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  • Moody selected to host Lebanese A-29 training

    Moody AFB will be hosting Lebanon Air Force members as they conduct training on the A-29 Super Tucano aircraft. The program is scheduled to begin early 2017 and run through the end of 2018.

  • 12 AF (AFSOUTH) Command Chief removed

    The Command Chief Master Sergeant of Twelfth Air Force and Air Forces Southern was relieved of his position today.Lieutenant Gen. Mark Kelly, 12 AF (AFSOUTH) commander, removed Chief Master Sgt. Jose Barraza dueto a loss of confidence in his abilities to carry out his duties.Barraza will be transferred out of 12 AF (AFSOUTH) headquarters to a
  • Maj. Bevan Hart, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron combat rescue officer, communicates with his team during a mass casualty exercise held Nov. 17, 2016 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The drill allowed pararescuemen, CROs and helicopter crews to rehearse their response to common scenarios encountered in theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)

    Pararescuemen hone edge with realistic training

    Master Sgt. Sean Kirsch has deployed to the Afghan theater, among other locations, numerous times during his 13-year career.  Kirsch is a pararescueman with the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron based at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. During those earlier deployments, Kirsch recalls responding to multiple combat rescue missions each day and has
  • Force protection sentries from the 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron head out to work on Thanksgiving, Nov. 24, 2016 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. While many squadrons allowed their members to celebrate Thanksgiving while deployed, the mission did not stop. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)

    Deployed Airmen celebrate Thanksgiving downrange

  • AF selects Holloman AFB as preferred location for interim F-16 training squadrons

    The Air Force selected Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, as the preferred alternative for the interim home for two F-16 Fighting Falcon training squadrons created to increase fighter pilot production as the service faces a growing pilot shortage.
  • Capt. Mike Broderick (right) breaks from Capt. Brandon Lavalley on the final approach during day three of Red Flag 12-2 Jan. 25 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)

    F-16CM ACCIDENT REPORT RELEASED

    An Accident Investigation Board found that an F-16CM Fighting Falcon suffered an engine hardware malfunction resulting in its crash into a rural area in the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility on March 29 2016.
  • Senior Airman David Gill, 9th Security Forces Squadron base defense operation controller, and Airman 1st Class Luis Valentin, 9th SFS installation entry controller, drive an all-terrain vehicle alongside a fence line Nov. 4, 2016, at Beale Air Force Base, California. The perimeter of Beale is 26 miles and is broken up into six sectors. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Tristan D. Viglianco)

    Patrolling the perimeter

    The 9th Security Forces Squadron is tasked with securing the base’s perimeter and while this is a routine tasking for a security forces personnel, Beale’s perimeter presents unique challenges the 9th SFS must overcome. Beale’s vast 26-mile perimeter, rocky terrain, and wooded area riddled with various obstacles makes base security challenging. However, Team Beale conducts coyote patrols to meet these challenges.
  • Current Air Force Records Management policy is still in effect, as well as Federal agency responsibilities under 44 U.S. Code 3506. The code makes Federal agencies accountable for implementing and enforcing applicable policies and procedures, including, but not limiting, requirements for archiving information maintained in electronic format. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Javier Cruz/Released)

    Records management responsibilities remain despite additional duty reduction

    Service members are still required to perform End of Year tasks for Records Management additional duties.
  • Airmen from the 4th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal team perform procedures to render a hung flare from an F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft safe, Nov. 9, 2016, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. The rope is used to remove the flare pellet from the module so it can be safely detonated. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Shawna L. Keyes)

    EOD supports flight operations

    Airmen from the 4th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal team worked together to render safe a hung flare on an F-15E Strike Eagle that failed to discharge during flight, Nov. 9. EOD members responded to the in-flight emergency along with the 4th CES fire department and end of runway crew team.
  • Tech Sgt. Ronald Gowen, a 387th Air Expeditionary Squadron logistician, left, helps Staff Sgt. Dylan Collins, a 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron aerial porter, right, with securing a mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicle in the cargo area of a C-17 Globemaster III at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Nov. 4, 2016. Gowen is currently embedded with the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron as he awaits transfer to a joint unit.

    Airmen’s skills vital to joint fight

    There is an area near many flight lines where items wait to be loaded onto aircraft. Toyotas lined up hood to bumper, resembling rush-hour traffic jams. Pallets stacked with bags of rice or ammunition sitting in precise rows. Armored vehicles waiting to be started up so they can head to the flight line and join the fight. This may seem all too familiar for aerial porters and loadmasters, but to one Airman, these items tell a far greater story.
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