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  • MQ-1B ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION RELEASED

    A lost datalink and the mishap crew's misperception of the aircraft's flight control settings caused an MQ-1B to crash March 8, 2016 in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, according to an Air Combat Command Abbreviated Accident Investigation Board report released today. The MQ-1B,

  • 68th Rescue Flight transitions to 68th Rescue Squadron

    As one of the only human based weapon systems in the Air Force, Guardian Angel must have highly trained personnel dedicated to the Air Force core function of Personnel Recovery. Guardian Angel is comprised of Combat Rescue Officers, Pararescuemen, and Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape

  • Significant changes to Aviation Bonus Program

    As part of its retention efforts, the Air Force released details on the fiscal year 2017 Aviation Bonus Program (AvB) June 5, 2017. This year’s program implements an increase in maximum bonus amounts authorized in the fiscal 2017 National Defense Authorization Act in addition to more flexibility in

  • Offutt officer wins AF ISR award

    Capt. Stephen, 55th Operations Group commander's action group chief, was recently selected as the Air Force’s Outstanding Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Officer Instructor of the Year for 2016.

  • Airmen, FBI partner for training

    Members of Team Moody and the FBI partnered for roadside bomb and weapons of mass destruction training May 22-25, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga.The training brought to light the similarities and differences between the two bomb management teams.

  • MQ-1B ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION RELEASED

    An MQ-1B crashed Jan. 7, 2016 in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility after an anomaly within the flight computer commanded the aircraft to descend into the ground, according to an Air Combat Command Abbreviated Accident Investigation Board report released today. The MQ-1B assigned to the

  • Total Force wingmen enable MQ-1, MQ-9 mission

    In the MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper community, active duty, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Airmen incorporate as a total force integration to provide 60 combat lines or 60 aircraft in the air, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. This team of aircrew, maintenance and other

  • Fitness for the fallen

    U.S. service members and their families participated in a Memorial Day Murph and Pararescue Workout event at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., May 29, 2017. The event included a variety of exercises and aimed to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.

  • Tyndall Airmen visit school, celebrate American flag

    Seven Team Tyndall Airmen visited the Bay Haven Charter Academy summer program May 30 as guest speakers.More than 120 students from the program were able to receive different point of views on the meaning of the U.S. flag, see a unique ceremony and ask questions.

  • New 25th Air Force commander takes reins of vast ISR enterprise

    Maj. Gen. Mary F. O’Brien took command of 25th Air Force today at Joint Base San Antonio – Lackland. Maj. Gen. Bradford "B.J." Shwedo relinquished command during the ceremony, presided over by Gen. Mike Holmes, Commander of Air Combat Command.

  • Inaugural air defense exercise hailed successful

    Participants across the U.S. aerospace-defense enterprise agree – the inaugural Aerospace Control Alert Cross Tell Live Fly Exercise held here May 23-25 was a successful, integrated team effort.

  • Finding a way to win

    It was a temperate day at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan when Lt. Col. Craig "Hypr" Andrle and his wingman, Capt. Adam "Hawk" Fuhrmann, began walking across the flightline to their soon-to-be airborne F-16CM Fighting Falcons.Andrle’s calm, focused demeanor both in the cockpit and in command was

  • FTB examines F-22 software, relocates to Missouri

    From time to time, the F-22 Raptor Combined Test Force at the 411th Flight Test Squadron gets a visit from an old friend. A highly modified and instrumented Boeing 757 called the F-22 Flying Test Bed is an F-22 avionics laboratory. The experimental FTB is the very first Boeing 757 ever produced and

  • Commentary: Eustress, Distress, What’s stress?

    Let’s be honest, despite our best planning, our best day never goes exactly as planned. Life throws us curves when we least expect it. Our response to those stressors show our resilience and true strength of character.

