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50th ARS Airmen deploy to Al Udeid during the Holidays

Airmen from the 50th Air Refueling Squadron load a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Dec. 8, 2021. The 50 ARS Airmen deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar in support of U.S. Central Forces Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hiram Martinez)
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50th ARS boom operator recognized as best in AMC

U.S. Air Force MSgt. Michael Fulton, 50th Air Refueling Squadron superintendent, pauses for a photo in front of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft on the flight line Oct. 6, 2021, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. Fulton was recognized as Air Mobility Command’s 2021 Gen. Robert “Dutch” Huyser Outstanding Aircrew Member Award, Boom Operator category for sustained excellence in airmanship. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Hastings)
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50th ARS boom operator recognized as best in AMC

Airmen from the 50th Air Refueling Squadron (ARS) ‘Red Devils’ pose for a photograph under the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. The 50th ARS recently won the 2020 Senior Master Sgt. Albert Evans Award, recognizing them as the best air refueling section in the Air Force. (Courtesy photograph)
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50th ARS boom operator recognized as best in AMC

U.S. Air Force Col. Brian Backman, 379th Expeditionary Operations Group commander, awards Master Sgt. Michael Fulton, 50th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron chief boom operator, the Air Force Commendation Medal in recognition of heroism, Oct. 21, 2020, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. On Aug. 17, 2020, Fulton was working out at the base gym when he witnessed an individual collapse, face-down, losing consciousness. Due to his prior training as an emergency medical technician, Fulton rushed to the individual, provided medical care and stabilized the member until first responders could arrive. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Battles)
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50th ARS installs new communications system

Millard Bolden, employee with Northrup Grummins and defense contractor, connects a Roll-On Beyond-Line-Of-Sight Enhancement (ROBE) to the communication system on a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft in preparation for Exercise Mobility Guardian 2021, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, May 13, 2021. Exercise Mobility Guardian is Air Mobility Command’s largest annual training that brings together multiple units from across AMC. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Heather Fejerang)
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50th ARS installs new communications system

A Roll-On Beyond-Line-Of-Sight Enhancement (ROBE) is strapped down on a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, May 13, 2021. ROBE, developed by Northrop Grumman in 2003, is a certified communications system that provides a seamless and secure distribution of information to warfighters, local commanders and higher headquarters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Heather Fejerang)
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50th ARS installs new communications system

Millard Bolden, a Northrup Grummins and defense contractor employee, and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kylie Strawser, 50th Air Refueling Squadron (ARS) boom operator, secure a Roll-On Beyond-Line-Of-Sight Enhancement (ROBE) on a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, May 13, 2021. 50th ARS members secured the ROBE in preparation for Exercise Mobility Guardian, Air Mobility Command’s largest annual exercise in which two 50th ARS crews will participate in. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Heather Fejerang)
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50th ARS installs new communications system

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kylie Strawser, 50th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, secures a Roll-On Beyond-Line-Of-Sight Enhancement (ROBE) in place in preparation for Exercise Mobility Guardian 2021, on a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, May 13, 2021. ROBE, developed by Northrop Grumman in 2003, is a certified communications system that provides a seamless and secure distribution of information to warfighters, local commanders and higher headquarters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Heather Fejerang)
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50th ARS installs new communications system

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ashley Upton, 50th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, secures a Roll-On Beyond-Line-Of-Sight Enhancement (ROBE) in place on a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft in preparation for Exercise Mobility Guardian 2021 at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, May 13, 2021. ROBE, developed by Northrop Grumman in 2003, is a certified communications system that provides a seamless and secure distribution of information to warfighters, local commanders and higher headquarters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Heather Fejerang)
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50th ARS refuels F-22 Demo Team commander

U.S. Air Force Maj. Joshua “Cabo” Gunderson, F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team commander, prepares to receive fuel from a MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., KC-135 Stratotanker, April 17, 2021. Gunderson, a Tampa Native, refueled three times in-between performances for the SUN ‘n FUN airshow in Lakeland, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan C. Grossklag)
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50th ARS refuels F-22 Demo Team commander

