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April 23, 2025
McChord C-17s first in AMC to refuel with commercial KDC-10B tanker

In a historic first for Air Mobility Command, U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 62d Operations Support Squadron and 8th Airlift Squadron conducted a C-17 Globemaster III training flight to execute aerial refueling with a commercial KDC-10B on April 10, 2025. The mission leveraged a Pacific Air Forces
Dec. 23, 2024
8th AS Conducts JPADS Training

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 8th Airlift Squadron and Army Soldiers from the 2nd Ranger Battalion conducted Joint Precision Airdrop System training near Yakima, Washington, Dec. 12, 2024.During JPADS missions a self-guiding advanced cargo delivery parachute system is utilized to allow airdrop
Oct. 27, 2021
‘If It Has To Be Someone, Make It Me’; 8th AS commander details personal, squadron involvement in Operation Allies Refuge

“The first thing that went through my mind when I was notified was that my crews are uniquely prepared to prevail in this kind of environment,” said U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Kyle Stewart, 8th Airlift Squadron commander. He was describing his mindset prior to his unit participating in the Operation

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