The United States Army Airborne School, widely known as "Jump School", conducts the basic paratrooper (military parachutist) training for the United States armed forces. It is operated by the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 507th Infantry, United States Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia. The Airborne School conducts the Basic Airborne Course, which is open to troops of both genders from all branches of the United States Department of Defense and allied military personnel. The purpose of the Basic Airborne Course is to qualify the student in the use of the parachute as a means of combat deployment and to develop leadership, self-confidence, and an aggressive spirit through mental and physical conditioning.

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Peterson AFB in Colorado was developed as a World War II air support base for Camp Carson. The facility conducted Army Air Forces training and supported Cold War air defense centers at the nearby Ent Air Force Base. The base was the location of the Air Force Space Command headquarters from 1987 to December 20th, 2019 and has had NORAD/NORTHCOM command center operations since the 2006 Cheyenne Mountain Realignment placed the nearby Cheyenne Mountain Complex centers on standby. With the creation of the U.S Space Force, Peterson AFB and other Air Force installations that do primarily space work, are planned to be renamed to Space Force bases; effectively becoming Peterson Space Force Base.

The C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built originally by Lockheed, now Lockheed Martin. Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medical evacuation, and cargo transport aircraft. The versatile airframe has found uses in a variety of other roles, including as a gunship (AC-130), for airborne assault, search and rescue, scientific research support, weather reconnaissance, aerial refueling, maritime patrol, and aerial firefighting. It is now the main tactical airlifter for many military forces worldwide. Over 40 models and variants of the Hercules serve with more than 60 nations.

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The 305th Maintenance Squadron is part of the 305th Air Mobility Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. Currently enable the KC-10 Extender and C-17 Globemaster III, supporting rapid global mobility. Though the KC-10 has been a loyal staple to the mission, the current plan is to phase in the KC-46 and to fade out the KC-10 from the fleet. With fuel and cargo in flight, the Cobra strike extends across the planet while maintaining base operations just between the two great cities of liberty; modern NYC and historic Philadelphia. 

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The 621st AMOS provides versatile mobility Airmen to execute theater operational command & control in support of the global mobility mission, contributing to operational level-of-war planning and execution of theater airlift, air refueling, and aeromedical evacuation missions. The squadron accomplishes this role by augmenting existing Air Mobility Divisions or Air and Space Operations Centers within the theater. While performing AMD duties, AMOS personnel synchronize scheduling of all theater-owned aircraft and aircrew to meet the theater commanders’ mobility objectives.

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The 728th Air Mobility Squadron (728 AMS) based at Incirlik AB, Turkey is part of the 521st Air Mobility Operations Group (521 AMOG) at Naval Station Rota, Spain and 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing (521 AMOW) at Ramstein AB, Germany. The 7-2-8 supports en route AMC aircraft (C-5's, C-17's, and contract airlift such as Boeing 747's) by servicing, maintaining, and loading cargo for worldwide mobility missions, providing Joint Force velocity in directly supporting five combatant commands and multiple named operations. Incirlik AB is just outside the city of Adana, Turkey with a motto of: “Strength Through Wisdom” and battle cry of: “7-2-8… DAMN STRAIGHT!”

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The 728th Air Mobility Squadron (728 AMS) based at Incirlik AB, Turkey is part of the 521st Air Mobility Operations Group (521 AMOG) at Naval Station Rota, Spain and 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing (521 AMOW) at Ramstein AB, Germany. The 7-2-8 supports en route AMC aircraft (C-5's, C-17's, and contract airlift such as Boeing 747's) by servicing, maintaining, and loading cargo for worldwide mobility missions, providing Joint Force velocity in directly supporting five combatant commands and multiple named operations. Incirlik AB is just outside the city of Adana, Turkey with a motto of: “Strength Through Wisdom” and battle cry of: “7-2-8… DAMN STRAIGHT!”

