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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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  • Don't Gamble with Safety: Resilience

    Super Bowl XLV is today! Super Bowl I was played between Vince Lombardi's NFL champion Green Bay Packers and Hank Stram's AFL champion Kansas City Chiefs. The Packers  were NFL champions for the fourth time in the past five years. They were considered a dynasty since Lombardi had become the coach in

  • ANG TEC Welcomes New Commander

    The I.G. Brown Air National Guard Training and Education Center welcomed a new commander in a formal military change of command ceremony here, Jan. 14."Sir, I assume command," said Col. Bradley N. McRee, the deputy commander of the 245th Civil Engineering Flight of the North Carolina Air National

  • Fire Chief Hangs Up Helmet After 42 Years

    The 134th Civil Engineering Squadron recognized the retirement of Base Fire Chief, Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth M. Smith, in a retirement ceremony held here on January 8, 2011.Chief Smith was a member of the 134th Air Refueling Wing for more than 42 years. He began his career in 1968 and officially

  • Hometown Heroes Honored at McGhee Tyson

    The 134th Air Refueling Wing held a Hometown Heroes Salute ceremony on January 9 to recognize members of the Wing who have served in the Global War on Terrorism between September 11, 2001 and December 31, 2008, and their families who have supported them.Airmen were presented with letters of

  • Blount Mourns Maj. Gen. Fred Forster

     As news of his death Thursday night moved through Blount County by word of mouth and cyberspace well into Friday, retired Maj. Gen. Frederick Harwood "Fred" Forster was remembered not just for his service to country, but to his God, his family and his community."Fred was one of the finest men I

  • Medical Group First to Recieve Decontamination Training

         On October 20th -21st, members of the 134th,119th, and TEC conducted training on the Air National Guard's new In-Place Patient Decontamination (IPPD) Kit . The IPPD team consists of personal that will be called upon to provide support during real world accidents or terrorists attacks providing

  • Fire Department Loses an Old Friend

         On October 29th, 2010 134th ARW Fire Emergency Services Flight firefighters loaded its largest fire truck into a C-5 Galaxy to be delivered to the 101st ARW Bangor, Maine. The OSHKOSH P-15 first came to McGhee Tyson in 1991 and it is believed to be one of the last ones ever manufactured. It was

  • Golfing for a Cure

    The McGhee Tyson ANGB Golf League recently raised and donated $775 for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Working in concert with Lambert Acres Golf Club Manager Nick Berrong, who had donated a free round of golf to the cause, golf league members held a "closest to the pin" competition.

  • Journey to new life: Blount family adopts siblings from Kazakhstan

    Kristina and Britt will be spending their Fourth of July with their new "semya." That's Russian for family. Kristina is 8, her brother, Britt, is 4, and it is hard to fathom the change these two youngsters have witnessed in the past month. Until mid-June they lived at an orphanage in

  • 119th CACS Celebrates 60th Anniversary

         The 119th Command and Control Squadron celebrated its 60th anniversary of service to the United States on August 7. With five members of the squadron present who were present when the unit stood up in 1950, Col. David Evans, commander of the 119 CACS recognized those who have served in the unit