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134th Air Refueling Wing
Video by Airman 1st Class Scott Batista Jr
May 4, 2026 | 1:42
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134th Air Refueling Wing Airmen learn communications skills in class at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard base, April 23, 2026. Pellissippi State Community College instructors teach multiple courses on base through a partnership with the Tennessee Air National Guard. This educational opportunity allows Airmen to complete their Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) certification while also utilizing federal tuition assistance and the Tennessee Strong Act, which aids TN ANG members through educational funding. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Brandon Keys and Airman 1st Class Scott Batista Jr.) More


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  • Tennessee Airmen volunteer at Alaskan Military Youth Academy

    Airmen from the 134th Air Refueling Wing's Force Support Squadron helped support the Alaska Military Youth Academy Dining Facility during a temporary duty assignment July 10-19.Members worked shifts preparing and serving food three times a day to cadets of the Military Youth Academy during their

  • Tennessee Airmen assist in Bermuda rescue of burn victims

    An aircrew with the 151st Air Refueling Squadron here, assisted the rescue of two critical burn victims about 500 miles southeast of Bermuda by conducting in-flight refueling to another Air Force aircraft June 21.  What was scheduled to be a local training mission for the Tennessee Airmen was

  • Paid time off increases for Knox County military employees

    Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett signed an amendment to the personnel ordinance July 29 increasing Knox County employees, who are also members of the National Guard or Reserve, paid time off from 20 days to 30 days.The ordinance took effect immediately and was approved in order to compensate military

  • 134th Public Health assist in testing mosquitos in Alaska

    Airmen from the 134th Medical Group Public Health helped with placing and capturing mosquitoes to be tested for various diseases while on temporary duty assignment July 10-19.Mosquitos are very prevalent in the area and are tested weekly during the summer months."We place mosquitos traps in six to

  • Safety NCO Achieves Top Graduate

    In early 2015, a civilian airline pilot was flying at about 26,000 feet enroute to Charlotte, NC. from Chattanooga TN. when he detected an odd odor.  As he was asking his first officer about it, the aircraft alarm panel displayed a lavatory smoke message and the flight attendant emergency call

  • June - National Safety Month

         The National Safety Council is promoting June as National Safety Month to help inform the population of ways to make the environment safer.According to the NSC, the goal for National Safety Month is to raise awareness of what it takes to stay "SafeForLife," and focus on reducing the leading

  • Airmen Ensure "Command and Control" in Tennessee Maneuvers 2016

    Airmen from the 119th Command and Control Squadron practiced their disaster response techniques utilizing the Joint Incident Site Communication Capability Terminal (JISCC) at the Tennessee Maneuvers exercise (TNMAN '16) in Memphis, June 20-23, 2016. The JISCC is a mobile command and control center

  • SMOKY MOUNTAIN AIR SHOW ATTRACTS THOUSANDS

    MCGHEE-TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, TN.--More than 200,000 spectators gathered at McGhee-Tyson Air National Guard Base to witness the Smoky Mountain Airshow, which was the first show in 16 years, here Apr. 16-17.     The show included approximately seven aerial acts and over 30 local vendors,

  • BLUE ANGELS FAT ALBERT AIRLINES - A WILD RIDE IN THE SKIES

         Local Airmen and Sailors from East Tennessee had the opportunity to experience a dynamic ride recently during the Smoky Mountain Air Show when they flew with the United States Navy Blue Angels on the Fat Albert C-130 aircraft.  The C-130 Hercules aircraft affectionately known as "Fat Albert",

  • Airmen facilitate 'command and control' at Smoky Mountain Air Show

    Airmen from the 119th Command and Control Squadron provided essential communication for the security team at the Smoky Mountain Air Show here April 16-17.The 119th CACS used their mobile command and control center called the Joint Incident Site Communication Capability Terminal (JISCC), which is a