Oct. 25, 2021 53rd unit tests container against chemical/biological attacks The 52d Wing, 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron recently tested a modified shipping container called a Collective Protection Conex against biological and chemical attacks. Agile Combat Support division engineers and chemists evaluated the heavily modified and instrumented conex’s airlock
Oct. 21, 2021 LRAFB cadre lead way for top-tier Weapons Officers The 29th Weapons Squadron and its two formal courses—Weapons Instructor Course (WIC) and Advanced Instructor Course (AIC) — serve as the bridge from the Herk community to the Air Force and Joint enterprises. Upon graduation from the strenuous course, the pilots proudly don a silver patch with the
Oct. 18, 2021 Training to defend The 355th Wing hosted various training sessions during Exercise Bushwhacker 21-07 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Oct. 4 - 8, 2021.
Oct. 15, 2021 Airmen Execute Forward Area Refueling Point Operations at Twentynine Palms A dry and desolate landscape flanked by mountains provided the perfect austere environment to use a makeshift runway to test the 355th Wing’s Dynamic capabilities.
Oct. 14, 2021 Fightin’ Fifty-Fifth expanding Non-Kinetic Operations Coordination Course offerings Due to the success of its Non-Kinetic Operations Coordination Course, the 55th Wing is expanding its availability and developing additional offerings as one of the Air Force’s leaders in NKO.
Oct. 8, 2021 55th Wing strengthens Agile Combat Employment capabilities The 55th Wing recently deployed an RC-135 Rivet Joint aircraft to a simulated forward operating base at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, as part of Operation Agile Warhawk, an exercise designed to test the wing’s Agile Combat Employment capabilities.