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  • Unleashing aerial potential: Marine Corps harnesses Air Force RPA expertise

    The Air Force’s successes for more than 16 years with the MQ-9 Reaper means their Marine counterparts don’t have to reinvent the wheel. The two branches joined forces, with the Air Force enabling the Marine Corps to move fast in standing up the Medium Altitude Long Endurance portion of the Marine

  • Agile Spartan 23.2: RJ’s stay on watch

    In a dynamic display of agility and combat effectiveness, a U.S. Air Force RC-135 Rivet Joint assigned to the 763rd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, recently showcased its indispensable role during Operation Agile Spartan, Aug. 18-24, 2023.

  • AFCOCOMP 2023: Competition Breeds Excellence

    Eight ammo teams from eight different Major Commands competed at the Air Force Combat Operations Competition, at Beale Air Force Base, for a chance to be named the best of the best ammo team by winning the Sierra Trophy. 

  • No Comms; No bombs

    Whether it’s daily maintenance on the Air Force’s most advanced network architecture, notifying the installation about natural disasters or combating adversary cyber-attacks, the 325th Communications Squadron is at the forefront ensuring mission success.

  • What is Assessment & Selection?

    Air Force Special Warfare Guardian Angel and Special Tactics (GA/ST) operators, comprised of pararescuemen, combat controllers, special reconnaissance Airmen, special tactics officers and combat rescue officers. To prepare for Assessment & Selection, enlisted candidates complete the seven-week

  • AFCENT Special Operations Task Group prepares JASSM capabilities

    U.S. Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) service members demonstrated the capability for the MC-130J Commando II to load, unload, forward arm, and arm the aircraft with the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles, or AGM-158 JASSMs, as part of Rapid Dragon, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Aug. 6, 2023.

  • AFIMSC hosts final combat support training range evaluation

    The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center closed out its combat support training ranges proof of concept exercises by hosting six days of unit-led training. During the culminating event, Mission Support Group Airmen from the 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, and Defenders with

  • SERE-iously prepared for every situation

    The two-man SERE team from the 325th Operations Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape is new to Tyndall, but not unfamiliar to operational fighter wings across the Air Force. As the “Installation of the Future” continues to evolve into a fully combat-capable F-35A Lightning II

  • Jamaican-born Airman reconnects with her roots

    Senior Airman Oshin Mullings, a physical therapy technician with the 633d Operational Medical Readiness Squadron at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, recently traveled to Jamaica as part of a 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) Surgeon General Embedded Health Engagement Team, to collaborate with

  • The FACT-Lite helped ensure mission success during Northern Edge 23-2

    The 366th Comm Squadron, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, employed a compact PACSTAR system that enabled SIPR and commercial internet during exercise Northern Edge 23-2 demonstrating U.S. commitment to the Indo-Pacific region. The integration of cutting-edge network security technology like the

  • Kicking Mules validate, verify hot refueling procedures

    The 95th Reconnaissance Squadron validated and verified recently developed RC-135 hot refueling procedures at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Aug. 14, 2023. The 95th RS assigned to the 55th Operations Group, Air Combat Command, stationed at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. The squadron is

  • AFFORGEN Ready: PSAB establishes first command under new deployment model

    The 378th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) has established the 378th Air Base Group (ABG) during a ceremony on Prince Sultan Air Base (PSAB), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 2, 2023. The 378th ABG will include nine expeditionary squadrons within the 378th AEW. These include the 378th Expeditionary

  • First all-Reserve AEW stands up for Patriot Fury in Peru

    In late June 2023 a contingency response team, a group of Airmen specifically tasked with setting up an airfield, landed at Chiclayo and began to establish the basis of what would be required to stand up the first entirely U.S. Air Force Reserve air expeditionary wing (AEW), to support 12th Air

  • 552 ACW supports Northern Edge 23-2

    Members of the 960th Airborne Air Control Squadron, 552nd Air Control Wing at Tinker Air Force Base supported Northern Edge 23-2 at Kadena Air Base, Japan during the period of June 26 through July 22. NE 23-2 tested command and control capabilities throughout the Indo-Pacific providing the 552 ACW

  • 552 ACW in control at Red Flag 23-3

    Members of the 963rd Airborne Air Control Squadron, 552nd Air Control Wing, Tinker Air Force Base Oklahoma, participated in Red Flag 23-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 17- August 4, 2023.

