A C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Lewis-McChord lands at Andersen Air Force Base, Nov. 9, 2021. This was the first time a C-17 has landed during austere airfield training at Andersen's North-West Field.
For more than 60 years, the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker has
equipped the United States Air Force with aerial refueling capabilities. Although it started in 1954 with
the purchase of a mere 29 aircraft, the U.S. Air Force now has nearly 400 KC-135 aircraft that fly
missions across the globe.
Multinational students and U.S. Air Force instructors came together from around the globe to learn and expand on allied air forces capabilities throughout the region during an Aircraft Maintenance Officer Course Event that took place Aug. 2-20, 2021 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.
