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  • As their 5-year-old daughter enjoys cartoons on their big screen, her parents, Staff Sgt. Kevin and Shanice Inniss relax on the couch in their 400-square-foot "Tiny Home." Said Inniss, "As important as it was for us to find a place of our own that we could afford, it was equally important for us to be debt-free while pursuing this goal.” The couple is currently stationed at Patrick AFB, Fla., but has orders to relocate to Germany at the end of the year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew S. Jurgens)

    Tiny home, huge dividends

    It is only 400 square feet of living, eating, sleeping, dressing, bathing, and recreational space for two adults and a child. It is also the place the Inniss family proudly calls home.
  • Col. Chad Hartman (left), commander of the Air Force Technical Applications Center, Patrick AFB, Fla., salutes and relinquishes command during a Change of Command ceremony June 30, 2020 as his replacement, Col. Katharine Barber (right) stands at attention. Also pictured is guidon bearer Chief Master Sgt. Amy Long (center), AFTAC’s command chief. (U.S. Air Force photo by Amanda Ryrholm)

    AFTAC uses technology to execute Change of Command

    The Air Force Technical Applications Center here underwent a change of command, employing modern-day technology to accomplish long-standing traditions. Col. Chad Hartman relinquished command to Col. Katharine Barber as 16th Air Force commander Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh served as the presiding officer via video teleconference from San Antonio, Texas, with immediate family members and a small handful of senior leadership in attendance at Patrick AFB’s Sharkatorium.
  • A laptop, tactical radio, satellite antenna and carrying cases sitting outside.

    2nd CWSS narrows Air Force Weather’s first-in communications gap

    Members from Air Force Weather and Special Operations communities gathered at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, Feb. 20, to test a first-in communications capability with potential for the global Air Force mission. Joint Special Operations Command, 2nd Combat Weather Systems Squadron, 18th Weather Squadron and 16th Weather Squadron verified the ability of Defense Department satellite communication networks to operate with Project Bat Phone, a first-in communications system that pairs innovative information delivery software with off-the-shelf computers and military radios to deliver key advantages in first-in and contested, degraded and operationally-limited environments, known as CDO environments.
  • Woman taking selfie with people posing on stairs in background.

    15th OWS creating margin with Ready Month

    The 15th Operational Weather Squadron has introduced a new scheduling model this year to improve readiness, morale and the ability to train. Dubbed “Ready Month,” the plan provides the opportunity for one of the squadron’s four operational flights to come off 24/7 operations for a month to focus on specialized deployment training, team and individual resiliency and flight-wide professional development, while still providing an additional stand-by margin of continuous surge capacity to the operations floor when required.
  • Group photo of 16th Weather Squadron members from above.

    Cyber Evolution: 16th Weather Squadron

    The 16th Weather Squadron is leading the way, reorganizing to become the 557th Weather Wing’s dedicated software and innovation squadron, a move that will generate new insights on environmental intelligence for combatant commanders around the globe. When complete, the reorganization will reinforce 16th WS’s culture of science and technological innovation and warfighter ethos, contributing to the National Defense Strategy’s line of effort to reform the Defense Department for greater lethality and performance.
  • Staff Sgt. Kalynn Mitchell using a sewing machine.

    Made with love in Australia by a 2nd WS Airman

    A 2nd Weather Squadron Airman stationed in Australia is crafting hope in her local community in the midst of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. Staff Sgt. Kalynn Mitchell, a 2nd WS solar analyst at Learmonth Solar Observatory in Exmouth, Western Australia, is using her sewing machine and fabric from a local hardware store to create face masks for medical workers and others at risk in the community.
  • U.S. Air Force Col. James F. Weaver (right) assumes command of the 616th Operations Center from Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh, Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) commander, during the 616th OC activation ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Monday, March 16, 2020. The new warfighting unit will be responsible for the convergence of the Air Force information warfare enterprise to create new outcomes for the nation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sharon Singleton)

    Air Force Information Warfare’s new warfighting unit activates

    The 616th Operations Center was activated here during a ceremony Monday. The new OC integrates the 625th OC, including Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance operations with the 624th OC, including cyber operations. Lt. Gen. Timothy D. Haugh, Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) commander, shared his vision for the new center.“Today we
  • Tech. Sgt. Matthew O'Neill working at a computer.

    557th WW integrating with 16th AF missions

    The 557th Weather Wing is working to integrate its strengths into the recently formed 16th Air Force, which brought intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, cyber, electronic warfare, information operations and weather all under one roof. Integration is a key theme for the Air Force’s first information warfare numbered air force.
  • Airman showing young girl a paper airplane.

    Weather Airmen share mission at Rose Bowl event

    As people prepared to celebrate the New Year’s holiday, five Airmen from units across the 557th Weather Wing journeyed to Pasadena, California. Their mission was to tell the Air Force Weather story at Live on Green!, a free entertainment and education event that precedes the annual Rose Parade and Rose Bowl football game.
  • Lt. Gen Timothy Haugh, Sixteenth Air Force commander, speaks during the 557th Weather Wing’s Sixteenth Air Force reassignment ceremony at the wing’s headquarters building, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, Oct. 29, 2019. Sixteenth Air Force is headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, and is the Air Force’s first information warfare NAF. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

    557th WW realigns under new information warfare NAF

    The 557th Weather Wing has been reassigned to the Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber). The 557th joins the 55th Wing and other units whose missions fall under the new Information Warfare NAF.
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