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  • Gen Mark Kelly, Commander of Air Combat Command, leads a two-ship formation of F-15s Eagles from the 53rd Test Wing near Eglin Air Force Base, Fla, Sept. 1, 2021. Gen Kelly, an Eagle pilot for nearly 30 years, flew the Air Force’s newest fighter, the F-15EX Eagle II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John Raven)

    ACC Commander completes F-15EX Eagle II qualification

    U.S. Air Force Gen. Mark Kelly, commander of Air Combat Command, flew the F-15EX Eagle II for the first time on September 1, 2021.
  • Graphic for AFWERX revolutionizing flightline challenge

    AFWERX drives innovation through flightline ops challenge

    Innovators and thought leaders from industry, academia and the federal government gathered at the AFWERX Innovation Hub in Las Vegas, Nevada, late last month to review technologies that will be a part of the Revolutionizing Flightline Operations AFWERX Challenge. This effort is a sequel to last year’s Base of the Future Challenge championed by the Natural Disaster Recovery Program Management Office at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida.
  • Senior Airman Jasmyn Farmer, 379th Expeditionary Comptroller Squadron budget analyst, poses for a photo Aug. 25, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.

    Airmen reunite Afghanistan evacuees with family

    Al Udeid became the main hub for evacuees coming from Afghanistan and was quickly inundated with thousands of people leaving Afghanistan. For some service members, it can be hard to see how each individual impacts the mission, especially from their home station. However, a crisis situation can have ways of revealing the bigger picture.
  • Photo of Airmen kneeling next to a flipped car

    MRX tests 93 AGOW, 23 WG integration

    The 820th Base Defense Group conducted a mission readiness exercise at Grand Bay Bombing and Gunnery Range near Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, and Avon Park Air Force Range, Florida, Aug. 23-27.
  • 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.
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