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  • A jet prepares to refuel mid-air.

    KC-135 Stratotanker: A gas station in the skies

    During Red Flag Alaska 21-3, 1st Fighter Wing F-22 Raptors, from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, complete multiple sorties, practice tactical maneuvers, and multi-squadron simulated combat objectives. Spending numerous hours in the air at a time requires a hefty load of fuel to keep them airborne.
  • Labor Day Safety tips

    Keep safety in mind as summer ends

    The long Labor Day weekend marks the traditional end of summer and offers many service members, civilians and their families the final opportunity to take to the highways and byways for a summertime adventure. Emphasis on managing risk is key, not only for a holiday weekend that historically experiences increased mishaps, but also in transition to the autumn season.
  • AUAB medics adapt to support Afghanistan evacuation

    AUAB medics adapt to support Afghanistan evacuation

    Since Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, became the main stopover location for qualified evacuees from Afghanistan on Aug. 14, 2021, the entire installation and all of its personnel have had to adapt at a moment’s notice in order to support the Afghanistan evacuation operations.
  • Command & Control Incident Management Emergency Response Application gives bases the ability to input data on environment, assets, and personnel into a centralized location replacing emails, phone calls, and whiteboards.

    COMACC directs new C2 capability

    Command and Control Incident Management Emergency Response Application is being directed for use by all ACC installations as a result of the application's successful implementation across more than 40 Air Force Installations.
  • The 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron partnered with the Air Force Research Laboratory to equip the F-15E Strike Eagle with modified 2,000-pound GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munitions. The goal of this test was to validate a new way to employ air-delivered munitions on ships that will change the maritime target lethality paradigm. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt Lindsey Heflin)

    F-15E completes first successful Maritime JDAM test

    Three F-15E Strike Eagles from the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron supported a test as part of the QUICKSINK Joint Capability Technology Demonstration on Aug. 26, 2021.
  • Photo of U.S. Air Force Airmen standing in front of a group of Airmen sitting at a table

    Accelerating change: 505th CCW trains 20th FW staff on ACE C2

    The 505th Command and Control Wing completed its third iteration of Agile Combat Employment command and control training with the 20th Fighter Wing at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, in preparation for the 20th FW’s execution of Exercise IRON HAND in late August.
  • A group photo of Rao and Gen. Goldfein

    After seven years as FAO, new 755th OSS commander’s career comes full circle

    At first glance of the new 755th Operations Support Squadron commander’s biography, you quickly see his assignment makes a lot of sense given his many years within the EC-130 Compass Call and 55th Electronic Combat Group community. However, if you dig a little deeper, it’s pretty clear that Lt. Col. Kabir Rao has led anything but a standard career with the jammers.
  • A graphic on National Suicide Prevention Month.

    National Suicide Prevention Month

    Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, in conjunction with the Department of Defense, is promoting National Suicide Prevention Month to educate the military community about suicide prevention, resources and steps everyone can take to protect one another against suicide.
  • Airmen guides wheel saw on Tyndall AFB runway.

    AFCEC expands ‘RADR readiness’ with new training sites 

    Just a few years ago, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center overhauled the way Airmen recover damaged airfields. Today, the center is helping expand Air Force Rapid Airfield Damage Repair training opportunities by more than quadrupling the number of stateside training sites. Currently, Tyndall is the only RADR training site in the continental United States.
  • A photo of an Airman firing a pistol at a target.

    True North Initiative Fortifies Resilience

    First sergeants from across the 355th Wing attended a True North resiliency event at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.
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