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Retired Chief Master Sgt. Bobby McCasland, bottom right, a former crew chief, talks with crewmembers of the C-135 Stratolifter, tail number 55-3126, that was used to transport dignitaries under the command of then-Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Curtis E. LeMay from 1957-1965. McCasland, who was part of the crew that delivered the Air Force’s first KC-135 Stratotanker in June 1957, attended the KC-135’s 60th anniversary at McConnell Air Force Base, Aug. 31, 2016. (Courtesy photo) Retired crew chief reminisces about 60 years of KC-135 airpower
On June 28, 1957, the Air Force received its first KC-135 Stratotankers.Retired Chief Master Sgt. Bobby McCasland, a former crew chief, was part of the crew that picked up the first aircraft, tail number 55-3127, from Larson Air Force Base, Washington, and delivered it to the 93rd Air Refueling Squadron at Castle AFB, California.Most of McCasland’s
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Senior Airman Tomorian Montgomery, a KC-135 Stratotanker crew chief with the 6th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, pauses for a photo at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., June 30, 2016. Montgomery’s grandfather, John Gilbert, was also a KC-135 crew chief during Vietnam. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mariette Adams) Crew chief continues grandfather’s legacy
For more than 50 years, generations of Airmen have put their blood, sweat, and tears in the KC-135 Stratotanker. For Senior Airman Tomorian Montgomery, the legacy and tradition of working on this aircraft is in his blood. In October of 1963, John Gilbert, Montgomery's grandfather, enlisted into the Air Force as a KC-135 crew chief. “We flew a
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