  • 4th Fighter Wing selects team to participate in William Tell competition

    After a 19-year hiatus, the 2023 William Tell Air-to-Air Competition is scheduled to take place September 11-15, 2023, at the Air Dominance Center in Savannah, Georgia. 4th Fighter Wing best team members, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base were chosen based on their experience and performance.

  • Western Air Defense Sector controllers participate in RAZOR TALON 23-1

    The Western Air Defense Sector’s 225th Air Defense Squadron successfully launched a new Battle Management Team construct here July 24-28, 2023, as part of Exercise RAZOR TALON 23-1. RAZOR TALON was hosted by the 4th Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, providing realistic

  • Red Flag 23-3: Uniting U.S. Armed Forces

    Red Flag 23-3 has come to a close for more than 2,000 U.S. Air Force, Space Force, Marine Corps, Navy and Air National Guard that ran from July 17 to August 4. Although it started here, it concluded with multiple units dispersed to parts of Southern California.

  • Red Flag 23-3: Agile Combat Logistics Support

    The 99th Logistics Readiness Squadron exercised equipment coordination and movement between Nellis Air Force Base and various locations throughout Southern California in support of Red Flag 23-3.

  • 23rd MDG hones mission readiness skills

    To enhance mission readiness, the 23rd Medical Group participated in exercise Ready Eagle at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia July 26-28, 2023.The three-day exercise aimed to not only test the Medical Group in their readiness, but also that of the first responders across the base.

  • Long awaited F-35 aircraft touch down at Tyndall

    As the Air Force continues to evolve by modernizing its capabilities and maintaining air superiority in an ever-changing global security landscape, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida has officially transitioned from an air dominance training mission to a fully combat capable F-35A Lightning II fighter

  • Edwards AFB Hosts U.S. Air Force Weapons School Capstone

    Edwards AFB hosted the Air Force Weapons School capstone recently. Dozens of combat aircraft assigned to the Weapons School participated in the extensive training event. The Weapons School trains tactical experts and leaders to control and exploit air, space and cyber on behalf of the joint force.

  • Air Force MQ-9 Reaper makes debut at Marine Corps exercise

    A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper participated in a Marine Corps Service Level Training Exercise (SLTE) for the first time ever here from July 24-28, 2023, an event that saw joint cooperation between the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.

  • Royal Air Force flies with 82nd Reconnaissance Squadron

    For over a decade, the U.S. Air Force and the United Kingdom Royal Air Force have been partnering together to enhance crew training, technology development, maintenance and aircrew co-manning. This year marks the first time an RAF flight lieutenant was integrated into the RC-135 Rivet Joint program.

  • ACC opens new Better Research Better Results Data Lab

    The Air Combat Command Directorate of Intelligence opened a new data lab, called the Better Research Better Results or BRBR Shop, July 20, 2023. The renovated building pays tribute to the previously housed barber shop, which now aims to enhance collaboration efforts both virtually and in-person with

  • Every day is International Day of Friendship at 16th Air Force

    International Day of Friendship is about building bridges between communities to inspire peace, a day celebrated on July 30, 2023. 16th Air Force continues to build bridges amongst our Allies and partners, and even provides them the opportunity to integrate directly into the organization’s

  • AOC FTU hosts ACC Joint Airspace Conference ‘23

    In conjunction with Air Combat Command Personnel Recovery and Joint Integration Division, the 505th Training Squadron hosted the Joint Airspace Conference June 27-28 at Hurlburt Field, Florida.  The conference, which addressed current and relevant joint and combatant command airspace issues and

  • 55th Operations Group establishes new detachment in Alaska

    In an effort to respond more quickly to long standing and ever-increasing combatant command and national intelligence requirements in the Indo-Pacific region, the 55th Operations Group Detachment 1 was recently established at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The new detachment will initially serve

  • 12th ACCS flies last mission with KOMODO 1 crew

    After 27 years of decorated and dedicated service, the 12th Airborne Command and Control Squadron flew its last operational flight as KOMODO 1 at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, on July 12, 2023.

