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  • Checkertails execute Exercise Noble Panther 25-2

    The 325th Fighter Wing tested and strengthened its capabilities to deploy and operate in an austere environment during Exercise Noble Panther 25-2 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Feb. 18-28, 2025.

  • 350th SWW assesses EW integration, data at Bamboo Eagle 25-1

    The 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing recently participated in the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center’s Bamboo Eagle 25-1 exercise, developing and readying Airmen to operate against adversaries on short notice in a contested and dynamic electromagnetic operating environment.

  • KC-135 fuels Agile Combat Employment for Operation Agile Spartan 25.1

    The Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) launched Operation Agile Spartan 25.1, Jan. 26, 2025, across the Arabian Peninsula to evaluate the U.S. Air Force’s ability to react and respond to regional threats as a unified coalition force. As part of the exercise, the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing

  • Mosaic Lightning 25-01

    Airmen from multiple squadrons across Davis-Monthan took part in Mosaic Lightning 25-01, which tested the wing's readiness by simulating a late-notice deployment to an austere environment.

  • 379th ECES executes Ninth Air Force’s largest-ever RADR exercise

    The 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron executed the Ninth Air Force’s largest-ever no-notice Rapid Airfield Damage Recovery exercise, setting a benchmark across the branch. The multi-day RADR exercise played a part in the broader Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) directed operation Agile

  • Offutt hosts VA exercise

    Offutt Air Force Base hosted the VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System as they conducted a National Disaster Medical System exercise on Nov. 13, at Offutt Field House.

  • Idaho Air Guard Wing Supports Joint Partnerships at Exercise

    The 124th Fighter Wing arrived at Nellis for the Green Flag West exercise. GFW ensures the 124FW is operationally ready to provide joint ground support to its NATO partners globally. GFW is facilitated by Air Combat Command through the 549th Combat Training Squadron.

  • Team Moody hones FARP techniques with German Airmen

    Airmen assigned to the 23rd Logistics Readiness Squadron Forward Area Refueling Point team and the 71st Rescue Squadron practiced rapid refueling techniques with members of the Bundeswehr, the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Germany, Oct. 22-24, 2024, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia.

  • Driving data and EW at Bamboo Eagle 24-3

    The 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing recently supported the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center’s second iteration of Bamboo Eagle, bringing Electromagnetic Warfare (EW) capability and expertise to the more than 3,000 joint-force service participants.

  • Successful Completion of Exercise BUMBU FORGE 2024

    The 254th Combat Communications Group proudly announces the successful completion of Exercise BUMBU FORGE 2024. This groundbreaking exercise, held from June 2 to June 16 at the Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center and Ft. McCoy in Wisconsin, marks a significant milestone in our efforts to

  • Robins’ 53rd CAOS, USMC participate in joint airfield exercise

    Joint military exercises involving multiple U.S. military branches play an important role in strengthening our national security and maintaining readiness. Such was the case for the collaboration between the U.S. Air Force’s 53rd Combat Airfield Operations Squadron from Robins Air Force Base,

  • Multinational military exercise Resolute Sentinel 2024 kicks off

    The multinational military exercise Resolute Sentinel 2024 sponsored by U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) marks the beginning of a comprehensive joint training opportunity at Grupo 4 in La Joya, Peru. RS24 aims at enhancing regional security and interoperability among Peru, Colombia, Ecuador,

  • Vermont Air Guard Tests Weapon Systems in Florida Exercises

    More than 175 Airmen and a dozen F-35 Lighting IIs from Vermont’s 158th Fighter Wing joined Airmen, Marines, Soldiers and Sailors from across the country for three weeks to participate in the Weapons System Evaluation Program and Checkered Flag exercises at Tyndall Air Base, Florida.

  • Tyndall takes medical readiness to the next level

    Large-scale exercises such as Ready Eagle enable Airmen in becoming mission-ready by refining skills such as command and control, triage, decontamination, patient tracking, communication skills and mental preparedness among the various medical teams.

  • Aircraft accident exercise test emergency response

    The 23rd Wing conducted an aircraft accident response exercise at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, March 26, 2024, to test Team Moody Airmen’s communication and response capabilities in an emergency.