  • Key spouse gives back

    Behind every good Airman is a great support system. Meredith, a key spouse of the 17th Attack Squadron, not only cares for her husband, an MQ-9 Reaper pilot but also works for spouses married to military members across Creech and Nellis Air Force Bases. She serves as an In Gear Career Nevada chapter

  • Wings over Wayne 17 Air Show wows spectators

    Seymour Johnson Air Force Base hosted a two-day, free, Wings Over Wayne Air Show, May 20-21, 2017. The event featured more than 20 acts, including demonstrations by the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, the F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team, a 4th Fighter Wing 75th Anniversary review flight and more.The air show

  • All in a night’s work: MQ-9s maximize airpower downrange

    As many Americans sleep soundly in their beds, Airmen in attack squadrons across the 432nd Wing flying the MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper from cockpits in the continental U.S. are having decisive effects in the fight against violent extremism. In combat operations, last week, one MQ-9 squadron, in

  • Last refuges for declining, rare, endangered species

    “This area is perfect,” said Karen Terwilliger, a local environmental expert, as she pointed to a part of Langley Air Force Base’s shoreline that provides, not only a natural flood barrier, but a safe area for the Diamondback Terrapin Turtle, a declining species being surveyed at Langley AFB, to lay

  • RPA culture continues innovation

    The RQ-1 predator, later designated as the MQ-1, was the right aircraft, at the right time following the events of September 11, 2001.

  • Holloman recognizes emergency medical technicians

    National Emergency Medical Services week kicks off May 22, 2017. As an essential public function, EMS practitioners are a vital component of emergency medicine. However, their life-saving services are often overlooked. National EMS week, established in 1974, serves to honor EMS practitioners and

  • CrossTell air defense exercise hones air-intercept skills

    Aircrews and associated support personnel from across the military air-defense enterprise are here today for a three-day Aerospace Control Alert CrossTell live-fly training exercise.Representatives from Air National Guard fighter wings, Civil Air Patrol and U.S. Coast Guard rotary-wing air intercept

  • Airmen stop woman from jumping off bridge

    Airmen at Tinker Air Force Base are trained in basic first aid as well as being able to identify and assist someone who might be in need. This incident was a great example of something they prepare for every day. It also shows the continued strong relationship between Tinker and the local community.

  • America's Armed Forces Kids fun run 2017

    The Youth and Teen Center hosted the Art Blast color run 5K and the America’s Armed Forces Kids fun run on May 20, 2017 at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M.“The turnout was amazing,” said Harry Miller, the 49th Force Support Squadron Youth Sports Director.  “In addition to the large number of adults

  • Nellis participates in Pathway from Poverty

    More than 150 volunteers from around the community gathered J.E. Manch and Zel & Mary elementary schools May 12 with one common goal; build a garden for students and their families to sustain healthy relationships and diets.

  • The Pillars IV - Personal Growth

    Whether active-duty Air Force, civilian or contractor, life happens, and you can’t always be prepared for it. An important part of making daily Air Force missions happen is ensuring Airmen are ready for what life hands them. During this podcast, Chaplain (Maj.) Jim Bridgham, wing chaplain, and Capt.

  • 99th SFS trains for all scenarios

    Security Forces personnel are the Air Force's first line of defense, and it is their job to maintain the rule of law on all Air Force bases and installations. The exercise was designed to prepare and test the response efforts of SFS Airmen in the event of a dangerous situation. The 99th SFS designs

  • Royals support Exercise Rapid Rescue

    The 3d Airlift Squadron supported Exercise Rapid Rescue May 15-18, 2017, providing transportation and simulated aeromedical evacuation along the East Coast.

