Air Force officials activated Air Force Reserve Command’s 730th Air Mobility Training Squadron at Altus AFB, Okla. The unit, which stood up on June 13, will train Active Duty, Air National Guard, Reserve, and foreign aircrews to fly C-17 transports and KC-135 tankers. It falls under AFRC’s 452nd Air Mobility Wing, which is headquartered at March ARB, Calif. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) said the squadron’s activation remedies the fact that Altus’ 97th Flight Training Wing was the only wing within 19th Air Force that did not have an associated Reserve unit, reported The Oklahoman June 14. Inhofe added that the new squadron improves chances that the base would host KC-46A tankers, which are slated to replace KC-135s in the coming years. The 730th AMTS traces its history back to 1943. (Includes Altus release)
The U.S. continued to move a significant amount of airpower toward the Middle East in recent days as talks to forge a nuclear deal with Iran hung in the balance. Flight tracking data indicate there was unusually heavy movement of dozens of fighter jets and other assets that might be…