  • Rapid Raven 24-1: Posturing EMS warfighters for combat

    In order to establish readiness and further operationalize the wing, the 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing went into a warfighting posture during Rapid Raven 24-1, its first internal exercise designed to test its ability to wage war in the Electromagnetic Spectrum and meet combat requirements and

  • Gunfighters complete Operation Garrison Forward phase one

    Aircrew from the 366th Operations Group are executed a two-phase resilient basing operation named Garrison Forward and completed phase one, landing an F-15E Strike Eagle on the taxiway instead of the runway of Mountain Home AFB, Feb 13, 2024. Gunfighters train to conduct military operations

  • Air Combat Command wraps up AGILE FLAG 24-1

    The 4th Fighter Wing from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, completed its Air Force Force Generation, or AFFORGEN, certification event Feb. 3, closing out AGILE FLAG 24-1, Air Combat Command’s first iteration of this exercise for 2024.  

  • WSINT 23-B: Training to dominate the Spectrum

    For the first time, the 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing integrated with the U.S. Air Force Weapons School (USAFWS) to provide students realistic pacing threats in the electromagnetic operational environment for their capstone exercise.

  • Crows ‘ACE’ Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations at Bamboo Eagle

    Across southern California and out into the Pacific Ocean, approximately 3,000 service members across four branches and three countries exercised together in support of Bamboo Eagle, a U.S. Warfare Center led exercise focusing on Agile Combat Employment (ACE) operations.

  • 148th FW participates in WSEP 24.04

    The 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, participated in the latest iteration of the Weapons System Evaluation Program, WSEP-East 24.04 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Jan. 16-19, 2024. WSEP is a joint program designed to evaluate air-to-air and air-to-ground live fire weapons employment for

  • Robins provides C2 expertise for Virtual Flag: Coalition

    Airmen with the 728th Battle Management Control Squadron, 12th Airborne Command and Control Squadron and 461st Operations Support Squadron at Robins traveled to Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, to participate in a joint Virtual Flag: Coalition 24 exercise Oct. 22 – Nov. 3, 2023, at the

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

  • Hill Defenders conduct near-peer adversary training exercises

    Airman with the 75th Security Forces Squadron trained in a series of near-peer adversary field exercises in the Base Operations Readiness Training Area here from March 18-28. The exercises charged Defender flights with an air base ground defense mission at a forward operating site during a near-peer

  • Lead Wing completes SOUTHCOM exercise Operation Forward Tiger

    After three weeks of training and multinational integration, exercise Operation Forward Tiger came to an end March 4, 2023. The focus was on enhancing interoperability in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief designed to strengthen the longstanding partnership between the Dominican Republic

  • Female commanders leading hunt at exercise

    Units from across the world are currently participating in exercise Resolute Hunter, a multi-national and joint service exercise taking place through Nov. 18, 2022, at Naval Air Station Fallon.

  • Gunfighter lead wing executes ACE ops

    The 366th Fighter Wing lead wing force elements conducted exercise Double Barrel 23-1 Oct. 17-21. Lead Wing exercises are named based on the level of integration between the airbase squadron, command and control element, and the mission generation force element.

  • Hammer and An Arrow

    Tyndall Air Force Base hosted biannual exercise Combat Hammer and Combat Archer respectively during two-week-long Weapon System Evaluation Program-East 23.01 to provide squadrons from across the Department of the Air Force a multi-platform training environment to conduct air-to-ground and air-to-air

  • Red Tails conduct Exercise Oktober Fist 2022

    The 332d Air Expeditionary Wing conducts a training exercise designed around Agile Combat Employment at a forward operating site (FOS), from September 27-28, 2022. Exercise Oktober Fist, designed around Agile Combat Employment, displayed the 332d Air Expeditionary Wing’s ability to rapidly mobilize

  • 319th RW airmen complete readiness exercise validation

    The 319th Reconnaissance Wing tested its ability to rapidly mobilize and establish flight operations in an austere environment during Readiness Exercise Validation Global Griffin 09-22 held Sept. 26-30, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota.

  • Liaison officers create blueprint for Agile Combat Employment

    Liaison Officers from the 378th Air Expeditionary Wing are the type of Airmen to look at the impossible and ask what exactly it will take to land an aircraft on it. From small deserted island chains with no runway to barren desert locations with no infrastructure, LNOs make a living on solving

  • Moody AFB Airmen step up for Agile Flag 22-2

    Agile Flag 22-2 focused on increasing survivability through dispersion, flexibility, and agility against modern-day threats. The exercise required company grade officers to step into leadership roles beyond normal duties while challenging Airmen to do more than their normal jobs under pressure.

  • Reservists sharpen readiness, build relationships at Resolute Sentinel

    Resolute Sentinel is a new 12th Air Force (Air Force Southern)-led U.S. Southern Command exercise first held in 2021. Resolute Sentinel evolved from the longstanding New Horizons and Beyond the Horizons, annual joint humanitarian assistance exercises in Latin America and the Caribbean.

