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  • Deployed to Lead: Beale Airmen Power Expeditionary Operations

    Airmen from the 9th Reconnaissance Wing prepared for departure to become deployed Airmen under U.S. Central Command’s Combined Air Component – Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central). Beale’s deployers were joined by family, friends and fellow Airmen to see them off. It was an emotional gathering, but

  • Exercise AGILE FLAG 24-3: Creating Mission Ready Airmen

    The 9th Reconnaissance Wing (9RW), Beale Air Force Base, participated in Exercise AGILE FLAG 24-3 throughout Southern California from July 31 to Aug. 11. This year’s iteration included the command and control Force Elements from the 23rd Wing, Moody Air Force Base, and the 9 RW. Exercise AGILE FLAG

  • 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

  • 25th ATKG opens new headquarters and operations facilities at Shaw

    The U.S. Air Force 25th Attack Group hosted military leaders, congressional representatives and honorary commanders from the local community at an immersion tour and ribbon cutting ceremony for their newly constructed headquarters and operations building at Shaw Air Force Base.

  • 20th Attack Squadron sets new training standard at Red Flag

    More than 90 Airmen from the 20th Attack Squadron participated in Red Flag 24-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, to integrate with joint and coalition combat air forces in a large force exercise, culminating in certification to return to combat 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.  

  • Air Force Historical Foundation names 432nd Wing 2023 Doolittle Award winner

    The 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing at Creech Air Force Base, Nev., received the Air Force Historical Foundation’s 2023, James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle Award, Jan. 23. The award is earned by the U.S. Air Force or U.S. Space Force for displaying bravery, determination, discipline, esprit de

  • 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.

  • Security Forces Qualification Course

    The Security Forces Qualification Course is a standardized firearms training event that was developed and tested over the course of a full year at 15 different bases, including Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.

  • 9th Reconnaissance Wing and 55th Wing Conduct Dragon Flag EAST Exercise

    Approximately 60 Airmen and 1 U-2S Dragon Lady from the 9th Reconnaissance Wing at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., repositioned to Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, to further develop the wing’s readiness capabilities via Dragon Flag EAST, Mar. 25. In accordance with the National Defense Strategy, this

  • 621 CRW supports AGF 23-1; 366 FW Lead Wing certification

    Agile Flag 23-1 provided as a large, total force exercise at Savannah Air National Guard Base, Georgia, and it was where 102 Devil Raiders participated Feb. 28 to March 8 to provide one of Air Combat Command's Lead Wing, the 366th Fighter Wing from Mountain Home, Idaho, a relevant, combat credible

  • 347th RQG conducts readiness exercise

    The 347th Rescue Group conducted a deployment readiness exercise at various locations in Georgia and Florida, Feb. 21-27, 2023. The week-long exercise was built to test and expose Airmen to theater-specific learning objectives and combat requirements to simulate real-world scenarios including mass

  • ACC A6 Leads the way in Force Design summit

    Brig. Gen. Heather W. Blackwell, Director of Cyberspace and Information Dominance, and Chief Information Officer, Headquarters Air Combat Command, hosted the Communications Squadron Force Design summit on behalf of Headquarters U.S. Air Force Director of Cyberspace Operations and Warfighter

  • Checkered Flag 23-1 Concludes

    Tyndall Air Force Base wrapped-up Checkered Flag 23-1 exercise today, after two weeks of rigorous flying operations.

  • ACC Leadership visits Lead Wing

    The commander of Air Combat Command, Gen. Mark Kelly, and Chief Master Sgt. David Wade, ACC Command Chief Master Sergeant, visited one of the newly designated Lead Wings – the 355th Wing and certified ACC’s Heritage Flight Training Course hosted at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, from March

  • Combat Air Forces wings transform for future fight

    ACC is evolving its organizational structures, warfighting concept of operations, force presentation and generation models, and how it prepares its Airmen to ensure they are ready for a battlespace that is vastly different than what they have experienced over the past two decades.