  • Frontline Medicine: The 378th Expeditionary Medical Squadron GST in Action

    Last month, Airmen from the 378th Expeditionary Medical Squadron (EMDS) Ground Surgical Team (GST) had the opportunity to forward deploy to an undisclosed location, while focusing on providing medical care in austere environments and exposing the team to the logistics of traveling as a mobile

  • RS23 Space Team ACEs Space Deployment

    A coalition space team made history during exercise Resolute Sentinel 23, executing the first-ever defensive space control operation in U. S. Southern Command history and demonstrating the real-world impact of Agile Combat Employment operations for space.

  • Red Flag 23-3 kicks off at Nellis

    Southern Nevada residents may notice an increase in military aircraft activity from July 17 through August 4 as Nellis begins Red Flag 23-3. Red Flag is one of the U.S. Air Force’s largest combat training exercises. The 414th Combat Training Squadron hosts Red Flag with a mission to maximize the

  • Physical therapy ensures combat readiness

    The 4 OMRS physical therapy clinic at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, gives active duty service members the steps forward in order to recover in a safe, and effective manner after an injury or physical problem.

  • 20th EMS exercises contingency breakout procedures

    The 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron (EMS) precision guided munitions (PGM) Airmen exercised contingency breakout procedures on live munitions at Shaw Air Force Base, June 27, 2023. The contingency breakout exercise simulated a rapid response force generation scenario to strengthen the Agile

  • Exercise DRAGON FANG soars to success

    Less than a year after the introduction of the Air Force Force Generation (AFFORGEN) model, the 9th Reconnaissance Wing put the deployment concept into action with Exercise DRAGON FANG.

  • Historical last active duty JSTARS flight at RAB

    The 10th Expeditionary Airborne Command and Control Squadron conducted its last active duty deployed aircrew mission on an E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 26, 2023.

  • EX ABUV brings XCOMM, interoperability to Canada

    From June 9-22, 55 Airmen, contractors and civilians, from bases around the world operated out of only two deployment tents in Canada. A small contingent of Airmen, the 55th Wing set up a main operating base performing communications, logistics and command & control in a semi-austere location during

  • U-2 Soars High at Weapons School

    The U-2 Dragon Lady performed exceptionally while participating as an asset during the capstone event of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School 23-A cycle, May 16 - June 7 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The Air Force Weapons School, also known as the Weapons Instructor Course (WIC), trains weapons

  • Airmen to see changes in deployment cycles with AFFORGEN

    Big changes are underway for deployed Airmen as the U.S. Air Force transitions away from the expeditionary Air Force model of force presentation to the Air Force Force Generation model after more than 20 years of contingency operations.

  • 2023 Hurricane Season; are you prepared?

    Every year members of Tyndall must organize and prepare for Hurricane season. For the Emergency Management flight, it is their responsibility to prepare, prevent, mitigate, recover and respond to any natural disasters or chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear events both man-made and

  • 334th Fighter Squadron Trains in Northeast

    334th Fighter Squadron Airmen, stationed at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, partnered with Pease Air National Guard Base June 6-16 for total force training over New Hampshire and northern New York.