  • NEWS RELEASE: FORMER 12 AF/CCC ARTICLE 32 HEARING SCHEDULED

    An Article 32 hearing has been scheduled for CMSgt Jose A. Barraza, previously assigned as the 12th Air Force Command Chief Master Sergeant, on May 23, 2017, at Davis Monthan Air Force Base as the result of charges stemming from an investigation conducted by the Air Force Office of Special

  • Colonel Martemucci takes command of the 70th ISR Wing

    The Airmen of the 70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing welcomed their new commander during a change of command ceremony May 17 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. Maj. Gen. B.J. Shwedo, commander, 25th Air Force, presided over the ceremony in which Col. Matteo Martemucci assumed

  • Team Shaw keeps leading edge with Tech Talks

    The growth of technology has allowed a simple spoken or typed command to provide people across the world endless information at their fingertips. News, security and even communication has become more complex through continuous advancements.

  • 823rd MXS Airmen fuel innovation

    The 823rd Maintenance Squadron here recently performed a repair and complete rebuild of an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter fuel probe May 10 – a first for Air Force helicopter maintenance squadrons.

  • Dragon Lady makes historic appearance at Northern Edge 17

    Looking across the flight line at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska during previous Northern Edge exercises one would have seen a mass of gray and white aircraft, but this year the distinctly black U-2 Dragon Lady from Beale Air Force Base, Calif., made its presence known for the first time at

  • Police Week honors legacies

    Moody and local law enforcement are hosting various activities to honor National Police Week, May 15-19, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga.The week honors the legacies of fallen officers, both civilian and military. It also gives various sections within the law enforcement community an opportunity to

  • 447 crew chiefs keep A-10s soaring

    U.S. Senior Airman Justin Macken (left), and Staff Sgt. Alex Albrecht, crew chiefs with the 447th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, speak with the A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot during a pre-flight check April 5, 2017, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, in support of Operation INHERENT RESOLVE.

  • Leadership Moody; developing leaders through community partnership

    The military has been viewed as an organization that produces great leaders like Colin Powell and James Mattis. But what makes the military an organization that produces these kinds of people? Is it something developed during their tenure of military service?In 2016 Moody Air Force Base launched a

  • National Police Week: Defenders remember fallen

    The 633rd Security Forces Squadron hosted a National Police Week opening ceremony at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, May 15, 2017. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed Public Law 87-726, designating May 15 as Peace Officers' Memorial Day, and the week in which May 15 falls as National Police Week.

  • Photography-- An escape for Holloman Airman

    From a young age, David Long has been interested in photography. It was not until his Afghan deployment that David picked up his camera and continued his passion from where he left off as a younger man. Today, Master Sgt. David Long, the 54th Fighter Group staff F-16 base engine manager, uses

  • Airmen work miracles, save millions

    The Air Force Repair Enhancement Program here performs miracles all the time. Recently, the four-person shop repaired a $20,000 power supply headed for the trash by replacing a $5 resistor, the equivalent of fixing a $300 phone with an eight-cent paper clip.

  • Offutt contracting specialists prepare for contingency operations

    If the 55th Wing is ever called upon to deploy to a ‘bare base’ location, the 55th Contracting Squadron will be ready to answer the call.More than 22 enlisted contracting specialists participated in an exercise May 8 – 12 designed to improve contingency contracting capabilities for the buildup of an

  • Shark 1: Piloting a fighter squadron

    Flying an aircraft takes a skilled pilot. Flying an aircraft into combat takes real guts. But if you want to know what it takes to lead a squadron of gutsy A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots ---ask the 75th Fighter Squadron commander.

  • Outstanding ISR Airmen given chance to shine with Larson Awards

    One thing the silent warfighters of American Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance seldom see is recognition for their hard work and dedication to the global ISR mission. That is why the Larson Awards are vital to 25th Air Force, National Air and Space Intelligence Center and the Airmen they

  • SERE meets SPEAR: Specialists convene for unique combative course

    Your transport aircraft has just crashed in a remote and hostile environment. You and only a handful of other troops have survived the crash. As you survey the surroundings, you notice a crowd of local inhabitants running toward the wreckage screaming wildly, with brows furrowed and fists clenched.

