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  • Lt. Col. Landon Quan is showered with champagne.

    Dormant, not deactivated: 42nd ATKS end of operations

    The 42nd Attack Squadron ended its combat operations and flew its final sortie down-range out of Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 31, 2020.
  • RAAF Airman watches aircraft being loaded.

    Nellis and RAAF team up to support Australia wildfire relief

    Members of the Royal Australian Air Force and Nellis Air Force Base teamed up to load more than 50 bundles of fire suppressant and other critical firefighting equipment onto three RAAF C-17s so it could be delivered to the Australian Emergency authorities and Rural Fire Service.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • AF birthday

    Air Force looks for 75th birthday theme ideas

    Concepts for the 75th birthday theme should consider inclusiveness of multi-domain operations, capture Airmen’s innovation and reflect the Air Force’s heritage over the last 75 years.
  • Two snow plows remove snow from a flightline during Sunset at Ellsworth Air Force Base.

    89th ATKS: Under snow, providing overwatch

    It’s a snowy Thanksgiving Day in South Dakota, where families are recovering from holiday meals, while the 89th Attack Squadron, based out of Ellsworth Air Force Base, is preparing for a holiday weekend of snowdrifts and combat.
  • Airmen from the active duty 388th and Reserve 419th Fighter Wings return home on Nov. 1, 2019, following a six-month deployment to Al-Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The 4th Fighter Squadron's deployment was the first F-35A Lightning II combat deployment. The Airmen supported the United States Air Force Central Command Mission in Region. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)

    4th Fighter Squadron returns to Hill after first F-35A combat deployment

    Last week, Airmen from the active duty 388th and Reserve 419th Fighter Wings returned home following a six-month deployment to Al-Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The 4th Fighter Squadron’s deployment, which started in April, was the first F-35A Lightning II combat deployment. The Airmen supported the United States Air Force Central Command Mission in the region.
  • Barbara Barrett was easily confirmed by the Senate Oct. 16, to be the 25th Secretary of the Air Force. As an experienced pilot, former ambassador and senior government official, Barrett was praised for her wide experience and long history with aviation and the United States military. (U.S. Air Force file photo by Wayne Clark)

    Senate confirms Barrett to be Air Force secretary

    The 85 to 7 vote makes Barbara Barrett the third consecutive woman confirmed to lead the Air Force and its 685,000 total force Airmen. Barrett replaces Heather Wilson who resigned in May. Undersecretary Matthew Donovan served as acting secretary in the interim.
  • Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, 19th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delivers a farewell message to members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their families, Sept. 24, 2019 at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

    A Message from the Chairman to the Men and Women of Our U.S. Armed Forces

    Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., the 19th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delivers a farewell message to members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their families.
  • 16th Air Force

    ACC discusses Sixteenth Air Force as new Information Warfare NAF

    General Mike Holmes, the commander of Air Combat Command, discussed today at the Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, that Sixteenth Air Force (16th AF) will be the designation for a new Information Warfare (IW) Numbered Air Force (NAF).
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