” said U.S. Air Force Lt. Col Andrew Baer, 6th Air Refueling Squadron operations officer and

the event detachment commander. “It combines advanced tanker maneuvers and tactics with autonomous distributed mission planning and decision making to provide participants high-end warfighting training in a relatively low-cost and controlled environment.”

Three KC-10 Extenders operated by the 6th and 9th Air

Refueling Squadrons from Travis, two KC-46A Pegasuses assigned to the 305th Air Mobility Wing, Joint Base McGuire-DixLakehurst, New Jersey, and two KC-46s from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, took to the skies over Northern California to demonstrate the combined ability to rapidly generate and project air

power while integrating the capabilities of both airframes.

“Events like the IMS provide an opportunity to expose our airmen to the next generation mobility tanker platform and further strengthen our ready and lethal air mobility force,” Baer said. “This training is an investment in the global air mobility

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Pilch/U.S. Air Force A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender takes off during an integrated mission sortie consisting of four KC-46As and three KC-10s at Travis Air Force Base, Feb. 8.

349 FSS take home multiple 2022 AFRC A1 Awards

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TRAVIS AIR FORCE

BASE — Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 349th Force Support Squadron recognized a few of their outstanding airmen over the February Unit Training Assembly at Travis Air Force Base, after they were recently awarded the 2022 Air Force Reserve Command Force Development Award.

In addition to the group award, Tech. Sgt. James Fotakis was named the 2022 Force Support Reserve Component Noncommissioned Officer of the Year.

Both awards are given based on superior achievement in the development of airmen who thoroughly understand the Air Force mission, organization and doctrine. The Force Development award recognizes

outstanding success in fostering critical thinking, encouraging exploration, and creative problem solving.

“Airmen want to maintain readiness and want to progress their careers,” said Senior Master Sgt. Heather Craig, chief of Education and Training for the 349th Air Mobility Wing. “We have a very high readiness percentage because we take an interest in every airman in the wing, whether they just returned from basic military training or have been with the wing for years.

Joining in being recognized, this senior noncommissioned officer from the 349th Force Support Squadron was also recognized for his efforts in helping airmen from the wing maintain their readiness and guiding them in their careers.

“I was surprised when I heard that I had been nominated,” Fotakis said. “I work with so many great people and I didn’t expect to be singled out for my work in Al Udeid.”

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An Exceptional Family Member Program family poses for a photo during a Valentine’s Day event at Travis Air Force Base, Feb. 10. The EFMP Special Needs Task Force hosted the annual Valentine’s Day event for EFMP families at the Military and Family Readiness Center. The Travis Special Needs Task Force is an advocacy group that coordinates special events, parent education workshops and fundraisers for activities.

A child participates in a Black History Month celebration at Travis Air Force Base, Feb. 9. In celebration of Black History Month, the African-American Heritage Association hosted a heritage walk/run carrying the U.S. flag and candles – symbolic for African-Americans. During slavery, candles were used to light the way for slaves to identify safe passage.

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While Travis routinely executes integrated mission sorties, these events have generally been conducted solely with 60th Air Mobility Wing-assigned KC-10s. The KC-46s will eventually replace the entire fleet of KC-10s, which have served the Air Force for more than four decades.

“This specific integrated mission sortie was planned and executed with that

transition in mind, preserving the validated tactics, techniques and procedures mastered in the KC-10, advancing capabilities in the KC-46 and ensuring aircrew and aircraft interoperability across the tanker enterprise,” said Lt. Col. Eli Persons, 9th Air Refueling Squadron commander.

The sortie aimed to further bolster collaboration between KC-10 and KC-46 professionals.

“For me, this event demonstrated two important things: one, that our KC-10 folks here at Travis Air Force Base are full throttle, max performing the aircraft and sprinting through the

finish line; and two, that the KC-46 is a very capable aircraft that absolutely advances the air mobility mission and will be a welcome addition to the Tra vis Air Force Base fleet,” Persons said. “I’m proud of our airmen, whether flying a KC-10 or KC-46, in the Mission Plan ning Cell or in any other mission gener ation or support role. Our team worked together to execute this complex mis sion with precision, professionalism and pride. Day in and day out, when the na tion calls, our airmen say ‘Let’s go!’ and this event was no different.”

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different DoD and civilian users with the shared benefit of boosting training for our squadron members and increasing operational familiarity with the C-5 as a mobility asset.”

The aircrew flew to Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton and partnered with Marines assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 to upload one UH-1Y Venom and one AH-1Z Viper helicopter. They transported both equipment and Marine personnel via C-5M to a live-fire exercise with the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, demonstrating their capability to rapidly deploy.

“This MSTT gives us a good opportunity to train because we have loadmaster students that can get hands on with cargo like helicopters,” said Tech Sgt.

Dominic Thibodeaux, 22nd Airlift Squadron loadmaster instructor. “By us getting this training, we are able to practice how we fight.”

The crew then flew to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, where they trained with the U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team West, loading and offloading one OTH-MKIV 26 and one SPC-LE 33 boat onto the C-5M.

Enlisted air ground liaison element airmen with the 621st Mobility Support Operation Squadron at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, advised the training and demonstrated proper restraint procedures.

“As a cargo aircraft, we get asked to pick up Army, Marine and Navy equipment. It’s good training for both sides to be able to see how everything comes together,” Thibodeaux said.

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“The original [MSTT] concept was to help alleviate the large backlog of C-5 loadmaster students,” Dawson said. “Since the program was initiated, we have overcome that backlog and boosted loadmaster qualification numbers by 300%. Now the focus has moved to increasing overall proficiency across all crew positions.”

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by the C-5 aircrew.

When Jan. 8 rolled around, the personnel started with breaking down seven pallets and simulating delivery to the end-user. They also performed an engine-running off-loading exercise, composed of a five-person team who drove several vehicles out of the aircraft’s forward fuselage. This type of training provided the aircrew the opportunity to sign off on their newly assigned checklist items and provided 25th Aerial Port Squadron personnel operational proficiency training used to operate in high-threat environments.

Master Sgt. Partick Ezelle, an air transportation ramp specialist with the 25th Aerial Port Squadron, indicated that without the resources Travis Air Force Base provided, training would look differently for airmen and their supervisors. There were airmen who had never been in an aircraft until that moment. They were left with a better understanding of their role.

“I think it’s great to have another unit help us out with training, especially since we don’t have as many resources now that we [currently don’t have aircraft],” Ezelle said. “Thanks to the assets from Travis, we received invaluable lessons that will help us to perform our job tasks more efficiently.”

To the 25th Aerial Port Squadron, this visit meant more than receiving resources to train. It was also valuable to observe a combination of skills, experience levels, ranks, lessons and techniques that they can implement in future exercises. It also aligned with the 25th Aerial Port Squadron’s core mission to develop, train and sustain, as well as the 908th Airlift Wing’s mission to develop and deliver multicapable airmen.

Overall, the training provided a real-world operational working environment and strengthened our relationship with another Air Force Reserve Command wing.