  • Airmen share lives at first Creech Storytellers

    Emotions ran high as four Airmen shared their personal stories of overcoming adversity with Airmen from around the base during the first Storytellers event here, May 10, 2017. More than 200 Creech personnel packed the auditorium to connect with the storytellers and learn experience in their

  • Cyber analyst named 25th Air Force Airman of the Year

    Earlier this year, 25th Air Force announced the 2016 winners of their Outstanding Airmen of the Year awards, and a Senior Airman from the 70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing was among the winners.The 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year awards recognize exceptional enlisted service

  • Former 70th ISRW Key Spouse receives commission as USAF 2nd Lt.

    Wife, mother to four, microbiologist and key spouse are just a few titles Christie holds, but she recently added a new title to her list. The wife of Capt. Samuel, 7th Intelligence Squadron, 70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing, Fort Meade, received her commission as a 2nd

  • Center awards major long range radar contract

    The contract award covers the engineering and manufacturing development of three production representative units, but allows the ability to exercise options for low-rate production, interim contractor support, and full rate production when appropriate.

  • Airman serves as full-time mom

    There I was staring down at those eight letters that later changed my life forever. Pregnant. I was overcome by a flood of emotions, excited but terrified at the same time. Is this a dream? How will this affect my future? Am I ready?I had only felt like this once before in my life, when I enlisted

  • Airman beats leukemia into remission

    “Just because someone has cancer, doesn’t mean they’re useless.”In January 2012, Staff Sgt. Nicholas Worley, 23d Civil Engineer Squadron electrical systems craftsman, was diagnosed with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, an uncommon form of blood-cell cancer that starts in the blood-forming bone marrow

  • NEWS RELEASE: MQ-9A ABBREVIATED ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION RELEASED

    Release No: 05112017-1Date: May 11, 2017A pilot’s misprioritization of checklist tasks and failure to observe aircraft warnings led to the crash of an MQ-9A Reaper remotely-piloted aircraft on the Nevada Test and Training Range June 7, 2016, according to an Air Combat Command Abbreviated Accident

  • Civilians gain leadership, warfighter support skills through ELDP

    The Department of Defense Executive Leadership Development Program has been molding leaders for over 30 years. In keeping with that tradition, the ELDP class of 2017 gained valuable knowledge of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, and cyber missions and capabilities while visiting 25th

  • Medical technicians care for greatest assets

    Medical technicians are normally the first to see a patient, leaving it to them to assess if someone is simply sick or should be in an emergency room.After recognizing a patient with life-threatening symptoms, one of Team Moody’s medical technicians was recently honored for quickly responding to a

  • Looking back, flying forward

    As a young boy he broke through the clouds in the backseat of a Stinson 105 for the first time. His pilot showed him the dream he came to love.

  • Highlighting heritage

    With the Air Force’s 70th birthday approaching, Mountain Home Air Force Base celebrated some heritage of its own with a visit from Brig. Gen. Richard Coe, Air Combat Command Inspector General. While here, Coe spent time with his old fighter squadron, the 389th T-Bolts, attended a social, change of

  • F-35A, maintainers demonstrate global reach

    When the Air Force declared the F-35A ready for combat in August 2016, Airmen at Hill Air Force Base knew they could be asked to deploy overseas at any time.Since April 15 more than 200 Airmen from the active duty 388th and Reserve 419th Fighter Wings have been deployed overseas with 8 F-35As for

  • Holloman surges RPA operations

    The 49th Wing remotely piloted aircraft squadrons at Holloman Air Force Base completed a five-day surge, May 5, to measure the full capabilities of the Airmen and civilians involved in the RPA mission. The 6th, 9th and 29th Attack Squadrons completed 45 MQ-9 Reaper sorties and totaled more than 465

  • MQ-1 squadron celebrates 100 years

    The 15th Attack Squadron patch depicting a pigeon clutching a telescope, harkens to the squadron’s long history of reconnaissance missions. On May 9, 2017, the 15th ATKS celebrated their 100-year anniversary and reflected on the unit’s extensive and honorable heritage, which coincidentally,

