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  • Airmen spray an E4B using a fire hose connected to a fire hydrant.

    Innovative thinking leads to first local E-4B wash since flood

    For the first time in a little more than a year, the 595th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron found a way to wash an E-4B aircraft here April 20, 2020. Thanks to some innovative thinking, the 595th AMXS came up with a solution to accomplish this requirement amid COVID-19 restrictions.
  • Civilians from the 437th Aerial Port Squadron position a Negatively Pressurized Conex prototype after its delivery to Joint Base Charleston, S.C., April 21, 2020. The NPC was rapidly developed and designed to fit inside both C-5 and C-17 aircraft to enable safe transport of up to 28 patients, as well as teams of medical professionals to medical facilities around the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Drzazgowski)

    28th TES provides support for COVID-19 isolation container testing

    The 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron is providing essential test support on an isolation container prototype, known the Negative Pressure Conex (NPC), which is being evaluated for potential use as a transport module for individuals infected with the COVID-19 virus and other highly infectious diseases.
  • Eielson welcomes F-35A Lightning II

    Eielson AFB welcomes F-35A Lightning II

    With the arrival, Eielson AFB is now Pacific Air Forces’ first base to house the fifth-generation fighter aircraft.
  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kristin Lyons, 391st Fighter Squadron crew chief, wears a cloth mask while working during the COVID-19 pandemic, April 14, 2020, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. 391st FS Airmen are working in two teams with a week-on and week-off schedule to avoid the potential spread of COVID-19. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Andrew Kobialka)

    Maintainers tell all: the struggle of COVID-19

    COVID-19 has forced Airmen to adapt and it wouldn’t be genuine to say it comes without struggle. But the Air Force is a family and, together, Airmen at the 391st FS are finding ways to enhance readiness, despite the challenges.
  • U.S. Air Force Maj. Melissa Legowski, nurse practitioner from the 99th Medical Group at Nellis Air Force Base, briefs Guyanese nurses during a lecture at the Linden Mackenzie Hospital during New Horizons exercise 2019 in Linden, Guyana, June 13, 2019. The New Horizons exercise 2019 provides U.S. military members an opportunity to train for an overseas deployment and the logistical requirements it entails. The exercise promotes bilateral cooperation by providing opportunities for U.S. and partner nation military engineers, medical personnel and support staff to work and train side by side. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Derek Seifert)

    A look into the future: Embedded Health Engagement Teams

    International Health Specialists from 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) are piloting a new global health engagement model to improve health and readiness for U.S. military forces and partner nations.
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    DOD Guidance on the Use of Cloth Face Coverings

    The Department of Defense is committed to taking every precaution to ensure the health and wellbeing of our Service members, DoD civilian employees, families, and the Nation in response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. DoD supports, and will continue to implement, all measures necessary to mitigate risks to the spread of the disease, consistent with the Department's priorities to protect our people, safeguard our national security capabilities, and support the government's whole-of-nation response.
  • 57th OG, ATG merge functions to improve interoperability

    57th OG, ATG merge functions to improve interoperability

    In a modest ceremony March 31 adapted to support social distancing initiatives, the 57th Adversary Tactics Group (ATG) merged with the 57th Operations Group (OG), placing both group functions under the leadership of one commander. The ceremony, which included Col. John Gallemore, former 57th ATG commander, assuming command from Col. Raymond Millero, is the first of a multi-step approach to merge all Operations Group functions under one leadership chain.
  • A photo of aircraft flying

    Sustaining CSAR Capabilities

    Airmen from the 355th Wing executed a combat search and rescue training force exercise at Buenos Aires Wildlife Refuge, Tucson, Arizona, March 26, 2020.
  • Capt. Patrick Bracken, 9th Reconnaissance Wing Protestant Chaplain, live streams church services, Mar. 29, 2020 at Beale Air Force Base, California. Virtual worship services are being provided to Airmen and their families to comply with social distancing guidelines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis A. Ruiz-Vazquez)

    Chapel Provides Virtual Services to Airmen

    The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how everyday Air Force operations are approached. In an effort to prevent the pandemic from spreading, while still providing Airmen and their families the abilities to practice their faith, the chapel at Beale is providing virtual worship services.
  • Sixteenth Air Force Telework Photo

    Air Force keeps the telework force in the fight

    In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) is working to ensure teleworkers across the Air Force keep government and personal computers and networks connected and protected.
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