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  • Laid to rest: Fighter pilot remains found 72 years later

    Seventy-two years ago, an Army Air Forces P-38 Lightning pilot from the 27th Fighter Squadron departed Foggia Airfield, Italy, on a strafing mission and never returned.After several attempts to locate the missing pilot, the remains of 1st Lt. Robert L. McIntosh have finally been found and were laid

  • Airman Up! Remedy through therapy

    Airmen, Soldiers and dependents with various physical pains and difficulties enter a miniature gym, where they are greeted by 20th Medical Group physical therapists.In the physical therapy flight resides an Airman who constantly strives to reach a higher tier of physical therapy.

  • Airmen honor Billy Mitchell anniversary

    F-22A Raptor pilot assigned to the 94th Fighter Squadron drops a Joint Direct Attack Munitions during the 95th anniversary of Maj. Gen. William “Billy” Mitchell bombing the Ostfriesland at Langley Air Force Base, Va., July 21, 2016. Mitchell and the 1st Provisional Air Brigade demonstrated to the

  • AF commanders aim to ensure smooth take-off for F-35A

    Wing commanders from U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor and F-35A Lightning II units met at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, July 20-21 to discuss integration of the two aircraft. The conference focused on joint training, maintenance techniques, manpower and strategies to develop successful integration the

  • Air Dominance and the Critical Role of Fifth Generation Fighters

    U.S. Air Force General Hawk Carlisle, commander of Air Combat Command, discussed the importance of air superiority and the need to assure it by modernizing the Combat Air Force during a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee in Washington, D.C., July

  • The Ochos keep ‘em moving

    Staff Sgt. Benjamin Taylor, 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron, Aircraft Maintenance Flight instruments and flight controls craftsman, and Staff Sgt. Josh Budinich, 8th EAMS MXA aero repair craftsman, conduct a preflight inspection on a C-17 Globemaster III June 30 here. 8th EAMS Airmen

  • Two missions, one fight

    In a flash of a moment, ground forces find themselves in the throes of battle in less than desirable conditions. In the middle of nowhere, they fight to survive the armed conflict without the supplies they need.To prevent scenarios like this from happening, the 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron

  • Preparing the thunder

    A new detachment here will aim to boost personnel recovery readiness across the military. Detachment 1 of the 414th Combat Training Squadron, out of Nellis AFB, Nevada, was activated today. The new detachment’s mission is to increase readiness by conducting exercises meant to train personnel

  • National Police Week: Remembering the fallen

    The 9th Security Forces Squadron, Detachment 218 Air Force Office of Special Investigations, and multiple law enforcement agencies conducted various operations and events honoring National Police Week (May 15-21) here. The intent of National Police Week is to recognize and honor law enforcement

  • D-M sets standard for deployed Airmen tracker

    Desert Lightning Team members created an innovative tool, now Air Combat Command-wide, for leadership to track their Airmen downrange at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.Two Airmen from the 355th Communications Squadron crafted an official tool, called the Blue Line Tracker, to create a more

  • Facing the storm: Moody combats Hurricane Cobra

    A tropical storm wreaked havoc with its powerful winds and rainfall as Team Moody members sought to safeguard the installation’s assets from a natural disaster during a simulated hurricane exercise, May 13-17, here.With hurricane season quickly approaching South Georgia, Moody partook in the

  • Nellis AFB conducts base wide exercise May 9-12

    On May 9 to 12 Nellis AFB conducted a base wide exercise to evaluate the real-life response capabilities of emergency personnel and the base populace to a variety of scenarios depicting situations that could impact the base at any time.

  • First Marine graduates USAF AMMOS

    On May 20, 2016, Master Sgt. Thomas Moore, Marine Aviation and Logistics Squadron 11 aircraft maintenance chief, will graduate the AMMOS course at Nellis AFB, becoming not only the first Marine to complete the course, but the first sister-service member ever.

  • Bomb building: Creech leadership shadows Ammo Airmen

    Col. Case Cunningham, 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing commander, joined Chief Master Sgt. Michael Ditore, 432nd Wg/432nd AEW command chief, for Ditore’s shadow an Airman initiative with the Airmen of the 432nd Maintenance Squadron’s munitions flight April 27, 2016, at Creech Air Force Base,

  • Nellis EOD conducts counter-IED training

    The 99th Civil Engineer Squadron EOD technicians conducted a training exercise on May 5, 2016, at Nellis AFB in order to hone their skills and be better prepared for future scenarios.

  • Assuring maintenance quality for the MQ-1, MQ-9 mission

    Quality assurance (QA) Airmen in the maintenance world are known by many titles; the “best of the best”, the “eyes and ears”, and even “sharks in the water” for their "no nonsense" attitudes where maintenance is concerned.

  • 99th LRS Cargo Movement wins Air Force-level award

    Andrew Carnegie once stated, “Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.”

  • 14th TES participates at AFCEA Cyberspace Symposium

    For the seventh year in a row, the 14th Testing Squadron, an operational testing squadron that partners with the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center here, participated in the gathering of both industry and governments combined known as the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association Cyberspace

  • 633 mph -- nothing to mach

    “Ten, nine, eight, seven, six…” A steady voice reads through a crackling radio atop a roughly hewn 2x4 wooden shelf, adding lumber to the smells of coffee and aftershave inside the enclosed trailer. Red LED numbers attached to the radio flash their faint light as they drop toward zero.  “…five,

  • Viper Demo Team soars into 2016 season

    A Heritage Flight formation flies over show center during the 2016 Heritage Flight Training Course demonstration at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 5, 2016. The Heritage Flight Training Course allows pilots assigned to the three Air Combat Command demonstration teams to practice their

  • U.S. Air Force Gen. Hawk Carlisle visits the 366th Fighter Wing

    U.S. Air Force Gen. Hawk Carlisle, commander of Air Combat Command visited squadrons around Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, March 7 and 8, to discuss mission priorities with subject matter experts and recognize superior performers.“I don’t think there’s anybody closer [at the wing level] or