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The USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) is the third United States Navy "Nimitz class" Supercarrier and is named after Carl Vinson, a Congressman from Georgia, in recognition of his contributions to the US Navy. The ship was launched in 1980, undertook its maiden voyage in 1983, and underwent Refueling and Overhaul between 2005 and 2009. Carl Vinson's call sign is "Gold Eagle". Besides deployments in Operation Desert Strike, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Southern Watch, and Operation Enduring Freedom, the Carl Vinson was involved in a number of notable events. The body of Osama bin Laden was disposed of in 2011 from the deck of the USS Carl Vinson, and that same year, on Veterans Day, it played host to the first NCAA basketball game on an aircraft carrier.

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The Air Force’s official air demonstration team, designated the 3600th USAF Air Demonstration Unit/Flight, was activated on May 25, 1953. The unit adopted the name “Thunderbirds" influenced in part by the strong Native American culture and folklore from the southwestern United States where Luke Air Force Base is located. Three months later the name “Thunderbirds" was added to the unit designation. Thank you Thunderbirds for being an outstanding example of America's strength through air power! 

To see the USAF Thunderbirds "Ambassadors in Blue" artwork click HERE.

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The Air Force’s official air demonstration team, designated the 3600th USAF Air Demonstration Unit/Flight, was activated on May 25, 1953. The unit adopted the name “Thunderbirds" influenced in part by the strong Native American culture and folklore from the southwestern United States where Luke Air Force Base is located. Three months later the name “Thunderbirds" was added to the unit designation. Thank you Thunderbirds for being an outstanding example of America's strength through air power! 

To see the USAF Thunderbirds “Las Vegas” artwork click HERE.

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So you're flying at 410 MPH and 20,000 ft and you get a low fuel light...unfortunately you can't just pull over to the nearest gas station. But, wait! If only someone invented a flying gas station, I mean, it would be a nightmare from an engineering standpoint. Even worse, the pilots would have to be insane to make two aircraft, hurtling through clouds, touch each other long enough to pass explosive jet fuel between their gas tanks. A more important question would be; who in the world would operate the gas pump? They would have to fly some sort of gas-nozzle-flying-contraption while facing backwards to make this impossible feat happen. Ladies and gentleman this act happens everyday and has been perfected by the US Military and those fearless, flying gas stations are primarily the US Air Force KC-135 and KC-10 tankers. The "Boom Operators" actually hand fly the boom connecting the two aircraft to get rid of your pesky low fuel light.  A grateful nation thanks you for all you do to Keep our aircraft flying! 

In the USAF the position of "Boom Operator" is a position held by an enlisted aviator, (rank Airman Basic through Chief Master Sergeant) who is responsible for safely and effectively refueling other aircraft while in flight. The official Air Force title for boom operators is "In-Flight Refueling Technician".

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The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper (formerly named Predator B) is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capable of remote controlled or autonomous flight operations, developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) primarily for the United States Air Force. UAVs are also referred to as "drones". The MQ-9 and other UAVs are referred to as Remotely Piloted Vehicles/Aircraft (RPV/RPA) by the U.S. Air Force to indicate their human ground controllers. The MQ-9 is the first hunter-killer UAV designed for long-endurance, high-altitude surveillance.

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The USAF Mobility Operations School (MOS) prepares the Airmen that get America to the fight. Using both resident and on-line instructional media, the USAF MOS offers 78 courses that prepare graduates to perform their mission by educating, training, and exercising Department of Defense personnel for worldwide expeditionary and mobility operations. Courses cover topics in logistic readiness, deployment, maintenance, air transportation, aircrew resource management, air mobility operations, contingency response, and command and control from both global and theater perspectives.

The MOS also offers the Director of Mobility Forces Course and the Advanced Study of Air Mobility (ASAM) Intermediate Developmental Education graduate degree program. The MOS graduates more than 13,000 students annually, Airman through Flag Officer, representing active duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian personnel.

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