Alpha Air Groups (AAG), Inc., is a multinational aviation, aerospace & defense solutions conglomerate made of the world’s leading Aerospace & Defense professionals committed to advancing the business for private Air-to-Air Refueling (AAR) commercially. AAG supports national defense, military training & readiness and the international (general) public markets.

Air Refueling Tanker Transport (ART2) is a St Louis Missouri (MO) limited liability company, incorporated 28 February 2011 at 911 Washington Ave, Suite 314 St Louis MO 63101. ART2 is a Minority, VOSB, SDVOSB, MBE with 8(a) Set-a-side eligibility. With it's parent firm (Alpha Air Group inc) and investors ART2 is committed to advancing the business of private Aerial Refueling globally

As the 618th Air and Space Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center) Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) Program Manager responsible for leading the organizations ongoing efforts that improve products, services, thru LEAN processes that deliver lethal warfighting capability. As the organizations (DoD) Certified CPI Black Belt(t), I facilitate, educate and train using CPI Tools and techniques, then certify personnel in the application of those tools. As the AOC’s certified Change Management (Prosci) practitioner I assist the organizations Senior Leaders to prepare, execute and manage its Change Management (CM) Plan using the ADKAR (Awareness, Desire, Knowledge, Ability and Reinforcement) model. I offer a structured approach that ensure individuals experiencing change move thru the Five ADKAR phases necessary to accept necessary changes to thrive in a new way of doing the organizations (Air Operations) business.

Department of Defense (DOD) focal point of Aeromedical Evacuation (AE) patient movements. Mission planning, Scheduling, Analyzing and evaluating AE patient movement operations. Subject Matter Expert to Air Mobility Commands Strategic, Tactical and Commercial Airlift assets. Coordinates with Global Patient Requirements Center, Theater Patient Movement Requirements Center and other Government and Commerical Agencies. Conducts cost Analysis for Commercial Air Ambulances (CAA) contract awards, ensuring timely, efficient and cost effective delivery of patience throughout the USNORTHCOM Area of responsibility

Founding President of the Lewis Lynch Tuskegee Airmen (LLTAI) at Scott AFB (IL) Chapter, created as a 501(c)3 to; 1. Honor the accomplishments of Mr. Lewis Lynch, 2. Preserve the Legacy of the Documented Original Tuskegee Airmen (DOTA) 3. Develop and Mentor the most highly diverse group of young people as humanly possible thru education in Math, Science and Aerospace.

Certified Flight Planning Specialist provides winded, optimized computer flight plan (CFP) support for Air Mobility Command (AMC) Strategic Airlift, Tanker Air Refueling (AR) and Aero medical Evacuation missions. DOD Strategic Route Expert; creates/maintains aeronautical route database used in Advanced Computer Flight Plan (ACFP) programming, directly supporting the largest Air Operations Center (AOC) in the world. Supports Flight Managers and AMC planners throughout the US, European and Pacific regions that provide ACFP’s to DOD Flight Crews globally.

Validates, allocates, and plans Air Mobility Commands (AMC) worldwide KC-10/KC-135 airlift and Air Refueling (AR) tanker fleet. Acts as AMC’s Major Command (MAJCOM) Validator for all AR request submitted to US Transportation Command (USTC) via the Air Refueling Management System (ARMS) for Combatant Command (COCOM) validation. Ensures effective and efficient use of AMC tankers by applying Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction (CJCSI) 4120.02B and Air Force Instruction (AFI) 11-221 to all AR tanker request. Reviews and recommends the most effective and efficient AR options so as for optimal use of AMC’s organic tanker fleet while meeting customers AR needs. 618 Air Operations Centers (AOC) Tanker Airlift Control Center (TACC) Tanker Allocator to the North East Tanker Task Force (NETTF), Incirlik Tanker Task Force (Incirlik TTF) and the Theater Security Package (TSP) Tanker Task Force at Guam. Task Tanker Task Forces (TTFs) with AR requirements in support of (ISO) AMC’s sustainment requirement to the Central Command (CENTCOM) Area of Responsibility (AOR). Follows Department of Defense (DOD), U.S. Air Force (USAF), USTC and AMC air transportation directives, policies and procedures to ensure successfully accomplish its mission. Plans AMC’s tanker missions by applying knowledge of aircraft performance, range, and fuel offload requirements. Identifies suitable (primary and alternate) airfields, by assessing runway length, load-bearing capacity, fuel availability and airfield aerodrome restrictions. Ensure mission success; by reviewing Airfield Suitability Reports (ASR), Notice to Airmen (NOTAMS), airfield survey and operating hours. Quality mission success is assured by applying Tier 1 Operational Risk Management (ORM) to every AMC tanker mission, by taking into account (local) aircrew alert times and ensuring planned missions do not exceed (Basic or Augmented) Crew Duty Day and Flight Duty Periods.

Flight engineers, sometimes called second officers, play almost as important a part in flying large aircraft as do pilots and copilots. Although they rarely take the controls to fly planes, flight engineers have many other responsibilities both on the ground and onboard aircraft. Before a flight, the flight engineer inspects the outside of the plane to make sure there are no fluid leaks and that tires are inflated properly. If any problems are found, the engineer calls in mechanics to repair the plane. Inside the aircraft, the flight engineer helps the pilot and copilot check the operation of more than a hundred instruments, including fuel gauges, oil pressure indicators, and switches to control wing flaps and landing gear. The flight engineer must also review the flight course and weather patterns to determine how much fuel should be loaded on the plane. If a plane is going to fly with a tailwind, it will need much less fuel than if it is going to be flying into a strong head wind. Once the plane is airborne, the engineer advises the pilot, or captain, of any problems. The engineer monitors the instruments and may make minor repairs, such as replacing fuses. The flight engineer also records fuel consumption during the flight and makes note of the performance of the engines. Flight Engineer did not actually fly the airplane; instead, the Flight Engineer had his own specialized control panel allowing him to monitor and control the various aircraft systems. The Flight Engineer is therefore an integrated member of the flight deck crew who works in close coordination with the two pilots during all phases of flight. The Flight Engineer position was usually placed on the main flight deck just aft of the pilot and copilot.