  • Red Flag-Rescue 22-2

    Red Flag-Rescue is a joint exercise that involves other service branches as well as partner nations and is the Department of Defense’s premier combat search and rescue exercise held twice a year, hosted exclusively by Davis-Monthan Air Force Base for roughly two weeks.

  • ACC’s Air Operations Squadron: “We Deliver”

    Moving fighter aircraft across oceans is not as easy as a typical cross-country drive. Transoceanic fighter movements require extensive mission planning and briefing, along with robust contingency options in case something goes wrong. There is only one place in the world where that happens -- Air

  • 77 FGS completes FARP training

    Airman assigned to the 77th Fighter Generation Squadron train and practice Forward Area Refueling Point (FARP) procedures at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., July 7, 2022. FARP is the rapid transfer of fuel from one aircraft to another. This capability makes it possible for fighter aircraft to land,

  • 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Train in Agile Combat Employment

    The 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron defenders assigned to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, tested their competence as multi-capable Airmen by putting into action the Air Force’s Agile Combat Employment model during Accurate Test 22, an exercise at Thumrait Air Base, Oman. Prior to their AT22

  • The 422 TES C2 Division takes Command and Control to new heights

    Warfighters assigned to the Command and Control Division of the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron made history by demonstrating true on-the-move Command and Control, or C2, capabilities during Black Flag 22-1 on the Nevada Test and Training Range here at Nellis Air Force Base.

  • Tyndall moves full speed ahead for Checkered Flag exercise

    The airspace and roadways surrounding Tyndall Air Force Base are busy as the installation moves full speed ahead into Checkered Flag 22-2, May 9-20, 2022. Checkered Flag is one of the Department of Defense’s largest air-to-air exercises, designed to test and improve air combat capabilities and

  • Moody kicks off military game, KingFish ACE

    The “KingFish ACE” board game is scheduled to debut at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, April 26 - 28, 2022. In preparation for Lead Wing readiness, the 23rd Wing has implemented a new and innovative tabletop exercise that will challenge Team Moody on the Agile Combat Employment concept that the board

  • Sky Shield IV: AUAB hones strategic mission capabilities

    The 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, along with the Qatar Emiri Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps, participated in Sky Shield IV, Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central)’s first major training event of 2022, Jan. 23-25, 2022.

  • Exercise tests Offutt’s Lead Wing operating capabilities

    Team Offutt conducted a three-day Lead Wing exercise to test their ability to conduct command and control along with mission generation force element integration in a contested environment through simulated competition-through-conflict actions against a peer competitor.

  • 388th FW sends F-35s to large-force joint integration exercise

    Hill's 388th Fighter Wing will participate in a four-day interoperability exercise at Whiteman Air Force Base involving active duty, guard and reserve fighter, bomber, refueling and support units from across the country. Exercise Agile Tiger is designed to meet training objectives consisting of

  • Swedish Air Bosses participate in Red Flag-Nellis 22-2, exchange information

    The Swedish Air Force provided a vital role to the 414th Combat Training Squadron’s Red Flag-Nellis 22-2 with two air bosses. Their participation promotes interoperability between friendly forces and the exchange of information for both future Red Flag exercises and the Swedish Arctic Challenge

  • 386 AEW executes Blue Marauder 21

    Airmen from here and Al-Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, honed the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing’s force generation capabilities by training in the Agile Combat Employment (ACE) concept between the two bases on Oct. 1, 2021.

  • Airmen hone expeditionary skills at Rally in Rockies exercise

    Active duty, Air National Guard and Reserve Airmen gathered in Colorado and Wyoming for 22nd Air Force’s flagship exercise Rally in the Rockies Sept. 12-17. The exercise included the “Bulldogs,” aka the 354th Fighter Squadron, A-10 Thunderbolt II from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, is designed to

  • AF Week in Photos

    This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.

  • 53rd Wing executes Black Flag 21-2

    The 53rd Wing conducted Black Flag 21-2, the largest Black Flag to date July 13-16, 2021. The three-day large force joint test event occurred included more than 30 Air Force and Navy aircraft. 

  • 5th ASOS fires on all cylinders during Yakima FTX

    The 5th Air Support Operations Squadron, located at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, conducted a week-long field training exercise here, April 26-30, 2021. The 5th ASOS is a combat support unit located at Fort Lewis, Washington. The squadron provides tactical command and control of airpower

  • B-52 Hypersonic Kill Chain Employment Success

    A B-52 Stratofortress from the 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, conducted a successful simulated hypersonic kill chain employment from sensor to shooter and back during Northern Edge 21, May 5, 2021.

