151st ARW aircrew performs first aeromedical evacuation mission

A specialized medical K-Loader prepares to offload patients who have been recently flown in a Utah Air National Guard KC-135 from Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan to Ramstein AB, Germany. Once medical ground crews offload the patients, they will be transported to the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center for further medical treatment. U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Dan Boyack. (Unclassified)

151st Operations Group Ability to Survive and Operate (ASTO) training exercise

2nd Lt. Jason R Holbrook, 151st Operations Group, removes his chemical covering before moving to a decontamination point during an Ability to Survive and Operate (ATSO) training exercise October 3. The exercise provided an opportunity for aircrew and support personnel to train in a simulated chemical environment. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael D. Evans.

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A Utah Air National Guard KC-135 tanker refuels a NATO E-3 Sentry AWACS above northern Germany July 29 during an air refueling training mission. The Utah Air National Guard is deployed for a two-week rotation to Geilenkirchen Air Base in Germany to support the NATO AWACS missions. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lillian Chatwin.

151 ARW/CC says farwell to last KC-135E

Col. Kelvin Findlay, 151st Air Refueling Wing commander, sits in the cockpit of Utah Air National Guard?s last KC-135 ?E? model on May 21. The last remaining KC-135E assigned to the wing flew to its final resting place at Hill Air Force Base where it was officially accepted into the Hill Aerospace Museum for public display. USAF photo by Staff Sgt. Emily Monson (RELEASED)

A F-86 is airlifted by a Nevada National Guard CH-47 from Battle Mountain Airport, Nev. to Wendover Airfield, Utah on Nov. 5.

A CH-47 "Chinook" helicopter, operated by the 1/189th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard airlifts a Korean War-era F-86 L "Sabre" into the Wendover Airport in Utah on Nov. 5. The F-86 was being transported from the Battle Mountain Airport, located in Nevada to its new home at the historic Wendover Airfield Museum. The plane will be refurbished and used as a static display that will be open to the general public. Historic Wendover Airfield Foundation board member Jim Peterson said that the plane will be painted up with markings from the 191st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, Utah Air National Guard which operated the F-86 L from 1958-1961. Peterson is hopeful that the plane will attact the general public to see the airfield and museum, which the Army Air Corps operated as a training base for heavy bomber aircraft during WWII. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Burke Baker

Touchdown

A KC-135R Stratotanker touches down at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, July 1, after returning from a refueling mission over the skies of Afghanistan. Manas AB is the premier air mobility hub supporting Coalition military operations in Afghanistan. The wing's mission includes aerial refueling, strategic airlift operations, combat airlift and airdrop, as well as aeromedical evacuation support when needed. Coalition aircraft supporting the mission include U.S. KC-135s, Spanish C-130s, and French C-135FRs. (photo by Maj. Damien Pickart, 376th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs)