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  • Spring is on its way!

    This spring the Air Force Safety Center introduces the #DAFRider video series giving riders another avenue to acquire skills, learn standards and build the rider mentality. The series is intended to help motorcycle riders with lessons learned and illicit ideas on riding topics to highlight

  • Combat communications vital to ABS, Lead Wing success

    The 35th Combat Communications Squadron from Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, partnered with the 23rd Wing to provide rapid communications support for exercise Ready Tiger from Feb. 28 through March 4 at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia.

  • Jolly Green II brings ACC’s CSAR mission into the future

    Air Combat Command’s newest Combat Search and Rescue helicopter, the HH-60W Jolly Green II, will be fully operational in fall of 2021 to replace its predecessor, the HH-60G Pave Hawk, to better serve the personnel recovery mission in the future fight.

  • Compass Call deploys to Kuwait to support USCENTCOM AOR

    The rapid deployment of the EC-130s into the USCENTCOM area of responsibility exhibits the U.S.’s ability to incorporate additional combat capability at any time, deterring regional aggressors through the electronic warfare prowess.

  • AFCENT strengthens partnerships during Joint Air Defense Exercise

    Service members from Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central), U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. Army Central Command, coalition partners, and regional partner nations conducted Joint Air Defense Exercise 22-01, a theater-wide large-scale integrated air and missile defense exercise, Feb. 14-18,

  • 386th Medical Group: Helping service members thrive

    To remain healthy and fit to fight, the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group offers a variety of mental health services, including assessments, therapy and counseling for service members on base. The four-member mental health team consists of a clinical psychologist, a licensed clinical social worker,

  • “Repetition, diligence, focus,” Al Udeid improves readiness posture

    For four days, Feb. 14-17, and with the participation of coalition partners from the Royal Air Force and Qatar Emiri Air Force, personnel assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing transformed the modern-day saying “stay ready so you don’t have to get ready,” from a concept to reality during Grand

  • ACC hosts consortium to shape future of cyber training

    Air Combat Command hosted a three-day cyber training consortium with senior leaders from across the Department of the Air Force to identify and propose solutions to shortfalls in its cyber training, Feb. 15-17, 2022. ACC has taken the lead on building cross-agency partnerships within the cyber

  • ACC continues progress toward Zero Trust solutions with DISA partnership

    As command with lead cyber responsibilities for the Department of the Air Force, Air Combat Command is spearheading two pathfinder programs that will work alongside the Thunderdome Zero Trust prototype program, recently funded by the agency. This partnership effort to learn best practices and ensure

  • Combat Air Forces wings transform for future fight

    ACC is evolving its organizational structures, warfighting concept of operations, force presentation and generation models, and how it prepares its Airmen to ensure they are ready for a battlespace that is vastly different than what they have experienced over the past two decades.

  • RAAF participates in Exercise Lightning Spear 2021

    New F-35As from the Royal Australian Air Force’s No 77 Squadron participated in Exercise Lightning Spear 2021, a live-missile firing event supported by the 53rd Wing and Eglin Air Force Base.

  • More than just US; Tyndall supports international training missions

    The 308th Fighter Squadron traveled to Tyndall to finish six student pilots’ basic course training on the F-35A Lightning II as well as continue training programs for transitional students and instructor pilots. The 308th FS training organization is unique as it caters to both domestic and foreign

  • ACC Commander’s Group turns 30

    Air Combat Command is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. The command was created through the merger of Tactical Air Command and Strategic Air Command. Retired Gen. John M. Loh, ACC’s first commander, recognized it would take a monumental change in culture to get this new command off the

  • Team AUAB trains with QEAF fighters

    When someone thinks of firefighters, the first thing that comes to mind is a depiction of them saving kittens from a tree, Dalmatians, or riding in the iconic fire truck. United States Air Force firefighters, specifically the ones at Al Udeid Air Base, take on a lot more than one would think.

  • The 95th FS; part of Tyndall's proud fighter heritage

    The 95th Fighter Squadron, the “Boneheads,” celebrated 80 years of proud heritage Feb. 9, 2022. Originally known as the 95th Pursuit Squadron, the unit was established Jan. 13, 1942, flying the P-38 Lightning aircraft. The unit joined the Checkertails at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Sept. 1,

  • 1st Fighter Wing deploys to United Arab Emirates

    A contingent of 27th Fighter Squadron F-22 Raptors, and Airmen assigned to the 1st Fighter Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, recently deployed to Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates.