  • The first strike; F-35A Lightning II training engine arrives to Tyndall

    While pilots are most often the first thing that comes to mind when a fifth-generation fighter jet zooms overhead, it’s the maintainers and ground support that keeps an aircraft airborne. Recently, the first piece of maintenance training equipment arrived at Tyndall - an F1-35 maintenance trainer

  • Exercise AGILE BLIZZARD-UNIFIED VISION phase 2, Alaska

    Exercise AGILE BLIZZARD-UNIFIED VISION phase 2, an arctic based Agile Combat Employment exercise, took place June 10-13, 2023, providing the 55th and 35th Combat Communications Squadrons, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, and 52nd Network Warfare Squadron, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska the

  • Reprogramming on the edge at Northern Edge 23-1

    The 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing "Crows" took flight north to participate in Northern Edge 23-1 (NE 23-1), where they supported reprogramming requirements for aircraft for the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marines as they exercised together with international partners in Alaska featuring more than 150

  • 71st FS kicks off inaugural F-22 basic flying course

    The future F-22 pilots are assigned to the 71st Fighter Squadron and will undergo a multi-phased training approach combining academics, simulator training, and in-flight instruction. New F-22 pilots will complete the nine-month long F-22 Basic Flying Course at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.

  • Space Team globalizes Latin America with space capabilities

    Specifically designed for Latin America outreach, the Space Force Team at Davis-Monthan is involved in more than 25 operations, activities and investments with partner nations in the U.S. Southern Command Area of Responsibility. These OAIs, like space experiments, trade shows and professional

  • F-22 Raptors demonstrate air superiority in CENTCOM

    U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors from the 94th Fighter Squadron, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, recently deployed to the U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility as part of a multifaceted show of support and capability in the region.

  • The 9th Reconnaissance Wing conducts Full-Scale Readiness Exercise

    The 9th Reconnaissance Wing kicks off Exercise DRAGON FANG, an Air Force Force Generation (AFFORGEN) centered exercise June 12-16 here. The Full-Scale Readiness Exercise will test the wing’s ability to rapidly deploy and perform mission essential tasks while in a mock deployed setting. The 9th RWs

  • US facilitates Japan AOC C2 training

    Three years in the making, the 505th Training Squadron fulfilled a request by the government of Japan to assist with understanding how an air operations center plans and executes and how to build instructional standards to enable airpower at the operational level of war.

  • AFCEC successfully tests multi-capable Airmen airfield repair concept

    The concept of a cross section of Airmen carrying out important wartime tasks seems like a good idea, but does it work? The Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s readiness team set out to prove the concept during a Rapid Damage Repair Multi-Capable Airmen exercise at an Air Force Regional Training Site

  • 20th FW performs mission-critical F-16 modernization

    The summer of 1978 meets the spring of 2023 as 45 years of progress and modernization to the F-16 Fighting Falcon airframe continues in the form of ongoing mission-critical upgrades to the 20th Fighter Wing’s (FW) fleet here in line with the U.S. Air Force’s Service Life Extension Program (SLEP).

  • Getting to know the 79th Rescue Squadron

    “The mission of the 79th RQS is to provide worldwide personnel recovery support anywhere, anytime,” said Lt. Col. Kyle Porter, 79th RQS commander. “We focus on getting our people out to different parts of the world to participate in practice exercises and make sure that, if we are needed, we are

  • AOC FTU augments Austere Challenge 2023

    The 505th Training Squadron sent air operations center subject matter experts to Ramstein Air Base to support U.S. European Command’s execution of exercise Austere Challenge 2023 from May 5 - 12 to practice coordinating a response to a fictional major crisis.

  • HH-60W brings rescue to new heights

    Davis-Monthan Air Force Base received the first of its new HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters in May 2023 as the wing continues developing and fortifying their Airmen for tomorrow’s fight.

  • The life and death of WSEP missiles

    Tyndall Air Force Base is one of the select few locations in the U.S. Department of Defense where weapons system testing with live-fire missiles is a regular activity. Tyndall’s prime access to the Eastern Gulf of Mexico (EGOMEX) provides aircraft of all shapes and sizes with an airspace large

  • ACC SG hosts post-nuclear training exercise

    Air Combat Command’s Office of the Surgeon General recently hosted a three-day post-nuclear training exercise in which Airmen from the 187th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 633rd Civil Engineering Squadron, 192nd Civil Engineering Squadron and the 633rd Operational Medical Readiness Squadron learned

  • Whiskey inbound

    The 55th Rescue Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base received their first HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter, also known as the whiskey model, May 3, 2023.