  • 480th ISRW hosts Inaugural ICON Talks

    The 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing sponsored the inaugural Innovate, Collaborate, Organize and Network Talks Apr. 18 to 21, hosted at National Security Agency Hawaii. ICON Talks were developed to bring selected Airmen together from around the globe, across the entire 480th

  • F-16 maintainers and fuel specialists run 24 hour operations

    Holloman’s 54th Aircraft Maintenance Airmen work tirelessly to keep the F-16 Fighting Falcon, a single-engine supersonic multirole fighter aircraft, flying high above New Mexico’s desert.Responsibilities of F-16 crew chiefs range from maintenance duties to oil servicing and checking tires. Similar

  • A-10s honor original Flying Tiger

    The 167th Airlift Wing hosted four U.S. Air Force A-10C aircraft and crew members who came to honor to the late Peter Atkinson, a Martinsburg, W.Va. native and pilot for the famed American Volunteer Group, also known as the Flying Tigers, April 5-10.

  • Beale AFB modernizes electrical infrastructure

    In order to keep Beale the intelligence spearhead of the Air Force, more than 200 power poles and their wiring are currently being replaced as part of an ongoing project to renovate and modernize Beale’s electrical infrastructure.

  • Career nurse leads future generations

    It’s another busy night in the controlled chaos that one 2nd Lieutenant knows as the hospital ward. Evaluating 15 patients, all with different ailments, but each had one thing in common - a need for a nurse to provide them with life-saving care.Fast forward 22-years and those humble beginnings seem

  • Surviving the storm: My journey to recovery

    Editor’s note: The following commentary was written in observance of National Mental Health Month. Although “wingmanship” is something I live every day now as an Airman, the concept is something I have been familiar with my entire life. I specifically remember a moment this came into play when I was

  • EOD technicians defuse threats before they occur

    EOD technicians are trained to detect, disarm, detonate and dispose of explosive threats all over the world, making them are the specialists who bravely serve as the Air Force’s bomb squad.

  • AFTAC participates in Prominent Hunt 17-1

    Members of the Air Force Technical Applications Center here participated in Prominent Hunt 17-1, a combined counterterrorism exercise between the governments of the United States and Canada to collectively test each nation’s ability to respond to two simulated nuclear post-detonation attacks.The

  • MQ-9 Reapers add to arsenal with first GBU-38 drop

    Airmen from the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing and the 26th Weapons Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., made history earlier this week, by employing the first GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munition from an MQ-9 Reaper for training.

  • Tigers return from Afghanistan

    Airmen assigned to the 20th Fighter Wing were welcomed home by family and friends during homecoming events, May 4-5.

  • Raptors take out aerial targets in milestone missile tests

    F-22 Raptors from the 411th Flight Test Squadron completed developmental tests of air-to-air missiles against an aerial target April 18 at the Utah Test and Training Range as part of a major capability upgrade. The Raptors launched inert AIM-9 and AIM-120 missiles against multiple BQM-167A sub-scale

  • Defender prevails, despite pepper spray

    Airmen must complete a class then pass a physical confidence course while experiencing the effects of oleoresin capsicum spray to be qualified to carry the less-than-lethal tool.

  • HH-60G ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION RELEASED

    The unintended closure of two helicopters and a pilot’s overcorrection to avoid collision resulted in the crash of an HH-60G helicopter and the injury of its crew on Aug. 18, 2016, at the Nevada Test and Training Range near Nellis AFB, Nev., according to an Air Combat Command Accident Investigation

  • 75th FS launches for Combat Hammer

    The 75th FS departed for Combat Hammer, an air-to-ground exercise hosted at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The exercise is designed to collect and analyze data on the performance of precision weapons and measure their suitability for use in combat.

