Falcon Defender 24
134th Air Refueling Wing
Video by Tech. Sgt. Cassandra Johnson
June 14, 2024 | 2:16
134th Security Forces Airmen train alongside their Bulgarian counterparts during during an alarm response class during Falcon Defender 24, Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, June 11, 2024. Alarm response focused on securing a buildings and communication between on the scene defenders and BDOC personnel. Tennessee and Bulgaria are partners under the State Partnership Program, which fosters military to military interoperability in support of defense security goals nad encourages people-to-people ties to facilitate cultural understanding. More


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  • Volunteer Airmen conduct training in Hawaii

    Over 80 Volunteer Airmen from the 134th Air Refueling Wing and 241st Engineering Installation Squadron traveled to Hawaii for an annual deployment for training here June 24-July 7.

  • Chaplains host training for Volunteer Airmen in Hawaii

    Chaplains from the 134th Air Refueling Wing hosted leadership training for Volunteer Airmen during their deployment for training here, July 5.The training was inspired by the book, The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace, by Dr. Gary Chapman and went over different techniques to make the

  • Tennessee Airman visits grave of World War II relative in Hawaii

    In the bright morning sunlight, a young Airman carefully trims blades of grass around a slab of polished stone. The stone marks the grave of a United States Marine who died February 22, 1944. Airman Haley Howard, a Personnel Apprentice with the 134th Air Refueling Wing, has come to honor her great

  • 134th Medical Group Airmen explore "the Last Frontier"

    When Airmen go on their annual deployment, the focus is on training. But, what do Airmen do during their off-duty hours?Airmen from the 134th Air Refueling Wing Medical Group conducted their annual deployment for training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson where they trained along-side active duty

  • Air National Guardsmen participate in exercise Saber Guardian 19

    First conducted in Romania in 2013, Saber Guardian was an annual exercise rotating between Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine until 2017 when it became biannual. Two major objectives have stayed consistent through each iteration: increasing interoperability among participating nation militaries and

  • Tennessee Guardsmen deliver fuels equipment for Saber Guardian 19

    Tennessee Guardsmen assigned to the 134th Air Refueling Wing, McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, transported a fuel additive injection cart to Burgas, Bulgaria, June 9, 2019 in support of exercise Saber Guardian 19.The cart is used to mix three separate fuel additives into the jet fuel; Fuel

  • Bulgarian media invited for KC-135 orientation flight

    Bulgarian media representatives from Military TV Channel, Free Europe Bulgaria, Capital Weekly, Nova TV, bTV and Bulgaria National Television participated in two media orientation flights during air refueling missions. The participants flew aboard a KC-135R Stratotanker refueling aircraft, assigned