  • Multi-capable F-16 maintainers refuel multiple aircraft

    332d Air Expeditionary Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft maintainers recently epitomized the Multi-Capable Airman concept by refueling a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during a hot-pit exercise in Southwest Asia, Feb. 5, 2022. These Airmen employed their new skills to hot-pit refuel a 384th

  • Georgia Air National Guard officially retires first of 16 JSTARS aircraft

    The Georgia Air National Guard’s 116th Air Control Wing, in cooperation with the 461st Air Control Wing, officially retired the first E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft here on Thursday. Aircraft serial number 92-3289, the first E-8C to arrive at Robins Air Force Base in

  • Intel provides Airmen the ‘why’

    The 23rd Wing implemented current intelligence briefs to multiple professional development seminars with the first one at Airman Leadership School, Jan. 31, 2022.

  • U-2 pilot assists civilian aircraft in distress call

    A U-2 Dragon Lady pilot assisted a civilian pilot in distress, Feb. 8, 2022, near Lake Berryessa. At approximately 9 a.m., a civilian aircraft suffered engine failure over Lake Berryessa. The civilian pilot received radio assistance from Maj. Heatherman, 99th Reconnaissance Squadron (RS) U-2 pilot.

  • A safe landing

    The 4th Operations Support Squadron Radar Approach Control (RAPCON) Airmen from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, ensured a safe landing for a civilian aviator, Ross Rivkin, at Duplin County Airport in Kenansville, North Carolina, ultimately saving his life on Dec. 17, 2021.

  • PSAB Physical Therapy team keeps Airmen fit to fight

    From bad backs to rolled ankles, injuries to service members inhibit the sustained combat operations here at Prince Sultan Air Base. By providing preventative and rehab care to service members deployed to the base, the PSAB physical therapy team is on the front lines in the battle against

  • Legion Pod reaches IOC

    The Air Force reached initial operating capability on its latest infrared search and track pod integrated on the F-15C Eagle, Jan. 21, 2022. The IRST pod, known as the Legion Pod, is a sensor that uses the infrared spectrum to help pilots to track and engage enemy aircraft in environments, where

  • 20th FW begins Airman immersion initiative

    Airmen from across the 20th Fighter Wing took part in a tour of various Air Force careers at Shaw Air Force base on Jan. 28, as a part of an initiative to strengthen pride and ownership in the Weasel mission.

  • ACC's Agile Combat Employment just got more AGILE

    Air Combat Command has made significant progress on a number of Agile Combat Employment initiatives, including the creation of an agile battle lab. As the command continues to anticipate changes and adapt to ACE concepts, innovation and integration has never been more important Air Combat Command

  • MQ-9A ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REPORT RELEASED

    An Air Combat Command abbreviated accident investigation board completed its examination of an MQ-9A that crashed on October 28, 2020, inan undisclosed location in Afghanistan after an oil leak caused engine failure.

  • Search and Rescue: taking survival skillsets to new heights

    U.S. Air Force members from the 563rd Rescue Group forward deployed to Camp Navajo, Arizona, from Jan. 24-28, 2022, to complete cold weather survival training while implementing agile combat employment by operating and flying out of a contingency location at a higher elevation of about 7,100 feet.

  • Weather Wing provides solution to Guardians

    Airmen from the 2d Combat Weather Systems Squadron traveled to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, Jan. 17 – 21 to install a Portable Doppler Radar or PDR weather system to assist Guardians with space launch operations. The PDR was installed to prevent a gap in environmental data coverage

  • Young F-35A maintainers benefitting from Red Flag experience

    Maintainers from the 421st Fighter Generation Squadron and the 419th FW's 466th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron are currently deployed to Red Flag, the Air Force’s premier combat exercise. They are generating multiple F-35A sorties twice a day to support the exercise’s large, complex scenarios. For

  • 41 RGS begins first HH-60W phase inspection

    The 41st Rescue Generation Squadron began the first-ever phase inspection of an HH-60W Jolly Green II rescue helicopter Jan. 6, 2022. The roughly 42-day inspection will serve as preventative maintenance and reveal how well the Whiskey has stood up to its first 720 flight hours.

  • Moody’s AFREP enhances ACC combat capability

    Members of Moody’s Air Force Repair and Enhancement Program have been repairing seven gull fuel testers since October of last year. A gull fuel tester is a fuel systems appliance that analyzes the wiring within an aircraft for the fuel capacity and resistance, which mainly affects the indication

  • COMACC gets in-depth look at “Installation of the Future"

    Gen. Mark D. Kelly, commander of Air Combat Command, visited 325th Fighter Wing units at Tyndall and Eglin Air Force Bases, Jan. 24-25.During the visit, Team Tyndall displayed Installation of the Future initiatives while showcasing the resiliency of Team Tyndall during the rebuild and pandemic.

