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  • Students attending STEMversity in Milledgeville, Ga., work on a lab experiment with the help of Airman from the Air Force Technical Applications Center. Each year, volunteers from the nuclear treaty monitoring center at Patrick AFB, Fla., provide expertise in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math to the summer campers at Central Georgia Technical College. (U.S. Air Force photo by Stephanie Homitz)

    Experts from AFTAC travel to Georgia for STEMversity

    In an effort to foster the betterment of underserved minority middle and high school students, members of the Air Force Technical Applications Center here traveled to Georgia recently to serve as mentors at STEMversity. Dr. Andrew Giminaro, a nuclear forensics analyst for the nuclear treaty monitoring center, led the team of AFTAC volunteers who provided expertise in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math to the summer campers at Central Georgia Technical College in Milledgeville.
  • a photo of two A-10s flying

    Forecasting the future of weather

    Operational Weather Squadrons and weather flights from various Major Commands throughout the Air Force are realigning terminal aerodrome forecast responsibilities. This realignment is scheduled to be completed by October 1, 2020. Davis-Monthan Air Force Base’s 355th Operational Support Squadron Airfield Weather Operations flight officially took over TAF reports from the 25th Operational Weather Squadron after completing a four-week shadowing period, September 1, 2019.
  • Sean Quinby, 4th Civil Engineer Squadron fire chief, rings the ceremonial bell during the 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Sept. 11, 2019.

    Solemn Reminder: SJAFB pauses to reflect on 9/11

    The ceremony marked the 18th anniversary of the events of 9/11, which claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 American citizens. It’s introduction, consisted of an honor guard utilizing firefighters and defenders assigned to the 4th Fighter Wing.  
  • The James M. McCoy Airman Leadership School commandant and instructors pose for a photo after receiving the 2018 ALS of the Year award at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska Sept. 5, 2019. The primary mission of ALS is to prepare senior airmen for supervisory duties and leadership roles in supporting the employment of air, space and cyberspace capabilities as NCOs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Charles J. Haymond)

    Offutt ALS: best in the force

    The James A. McCoy Airman Leadership School at Offutt Air Force Base was recently named the 2018 ALS of the Year award winner by the Air Education and Training Command.
  • An F-15E Strike Eagle basks in the late evening light after escaping Hurricane Dorian's path and relocating to Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Sept. 4, 2019. The F-15E is assigned to the 4th Fighter Wing, Seymour-Johnson AFB, North Carolina, as part of Air Combat Command. Team Tinker executed an existing agreement with Seymour-Johnson AFB, North Carolina and Warner-Robins AFB, Georgia to host fighters, tankers and reconnaissance aircraft far away from the devastating hurricane impacting the East Coast of the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)

    Team Tinker provides refuge for aircraft evacuating Hurricane Dorian

    When Hurricane Dorian appeared on radar to hit Georgia and the Carolinas this week, nearly a quarter of a million residents evacuated the coast and they’re not the only ones who took security measures ahead of the category two storm’s arrival.
  • The active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Reserve 419th Fighter Wing, along with F-16 units from Holloman AFB, New Mexico, and Kunsan Air Base, Korea, conducted an integrated combat exercise where maintainers were tasked to continually provide ready aircraft and pilots took off in waves to simulate a large force engagement with enemy aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)

    Hill AFB fighter wings to increase flying for combat exercise

    Communities surrounding Hill Air Force Base will notice increased flying Sept. 9-12 as the base’s fighter wings conduct a large combat exercise.

  • 557th WW holds first wing operational readiness exercise

    The 557th Weather Wing completed its first operational readiness exercise since standing up as an Air Combat Command wing. Held Aug. 19-23, Operational Readiness Exercise - Steel Colander tested the wing’s ability to deliver weather intelligence in a contested, degraded and operationally-limited environment. “We exercised not only wing capabilities located on Offutt Air Force Base, but also those of our geographically-separated units worldwide, to include all our operational weather squadrons,” said Ted Vroman, a 557th WW Plans and Programs exercise planner. The Air Force Weather Agency, a field operating agency, deactivated in 2015 when the 557th WW stood up. Conversion from a FOA to an operational wing removed many non-operational functions from the organization, leaving the wing an operations-focused entity and in the position to benefit from comprehensive operational readiness exercises.
  • Airmen from the 4th Electrical Engineer Squadron and 567th Red Horse Squadron set up a generator for the military working dog kennels before Hurricane Dorian, Sept. 4, 2019, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. The 4th CES, to include equipment operators, electricians, plumbers, structural craftsman, heating, ventilation and air conditioning, and production technicians, are providing 24-hour response and recovery operations during and following Hurricane Dorian. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Boyton)

    SJAFB Prepares for Hurricane Dorian

    Airmen from the 4th Electrical Engineer Squadron and 567th Red Horse Squadron prepared the base before Hurricane Dorian, Sept. 4, 2019, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. The 4th CES, to include equipment operators, electricians, plumbers, structural craftsman, heating, ventilation and air conditioning, and production technicians, are providing 24-hour response and recovery operations during and following Hurricane Dorian.
  • A Member of the F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team prepares to launch Capt. Andrew “Dojo” Olson, F-35 pilot, during the Bagotville International Air Show in Quebec, Canada, June 22, 2019. The team performed during both days of the air show. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jensen Stidham)

    F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team moves to Hill AFB for 2020 airshow season

    The Air Force’s only F-35A Demonstration Team will be reassigned to the 388th Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, beginning with the 2020 airshow season. The single-ship aerial demonstration team will display the capabilities of the F-35A at approximately 20 performances starting in March 2020 and running through November.
  • U.S. Air Force officers answer questions from enlisted Airmen August 27, 2019 on Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. Officers hold commissioning panels for enlisted Airmen who have questions about the commissioning process. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Natalie Rubenak)

    Commissioning in the Air Force

    There is more than one route to become an officer in the Air Force; Officer Training School (OTS), attending the Air Force Academy, or joining the Reserve Officers' Training Corps. OTS accepts those who’ve completed their degree while enlisted or those who have already completed their degree as a civilian.
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