  • Moody hosts Hawgsmoke 2021

    The 23d Fighter Group is scheduled to host Hawgsmoke 2021, April 14-17. The base will receive more than 150 Airmen from 13 Air Force units in a biennial aerial competition designed to test the bombing, missile and tactical gunnery skills of the pilots and maintainers of the U.S. Air Force A-10C

  • 729th ACS participates in Agile Thunder exercise

    Validating its ability to deploy on a moment’s notice anywhere in the world and demonstrate air battle management command and control capabilities, the 729th Air Control Squadron recently participated in a mobility exercise called Agile Thunder.

  • Dover AFB’s first Multi-Capable Airmen team sinks claws into Razor Talon

    Airmen from eight units across Dover Air Force Base participated in exercise Razor Talon, led by the 4th Fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, March 22-26, 2021. These Air Mobility Command Airmen practiced skills outside of their normal career fields while participating in

  • 428th FS finishes Red Flag 21-2, adapts to new challenges

    For 46 years, Airmen, Sailors, Marines and Soldiers from around the globe have congregated at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, for the U.S. Air Force’s most premier combat training exercise, Red Flag. For 39 of those years, the Republic of Singapore has strengthened their joint force capabilities by

  • 20th FW hosts Red Flag 21-2

    Multiple times a year, the world’s top air forces come together to prove their combat capabilities over almost 3 million acres of desert at the Nevada Test and Training Range. The 20th Fighter Wing is scheduled to host Red Flag 21-2 from March 8-19 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.

  • WITO tests MCA during Mosaic Tiger 21-1

    Moody’s Multi-Capable Airmen program developed and equipped 110 Airmen from 17 different Air Force Specialty Codes with expeditionary, command and control, and mission-generation skills to go from securing the perimeter to refueling aircraft, decreasing the footprint needed downrange. Mosaic Tiger

  • 23d WG first to test STARCART

    As the Air Force pursues a lighter and leaner footprint downrange, the 23d Wing is the first to test the lighter and leaner STARCART prototype at home station. The STARCART is a new refueling system that Airmen assigned to the 23d Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Management Flight experimented

  • Raging Gunfighter creates multi-capable Airmen

    Personnel, exhausted from a hard day’s work, turned in early - preparing for the following days to come. The exercise, dubbed as “Raging Gunfighter”, had only begun. Airmen would need to work together as a team to sustain their living for nearly a week. Raging Gunfighter tested the capabilities of

  • 379th ESFS and EOD team up for counter UAS training

    The 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron and 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal team partnered for a counter-small unmanned aerial systems training event at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Dec. 11, 2020.

  • Information Warfare capabilities demonstrated at table top exercise

    Lt. Gen. Christopher Weggeman, the deputy commander of Air Combat Command and Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh, Sixteenth Air Force commander, co-hosted a virtual Information warfare table top exercise to demonstrate convergence of various IW capabilities below and up to the threshold of armed

  • Team Hill tests near-instant launch capabilities of fighter wings

    Team Hill carried out a short-notice exercise, launching F-35A Lightning IIs to intercept two civilian “red air” aircraft over the Utah Test and Training Range. The exercise tested the ability of the active duty 388th and Reserve 419th Fighter Wings to perform nearly instantaneous launches from Hill

  • Coalition VIRTUAL FLAG: joint and coalition partners train as they fight

    The 705th Combat Training Squadron, home of Air Combat Command's Distributed Mission Operations Center, recently hosted one of the world's largest virtual air combat exercises at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. Coalition VIRTUAL FLAG 21‑1 ran at distributed locations across the globe, October

  • 19th AW supports CAF in Agile Flag 21-1

    Airmen from the 19th Airlift Wing flew to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, October 26-27, to participate in Agile Flag 21-1, showcasing distributed operations and testing agile combat employment capabilities.

  • F-35 wings test combat capability

    The active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Reserve 419th Fighter Wing participated in a rigorous training exercise this week aimed at testing their combat capability. Pilots and maintainers from the wings have been flying and generating roughly 80 sorties per day, some into the nighttime hours.

  • AGILE THUNDER 20-03 KICKS OFF

    The 552nd Air Control Wing and 72nd Air Base Wing collaborated for EXERCISE Agile Thunder 20-03 at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, to evaluates personnel on their ability to prepare and rapidly deploy combat capable forces, generate and deliver combat aircraft to combatant commanders and conduct

  • Gamblers double down at Red Flag 20-2

    Viper engines begin to roar, adding to the cacophony of sounds already playing. Airmen circumnavigate the jets quickly to preform final takeoff checks while pilots wait their turn to taxi onto the runway.