  • 700 ASUS brings back-up cloud to AOCs

    The 700th Air Support Squadron here is standing up an Air Force-owned and managed data back-up cloud service to support all of the service’s Air Operations Centers worldwide.Having a self-sustaining, AF-owned data back-up cloud is essential to the future fight, especially as cyber becomes

  • Red Flag-Nellis 22-1 kicks off with allied forces

    Nearly 100 aircraft and 3,000 personnel have arrived at Nellis Air Force Base to participate in the first Red Flag exercise of 2022. Aimed at providing realistic training and increasing combat effectiveness, the exercise will run from Jan. 24 to Feb. 11.

  • 55th Wing receives Lead Wing designation

    The 55th Wing is one of five Air Combat Command wings designated as a Lead Wing as Combat Air Forces transition to the Air Force Generation model. The goal of the Lead Wing is to increase a wing commander’s ability and speed in planning, synchronizing and executing operations in a contested

  • 388th Fighter Wing heads to Red Flag 22-1 as lead wing with F-35A

    Starting this week, the 388th Fighter Wing is serving as the lead wing at Red Flag, the Air Force’s premier combat exercise, which takes place at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, several times throughout the year. The 421st Fighter Squadron and 421st Fighter Generation Squadron, alongside Reservists

  • Rescue Group Airmen help save hiker in Chiricahua National Monument

    A joint rescue mission with the 563rd Rescue Group, the Arizona Cochise County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Team and the Arizona Department of Public Safety saved an unconscious and severely hypothermic 67-year-old hiker at the Chiricahua National Monument in Wilcox, Arizona, Jan. 8, 2022.

  • Air Combat Command Names Lead Wings 

    The commander of Air Combat Command has designated five units as Lead Wings as part of the combat air force’s transition to the service’s new force generation model. 

  • Team Moody activates 74, 75 FGS

    The 23rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron deactivated and the 74th and 75th Fighter Generation Squadrons activated at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Jan. 14, 2022.

  • Thunderbirds Kick-Off Inaugural Training Trip

    The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds” kicked off their first ever winter training trip in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, Jan. 10. The Thunderbirds’ training season, ranging from November through March, is a time to integrate and synchronize as a team and practice

  • Department of the Air Force launches myEval in 2022

    Beginning January 2022, the Department of the Air Force will launch a new enlisted and officer evaluation system application, myEvaluation, to further support ongoing IT and talent management transformations for Total Force Airmen and Guardians.

  • New fitness components available to test takers on January 1, 2022

    All Air Combat Command (ACC) Airmen are now able to take the new Air Force Fitness Test Components as of January 1, 2022. The new components, announced earlier this year, are the Hand Release Push-Ups, Cross Leg Reverse Crunch, Plank and a High Aerobic Multi-Shuttle Run.

  • My flight on a KC-135

    On December 14 I had the privilege of flying in a KC-135 Stratotanker from Fairchild AFB, to learn about pilot training, aircraft, air-to-air refueling, and the airmen who fulfill those missions. We arrived at the Deployment Processing Center at Shaw AFB and were greeted by Mrs. Lisa Allen,

  • Air Force Cyber Enlisted Airmen transition to Operational AFSC 

    Effective Nov. 1, 2021, all cyber enlisted Airmen have transitioned from the 3DXXX Cyberspace Support Air Force Specialty Code to the 1D7XX Cyber Defense Operations AFSC. The one-to-one transition and implementation of the new AFSC for cyber enlisted Airmen is part of a multi-phased approach that

  • Fuels Airman Drives Innovation Through 3-D Printing

    It is hard to predict how the coronavirus pandemic might negatively affect readiness. But thanks to the innovation and problem-solving experience of SrA Houston Sasser, 633d Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels training supervisor, and two of his wingmen, they were able to present an idea and produce

  • Mission Defense Team working to achieve IOC

    Franklin D. Kramer, former assistant secretary of defense, wrote in the Cyberpower and National Security publication that the United States must create an effective national and international strategic framework for the development and use of cyber as part of an overall national security

  • CSAF signs Agile Combat Employment doctrine note

    Working with experts across the service, the Curtis E. LeMay Center developed Air Force Doctrine Note 1-21, Agile Combat Employment, to serve as the foundation of ACE operational doctrine. It provides guidance for Airmen to rapidly innovate and generate discussion across the force to develop new

  • Airmen hand-paint F-35s for high-tech stealth

    With stealth designed in from Day One, the F-35 has an unmatched ability to evade enemy detection and enter contested airspace. The F-35’s aligned edges, reduced engine signature, internal carriage of weapons and fuel and embedded sensors all contribute to its unique stealth performance.

  • 386th Contracting Works Behind the Scenes

    Within the first couple of weeks the 386th Expeditionary Contracting Squadron starting their deployment, the Noncombative Evacuation Operation was initiated, which called the contracting office into action over the next couple of months.