U.S. Air Force Maj. Joshua “Cabo” Gunderson, F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team commander, prepares to receive fuel from a MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., KC-135 Stratotanker, April 17, 2021. Gunderson, a Tampa native, rendezvoused with the KC-135 assigned to the 50th Air Refueling Squadron in-between performances for the SUN ‘n FUN airshow in Lakeland, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan C. Grossklag)
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50th ARS refuels F-22 Demo Team commander

U.S. Air Force Maj. Joshua “Cabo” Gunderson, F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team commander, prepares to receive fuel from a MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., KC-135 Stratotanker, April 17, 2021. Gunderson, a Tampa native, rendezvoused with the KC-135 over Lakeland and Orlando, Fla., in-between performances for the SUN ‘n FUN airshow in Lakeland, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan C. Grossklag)
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50th EARS ‘Red Devils’ return from Southwest Asia deployment

TSgt. Joshua Foreman, a boom operator for the 50th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (EARS), embraces his wife at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Dec. 17, 2020. The 50th EARS mission was to provide effective air refueling in order to enable the U.S. Central Command and the U.S. Transportation Command’s objectives, while furthering agile combat employment and partner nation capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Hiram Martinez)
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50th EARS ‘Red Devils’ return from Southwest Asia deployment

A U.S. Air Force Captain from the 50th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (EARS) sees his daughter for the first time in four months at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Dec. 17, 2020. The 50th EARS mission was to provide effective air refueling in order to enable the U.S. Central Command and the U.S. Transportation Command’s objectives, while furthering agile combat employment and partner nation capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Hiram Martinez)
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50th EARS ‘Red Devils’ return from Southwest Asia deployment

Airmen from the 50th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (EARS) unload a KC-135 Stratotanker at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Dec. 17, 2020. The 50th EARS mission was to provide effective air refueling in order to enable the U.S. Central Command and the U.S. Transportation Command’s objectives, while furthering agile combat employment and partner nation capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Hiram Martinez)
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50th EARS ‘Red Devils’ return from Southwest Asia deployment

An Airman from the 50 Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (EARS) exits a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 50th Air Refueling Squadron at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Dec. 17, 2020. The 50th EARS mission was to provide effective air refueling in order to enable the U.S. Central Command and the U.S. Transportation Command’s objectives, while furthering agile combat employment and partner nation capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Hiram Martinez)
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50th EARS ‘Red Devils’ return from Southwest Asia deployment

Airmen from the 50th Air Refueling Squadron await the arrival of the 50th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (EARS) at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Dec. 17, 2020. The 50th EARS mission was to provide effective air refueling in order to enable the U.S. Central Command and the U.S. Transportation Command’s objectives, while furthering agile combat employment and partner nation capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Hiram Martinez)
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50th EARS ‘Red Devils’ return from Southwest Asia deployment

Airmen from the 6th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron marshal in a 50th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Dec. 17, 2020. The 50th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron mission was to provide effective air refueling in order to enable the U.S. Central Command and the U.S. Transportation Command’s objectives, while furthering agile combat employment and partner nation capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Hiram Martinez)
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50th EARS ‘Red Devils’ return from Southwest Asia deployment

Airmen from the 6th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron marshal in a 50th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Dec. 17, 2020. The 50th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron mission was to provide effective air refueling in order to enable the U.S. Central Command and the U.S. Transportation Command’s objectives, while furthering agile combat employment and partner nation capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Hiram Martinez)
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50th EARS member’s swift action saves life

U.S. Air Force Col. Brian Backman, 379th Expeditionary Operations Group commander, awards Master Sgt. Michael Fulton, 50th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron chief boom operator, the Air Force Commendation Medal in recognition of heroism, Oct. 21, 2020, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. On Aug. 17, 2020, Fulton was working out at the base gym when he witnessed an individual collapse, face-down, losing consciousness. Due to his prior training as an emergency medical technician, Fulton rushed to the individual, provided medical care and stabilized the member until first responders could arrive. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Battles)
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