Photo by Master Sgt. Patrick Evenson | 139th Airlift Wing | 05.16.2023
U.S. Air Force Capt. Fernando Gomez-Torro, Capt. Anthony Morshed and Capt. Christopher Elliot, air crew for a C-17 Globemaster III, assigned to the 517th Airlift Squadron, walk to their aircraft for a training sortie, while attending the Advanced Tactics Aircrew Course at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., May 16, 2023. Since 1983 the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center, based in St. Joseph, Mo. has......
Photo by Master Sgt. Patrick Evenson | 139th Airlift Wing | 05.16.2023
U.S. Air Force Capt. Christopher Elliot, Capt. Anthony Morshed and Capt. Fernando Gomez-Torro, air crew for a C-17 Globemaster III, assigned to the 517th Airlift Squadron, walk to their aircraft for a training sortie, while attending the Advanced Tactics Aircrew Course at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., May 16, 2023. Since 1983 the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center, based in St. Joseph, Mo. has......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Mario Calabro | Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson | 11.15.2021
U.S. Air Force TSgt Valerie Stephens, a C-17 evaluator and loadmaster assigned to the 517th Airlift Squadron, talks about the virtual-reality training equipment at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 18, 2021. The use of VR headsets in a training environment gives Airmen the opportunity to work with exact virtual replicas of aircraft and replace flight hours. Ultimately,this new......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Mario Calabro | Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson | 11.15.2021
U.S. Air Force Capt. Tim Necarsulmer, C-17 co-pilot assigned to the 517th Airlift Squadron, tests out the upcoming virtual-reality training headset at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 18, 2021. The use of VR headsets in a training environment gives Airmen the opportunity to work with exact virtual replicas of aircraft and substitute real flight hours. Ultimately this new equipment......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Mario Calabro | Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson | 11.15.2021
Virtual-reality training equipment waits for its next user as part of the 517th Airlift Squadron’s training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 18, 2021. The use of VR headsets in a training environment gives Airmen the opportunity to work with exact virtual replicas of aircraft and replace flight hours. Ultimately, this new equipment saves fuel and provides consistent training......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Mario Calabro | Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson | 11.15.2021
U.S. Air Force Capt. Tim Necarsulmer, a C-17 co-pilot assigned to the 517th Airlift Squadron, tests out the upcoming virtual-reality training headset at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 18, 2021. The use of VR headsets in a training environment gives Airmen the opportunity to work with exact virtual replicas of aircraft and substitute real flight hours. Ultimately, this new......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Mario Calabro | Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson | 11.15.2021
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andre Buckman, left, Capt. Matthew Spretnjak, Tech. Sgt. Valerie Stephens, and Master Sgt. Kyle Anderson, 517th Airlift Squadron members responsible for implementing the new virtual-reality training equipment for their squadron, pause for a photo at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 18, 2021. The use of VR headsets in a training environment gives Airmen......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Samuel Colvin | Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson | 05.15.2020
Participating in a concept known as Total Force Integration, U.S. Air Force and Alaska Air National Guard units stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson worked together to perform flyovers for several communities throughout Alaska, May 12, 13 and 15. The flyovers, allowed as part of approved training missions, are part of the Air Force Salutes initiative designed to show appreciation to......