  • AASAB launches its first-ever MCA program

    The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing kicked off its first ever multi-capable Airmen training program, April 24, to provide Airmen from across the wing the opportunity to learn key functions of various career fields outside of their primary Air Force Specialties. The goal of this training was to enhance

  • Security Forces Qualification Course

    The Security Forces Qualification Course is a standardized firearms training event that was developed and tested over the course of a full year at 15 different bases, including Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.

  • US, Belgian Forces forecast weather together during Southern Strike

    Airmen assigned to the 4th Operations Support Squadron weather flight worked hand-in-hand with a Belgian Air Force weather forecaster to understand similarities and differences between their processes during exercise Southern Strike 2023, April 17 to 28, at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training

  • Mississippi Guard hosts Southern Strike exercise

    The U.S. Air Force’s newest concepts, Agile Combat Employment, is the focus of the Southern Strike 2023 exercise at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center. F-15E Strike Eagles assigned to the 4th Fighter Wing Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, supported the large-scale, joint and international

  • ACC wins Readiness Challenge IX

    Airmen representing Air Combat Command and the 99th Civil Engineer Squadron from Nellis Air Force Base took the title at Readiness Challenge IX, the Department of the Air Force’s annual civil engineer skills competition, April 24 to 28.

  • 319th RW hosts first Combat Lifesaver course

    Approximately 30 personnel including airmen from the 319th Medical Group; 319th Security Forces Squadron; soldiers from Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, North Dakota Army National Guard and a member from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection joined to complete a

  • No power, no problem: preparing for the unexpected

    As part of a Department of the Air Force initiative to ensure base operations remain smooth despite a power outage, an Energy Resilience Readiness Exercise (ERRE) took place here April 5, 2023. Creech is one of only five Air Force bases that will conduct an ERRE for Fiscal Year 2023, as mandated by

  • 332d Air Expeditionary Wing participates in mass casualty training exercise

    The 332d Expeditionary Medical Squadron recently planned and executed a base-wide mass casualty training scenario, which included integration with a host nation medical evacuation air ambulance center, a host nation medical center, the 1st Expeditionary Rescue Group, and additional squadrons from

  • 20th SFS innovates with effects-based posting

    The 20th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) is currently trialing effects-based posting, an innovative new system of posting SFS defenders here to maximize efficiency while maintaining effective security protocols in an effort to creatively use time and manpower to benefit Shaw’s SFS defenders as well

  • ACE exercise advances 9th Reconnaissance Wing, 55th Wing operations

    The 9th Reconnaissance Wing alongside the 55th Wing completed Dragon Flag EAST after two-week joint operations April 7 at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. The 9th RW from Beale AFB, California, and the 55th Wing from Offutt AFB designed and executed Dragon Flag EAST to simulate Agile Combat

  • A-10 makes final descent

    Time flies when you're having fun … An A-10C Thunderbolt II made its final descent into Davis Monthan, Arizona from Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, April 5, 2023 after 14,125 flight hours. After 43 years of dedicated service, the A-10 will make the sunny Arizona desert its new home, where the 309th

  • Strike Eagles join Lightning II’s at Keystone of the Pacific

    F-15E Strike Eagles from the 336th Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, arrived at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 8, 2023, to ensure continuous fighter presence through the phased return of Kadena’s fleet of F-15C/D Eagles to the United States.

  • Israeli Air Force Adir participates in Red Flag for first time

    The Israeli Air Force returned to Nellis Air Force Base to participate in Red Flag 23-2, this time with its F-35I Adir. The large-scale exercise took place from March 13 to 24, challenging participants to adapt to and overcome complex, multi-domain scenarios, all while up against Nellis’