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  • 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).
  • Sean Quinby, 4th Civil Engineer Squadron fire chief, rings the ceremonial bell during the 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Sept. 11, 2019.

    Solemn Reminder: SJAFB pauses to reflect on 9/11

    The ceremony marked the 18th anniversary of the events of 9/11, which claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 American citizens. It’s introduction, consisted of an honor guard utilizing firefighters and defenders assigned to the 4th Fighter Wing.  
  • An F-15E Strike Eagle basks in the late evening light after escaping Hurricane Dorian's path and relocating to Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Sept. 4, 2019. The F-15E is assigned to the 4th Fighter Wing, Seymour-Johnson AFB, North Carolina, as part of Air Combat Command. Team Tinker executed an existing agreement with Seymour-Johnson AFB, North Carolina and Warner-Robins AFB, Georgia to host fighters, tankers and reconnaissance aircraft far away from the devastating hurricane impacting the East Coast of the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)

    Team Tinker provides refuge for aircraft evacuating Hurricane Dorian

    When Hurricane Dorian appeared on radar to hit Georgia and the Carolinas this week, nearly a quarter of a million residents evacuated the coast and they’re not the only ones who took security measures ahead of the category two storm’s arrival.
  • Airmen from the 4th Electrical Engineer Squadron and 567th Red Horse Squadron set up a generator for the military working dog kennels before Hurricane Dorian, Sept. 4, 2019, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. The 4th CES, to include equipment operators, electricians, plumbers, structural craftsman, heating, ventilation and air conditioning, and production technicians, are providing 24-hour response and recovery operations during and following Hurricane Dorian. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Boyton)

    SJAFB Prepares for Hurricane Dorian

    Airmen from the 4th Electrical Engineer Squadron and 567th Red Horse Squadron prepared the base before Hurricane Dorian, Sept. 4, 2019, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. The 4th CES, to include equipment operators, electricians, plumbers, structural craftsman, heating, ventilation and air conditioning, and production technicians, are providing 24-hour response and recovery operations during and following Hurricane Dorian.
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