  • PJs conduct four static-line jumps in two hours

    The 38th Rescue Squadron Pararescuemen worked in tandem with aircrew members from the 71st RQS to conduct four static-line jumps in just two hours. The PJs needed to conduct all four jumps to maintain qualifications and meet training requirements. All PJs are qualified to conduct both static-line

  • First combat MQ-1, MQ-9 wing celebrates 10 years at Creech

    The 432nd Wing celebrated their 10th anniversary at Creech Air Force Base, Nev., as a combat remotely piloted aircraft wing May 1, 2017. In attendance was Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, Col. Case Cunningham, 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing commander and 400 Airmen of the

  • COMACC visits MQ-1, MQ-9 Airmen

    Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, visited the men and women of the 432nd Wing for the first time May 1-2, 2017, at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. During his visit, Holmes received a first-hand look at MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper, remotely piloted aircraft operations and the mission

  • 9th Civil Engineer Squadron conquer darkness, confined spaces

    Clothed in a full-body, white protective suit, knee-high rubber boots and a gas mask, an Airman lowered himself into a man-hole. With each step further down the burnt orange, rusted ladder, the darkness swallowed him until he was completely gone from sight.

  • Raptors take out aerial targets in missile tests

    53rd Wing F-22s fired missiles at live aerial targets, completing operational tests of air-to-air missiles against an aerial targets at the Utah Test and Training Range as part of a major capability upgrade.

  • US, UK leaders mark F-35A program milestone

    Senior leaders from the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Air Force and the Royal Air Force gathered to highlight a significant F-35A Lightning II program milestone, April 19.

  • 552nd ACW Wounded Warrior selected to compete in Warrior Games

    Lt. Col. Jacqueline Burns, assigned to the 552nd Air Control Group, 552nd Air Control Wing, attended the 4th Annual Air Force Trials for Wounded Warriors in February at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, and has been selected to compete as part of the Air Force Team at the 2017 Warrior Games. The Air

  • US Vice President visits JBLE

    U.S. Vice President Michael R. Pence stopped over at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia on April 29, 2017 before traveling to Newport News to attend the christening ceremony for the U.S. Navy's newest attack submarine, the USS Indiana.Upon his arrival, Pence was greeted on the Langley flightline

  • F-35As arrive in Bulgaria

    Two F-35A Lightning II aircraft and approximately 20 supporting Airmen arrived at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, today, from RAF Lakenheath, England. The F-35As are participating in the first-ever training deployment to Europe. The aircraft and total force Airmen are from the 34th Fighter

  • Airman balanced through bodybuilding

    As Semaj’s alarm screeches throughout her bedroom at 2:30 a.m. she awakes for her morning cardio session, checks on her six-year-old son Jamel and then laces up her running shoes.Staff Sgt. Semaj, 432nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron supply craftsman, does this every morning to keep her body in shape

  • Getting Results: MLPW April 23-29

    Medical Laboratory Professionals Week, to place from April 23 to 29, is an annual celebration that recognizes the extensive training lab professionals go through and the critical role they play in disease diagnosis and prevention and in supporting our goal of Zero Harm.

  • First MQ-9 model debuts at Tyndall Air Show

    Airmen assigned to the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing showcased an MQ-9 Reaper at the 2017 Gulf Coast Salute Open House and Air Show April 22 and 23 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. A team of MQ-9 Reaper pilots, sensor operators and maintenance personnel took part in unveiling the first

  • Weather flight critical to Coalition ISR mission

    Dropping bombs on target in Syria and Iraq during combat missions supporting Operation Inherent Resolve requires a complex array of information, including intelligence gathered well in advance of the combat sortie. Often times, this intelligence is gathered by coalition partners flying out of the

  • Social bonding benefits AT17 success

    For the past three weeks, U.S. Air Force Airmen across Joint Base Langley-Eustis had the opportunity to interact with service members from both the French and Royal air force during Atlantic Trident 17. While the exercise was intended to share and develop training, tactics and procedures to enable