  • DAF authorizes pass for COVID booster

    “We strongly encourage all Airmen, Guardians, and DAF federal employees to receive a booster. As COVID-19 cases continue to surge, we need to do everything possible to protect ourselves, our families, and our communities—that means getting a booster,” said Under Secretary of the Air Force Gina Ortiz

  • Saviors in the Skies

    Members of 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron tested their operational capabilities of in-air medical care for both service members and service animals by simulating treatment for a critical care patient, a surgical litter patient, and a military working dog.

  • Defenders protect ASAB from drones

    The 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron works within the Wing Operations Center at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, to monitor and detect the area around the base to protect service members from possible drone threats.

  • Air Force operational C2 advisors provide more than just advice

    The U.S. Air Force’s senior advisors in the Operational Command Training Program, or OCTP, had a busy 2021, connecting the strategic-level Joint All Domain Command and Control, or JADC2, concept to operational-level command and control organizations.

  • Shaw honorary commanders observe mission from above

    Most people observe F-16 Fighting Falcons take on thousands of pounds of fuel during air to air refueling via photographs. Recently, a group of Sumter community members received the opportunity to watch the action live and in living color. On Dec. 14, members of the Shaw Air Force Base honorary

  • Robins to begin retiring JSTARS

    The Air Force authorized Air Combat Command and the Georgia Air National Guard Dec. 6 to start divesting the E-8 JSTARS fleet beginning with four aircraft in fiscal year 2022.

  • F-15C Eagle Weapons School sunsets at Nellis

    The United States Air Force is continuing to modernize its future fighter force, and part of that evolution includes the sunset of the F-15C Eagle division of the United States Air Force Weapons School Weapons Instructor Course.

  • RSAF, USAF conduct combined operations in KSA

    In the desert skies above Taif’s King Fahad Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Airmen from the 378th Air Expeditionary Wing integrated with Royal Saudi Air Forces to execute a combined training exercise. Conducting combined air-to-air training, the exercise allowed both nations to further cultivate

  • Airborne Air Control; managing the battle space

    Checkered Flag 22-1, a large-force aerial exercise hosted by Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, provided over 90 fourth- and fifth-generation airframes from across the Department of Defense an opportunity to complete air-to-air combat missions over the Eastern Gulf of Mexico.A battle space this large

  • ACC Concludes Agile Combat Employment C3 Ops Rehearsal

    Airmen from Air Combat Command, United States Air Forces in Europe, Pacific Air Force and civilian counterparts came to Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., to test technology and tactics during the Agile Combat Employment Command, Control and Communications Operations Rehearsal from Dec. 6-13, 2021. The

  • AFNORTH’s CAP takes flight to assist tornado recovery

    Air Forces Northern (AFNORTH)'s Civil Air Patrol aircrews are flying storm surveys to assist the National Weather Service and the Kentucky Emergency Management Agency in gauging the official intensities of the deadly tornadoes that ripped into the Midwest on Dec. 10.

  • Working at remaining resilient during the holidays

    Holidays are a time for traveling and preparing to spend time with families. This can be an exciting time, especially since COVID-19 has been keeping families apart, but for some, this is can be a really hard time to cope with since many may not be surrounded by loved ones.

  • WAPS adjusts for 22E6, 22E5 testing cycles

    Starting with the 22E6 and E5 promotion testing cycles, the Air Force will begin using Situational Judgment Test questions as part of the Promotion Fitness Examination.

  • Generations of aviation

    U.S. Air Force Maj. Will Piepenbring is invited to a WWII living history event in Douglas, Georgia, Dec. 4, 2021. He talks about his love for aviation and how his grandfather inspired him to fly.

  • Department of the Air Force releases COVID-19 policy

    The Department of the Air Force released its policy Dec. 8 outlining the way forward for Total Force military members serving in the Air Force and Space Force who have requested separation or retirement prior to Nov. 2, 2021, or whose COVID-19 medical exemption or religious accommodation was denied.

  • DoD Civilian Trio Backs ASAB with Vital Support

    Steven Liddy is the inspector general assigned to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing IG, the first civilian to hold that title in an AEW. Liddy, along with two other civilians, Fernando Brown, the 386th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron community services flight commander and Thomas Bradley, the

  • Fueling the force with POL

    The 325th Logistics Readiness Squadron’s petroleum, oil and lubricants flight is a key element in Tyndall’s ability to project unrivaled combat airpower as they provide critical support and coordination for all missions.

  • 55th Fighter Generation Squadron return Viper into the fleet again

    November 9, 2021, was the three year anniversary since F-16 Viper 6084 hydroplaned during take-off, collapsed on the nose gear and skidded off the runway. While the pilot walked away unharmed, the same could not be said for the aircraft. With the depot being full, the 55th Fighter Generation