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    I-WEPTAC 2020 registration opens

    Registration for the fourth annual Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conference opened Tuesday. Hosted by the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, the annual event is the Air Force’s only innovation forum for members of the installation and mission support community. It draws experts from the various Air Force combat support core functions to address I&MS shortfalls and help shape and propose solutions.
  • U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Stephen Drakes, 192 Operations Support Squadron, Virginia Air National Guard SERE Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape non-commissioned officer in charge, ensures Lt. Col. Jonathan Kuntz, 633rd 1st Operations Support Squadron director of operations, and Capt. Nathan Miller, 94th Fighter Squadron instructor pilot, talk about the advantages of finding a water source during a training at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Dec. 12, 2019. The training taught skills needed to survive in the event of an isolation situation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sarah Dowe)

    SERE-ious training

    Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape specialists are experts on how to survive in the most remote and hostile environments in the world. Along with teaching water survival courses, SERE specialists at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, train aircrew personnel on an array of skills from making a basic shelter to escaping an active pursuant.
  • Senior Airman Sierra Garcia, 9th Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment apprentice, tightens a nut on the battery of a TLD air conditioning unit, Jan. 7, 2020 at Beale Air Force Base, California. The 9th MXS AGE flight inspects, repairs, modifies, and delivers over 500 pieces of equipment worth around $23 million. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis A. Ruiz-Vazquez)

    9th MXS AGE Flight, Essential to Providing Superior Reconnaissance

    Delivering superior reconnaissance capability in support of national objectives is one of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing’s main priorities. To accomplish this mission Beale is equipped with reconnaissance aircraft; the U-2 Dragon Lady, the RQ-4 Global Hawk, and aircraft that keep U-2 pilots proficient, like the T-38 Talon. Everyone plays a part in keeping these aircraft in the air, but it all starts on the ground with the 9th Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment (AGE) flight.
  • Air Force Pharmacist photo story

    Essential Medicine Experts

    Maj. Andrea Russell, 9th Medical Support Squadron pharmacy element chief, is one of two pharmacists at Beale Air Force Base, California, who are responsible for dispensing prescribed medications and helping patients understand proper usage and side effects.
  • AFIMSC announced finalists for the 2020 AFIMSC Innovation Rodeo on Jan. 9.

    AFIMSC announces 2020 Innovation Rodeo finalists

    Eight finalists for the 2020 AFIMSC Innovation Rodeo were selected out of 143 submissions and nearly 2,000 online votes to compete for a share of $1 million in funding and resources to implement their ideas. Finalist include Airmen from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.
  • A U-2 Dragon Lady pilot poses for a portrait inside a pressure suit

    AF Year in Photos

    This year's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This annual feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
  • Air Combat Command leadership stand with 432nd Wing Leadership for a group photo under an MQ-1 Predator.

    ACC leadership visit reflects past, forecasts future

    Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, and Chief Master Sgt. David Wade, Command Chief of ACC, visited Creech to speak with Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) leadership and Airmen about the future of their enterprise, Jan. 7, 2020.
  • Organizations affiliated with Tyndall Air Force Base partnered with the Bay County Chamber of Commerce and the Panama City Beach Chamber of Commerce to host a First Friday event held at Florida State University Holley Center, Panama City, Florida, Jan. 10, 2020. (Courtesy graphic)

    First Friday military spouse employment event Jan. 10

    Organizations affiliated with Tyndall Air Force Base have partnered with the Bay County Chamber of Commerce and the Panama City Beach Chamber of Commerce to host a First Friday event held Jan. 10, 2020, from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at Florida State University Holley Center, Panama City, Florida.
  • An official photo of Staff Sgt. Johnson.

    Beale instructor gives back life changing mentorship to young Airmen

    In the U.S. Air Force, personal and professional development is something that many Airmen strive for. To obtain this self-improvement, some Airmen require mentorship. Staff Sgt. Justin Johnson takes what he learned from a mentor years ago and passes that knowledge to Airmen at Recce Town.
  • Chief Master Sgt. Summer Leifer (center), 16th Air Force Command Chief, sends a burst of air using an air cannon at a hybrid seismic-infrasound sensor that's being tested by Central Repair Facility Airmen at the Air Force Technical Applications Center, Patrick AFB, Fla. Leifer and 16th Air Force Commander Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh (right/center, smiling), visited the nuclear treaty monitoring center Dec. 16, 2019 to get an up-close look at how AFTAC plays a critical role in the Numbered Air Force’s overarching intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, cyber and electronic warfare mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Susan A. Romano)

    New 16th AF commander, command chief immerse into AFTAC mission

    The new 16th Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) commander visited the Air Force Technical Applications Center Dec. 16 to get an up-close look at how the nuclear treaty monitoring center plays a critical role in the Numbered Air Force’s overarching intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, cyber and electronic warfare mission.
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