The top enlisted man in the Air Force took a turn loading one of the guns on an Air Force Special Operations Command AC-130H gunship during an orientation flight out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., last week. CMSAF Rodney McKinley called the three days he spent with special operators an “amazing” learning experience. During an enlisted call, McKinley found the airmen highly interested in this summer’s rollout of a new enlisted performance report system that he said would require less time and be “easier to accomplish.”
KC-46’s Refueling Boom Damaged While Refueling F-22s
July 8, 2025
A U.S. Air Force KC-46 tanker suffered damage to its boom while refueling F-22 Raptors off the coast of Virginia on July 8, Air & Space Forces Magazine has confirmed, with reported radio communication from the crew indicating the boom “detached.”