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  • 39-year-old Airman with doctorate arrives at AFTAC

    In October 2022, however, Flight 039 from Squadron 433 had a particularly unusual trainee report for BMT:  a 39-year-old former college professor with a Ph.D. in Kinesiology. Trainee Ryan Miskowiec reported for duty after temporarily saying goodbye to his wife and four children who remained in Baton

  • 23rd MDG hones mission readiness skills

    To enhance mission readiness, the 23rd Medical Group participated in exercise Ready Eagle at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia July 26-28, 2023.The three-day exercise aimed to not only test the Medical Group in their readiness, but also that of the first responders across the base.

  • Long awaited F-35 aircraft touch down at Tyndall

    As the Air Force continues to evolve by modernizing its capabilities and maintaining air superiority in an ever-changing global security landscape, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida has officially transitioned from an air dominance training mission to a fully combat capable F-35A Lightning II fighter

  • 173rd FW Instructor Pilot selected as newest Thunderbird demo pilot

    The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, known as the “Thunderbirds”, recently announced the latest addition to their team for the 2024-2025 season, Maj. Tyler Clark, a 173rd Fighter Wing instructor pilot and chief of scheduling, is the first Air National Guard fighter pilot selected

  • Edwards AFB Hosts U.S. Air Force Weapons School Capstone

    Edwards AFB hosted the Air Force Weapons School capstone recently. Dozens of combat aircraft assigned to the Weapons School participated in the extensive training event. The Weapons School trains tactical experts and leaders to control and exploit air, space and cyber on behalf of the joint force.

  • Air Force MQ-9 Reaper makes debut at Marine Corps exercise

    A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper participated in a Marine Corps Service Level Training Exercise (SLTE) for the first time ever here from July 24-28, 2023, an event that saw joint cooperation between the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.

  • Royal Air Force flies with 82nd Reconnaissance Squadron

    For over a decade, the U.S. Air Force and the United Kingdom Royal Air Force have been partnering together to enhance crew training, technology development, maintenance and aircrew co-manning. This year marks the first time an RAF flight lieutenant was integrated into the RC-135 Rivet Joint program.

  • ACC opens new Better Research Better Results Data Lab

    The Air Combat Command Directorate of Intelligence opened a new data lab, called the Better Research Better Results or BRBR Shop, July 20, 2023. The renovated building pays tribute to the previously housed barber shop, which now aims to enhance collaboration efforts both virtually and in-person with

  • Every day is International Day of Friendship at 16th Air Force

    International Day of Friendship is about building bridges between communities to inspire peace, a day celebrated on July 30, 2023. 16th Air Force continues to build bridges amongst our Allies and partners, and even provides them the opportunity to integrate directly into the organization’s

  • AOC FTU hosts ACC Joint Airspace Conference ‘23

    In conjunction with Air Combat Command Personnel Recovery and Joint Integration Division, the 505th Training Squadron hosted the Joint Airspace Conference June 27-28 at Hurlburt Field, Florida.  The conference, which addressed current and relevant joint and combatant command airspace issues and

  • 55th Operations Group establishes new detachment in Alaska

    In an effort to respond more quickly to long standing and ever-increasing combatant command and national intelligence requirements in the Indo-Pacific region, the 55th Operations Group Detachment 1 was recently established at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The new detachment will initially serve

  • 12th ACCS flies last mission with KOMODO 1 crew

    After 27 years of decorated and dedicated service, the 12th Airborne Command and Control Squadron flew its last operational flight as KOMODO 1 at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, on July 12, 2023.

  • Frontline Medicine: The 378th Expeditionary Medical Squadron GST in Action

    Last month, Airmen from the 378th Expeditionary Medical Squadron (EMDS) Ground Surgical Team (GST) had the opportunity to forward deploy to an undisclosed location, while focusing on providing medical care in austere environments and exposing the team to the logistics of traveling as a mobile

  • OPS Air Force; Moody hosts ROTC, USAFA cadets

    More than 80 U.S. Air Force Academy and Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets from across the nation visited Moody Air Force Base, Ga. from June 21 to Aug. 5. Operation Air Force, the summer immersion program is designed to give visiting cadets a first-hand experience of the Air Force mission and

  • RS23 Space Team ACEs Space Deployment

    A coalition space team made history during exercise Resolute Sentinel 23, executing the first-ever defensive space control operation in U. S. Southern Command history and demonstrating the real-world impact of Agile Combat Employment operations for space.

  • Air Force announces the 12 Outstanding Airmen for 2023

    Air Force officials have selected the service’s top enlisted members, naming the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2023 which includes Air Combat Command's Senior Airman Kostiantyn Khymchenko, from the 633rd Civil Engineering Squadron, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia

  • Red Flag 23-3 kicks off at Nellis

    Southern Nevada residents may notice an increase in military aircraft activity from July 17 through August 4 as Nellis begins Red Flag 23-3. Red Flag is one of the U.S. Air Force’s largest combat training exercises. The 414th Combat Training Squadron hosts Red Flag with a mission to maximize the

  • Physical therapy ensures combat readiness

    The 4 OMRS physical therapy clinic at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, gives active duty service members the steps forward in order to recover in a safe, and effective manner after an injury or physical problem.

  • C-21 mission departs AUAB

    Marking the end of 32 years of operations in the Middle East, the C-21A Learjet took its last flight out of Air Forces Central's Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, June 30, 2023, setting course for its new home at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.

  • 20th EMS exercises contingency breakout procedures

    The 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron (EMS) precision guided munitions (PGM) Airmen exercised contingency breakout procedures on live munitions at Shaw Air Force Base, June 27, 2023. The contingency breakout exercise simulated a rapid response force generation scenario to strengthen the Agile

  • Walking the Innovation Talk at the Rock

    Senior Master Sgt. Christopher Holman, 386th Expeditionary Wing Civil Engineering Squadron operations superintendent (right) and Master Sgt. Trevor Wilkinson, 386th ECES facilities superintendent (left) wrapped up their six-month deployments by moving forward the timeline for increased night-time

  • 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.

  • Vietnam War pilot returns home

    The remains of U.S. Air Force pilot Col. Ernest Leo De Soto, who went missing during the Vietnam War, have finally come home. De Soto was assigned to the 390th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 336th Tactical Fighter Wing, Vietnam when his aircraft went missing. The 390th Electronic Combat Squadron, Naval

  • Historical last active duty JSTARS flight at RAB

    The 10th Expeditionary Airborne Command and Control Squadron conducted its last active duty deployed aircrew mission on an E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 26, 2023.

  • Language is power

    In a dynamic world, adapting to and learning about other languages and cultures is key to maintaining military relationships and accomplishing military operations. Linguists are attached to the 41st Electronic Combat Squadron in order to communicate, adapt, understand and to assist when needed, thus

  • EX ABUV brings XCOMM, interoperability to Canada

    From June 9-22, 55 Airmen, contractors and civilians, from bases around the world operated out of only two deployment tents in Canada. A small contingent of Airmen, the 55th Wing set up a main operating base performing communications, logistics and command & control in a semi-austere location during

  • U-2 Soars High at Weapons School

    The U-2 Dragon Lady performed exceptionally while participating as an asset during the capstone event of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School 23-A cycle, May 16 - June 7 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The Air Force Weapons School, also known as the Weapons Instructor Course (WIC), trains weapons

  • Airmen to see changes in deployment cycles with AFFORGEN

    Big changes are underway for deployed Airmen as the U.S. Air Force transitions away from the expeditionary Air Force model of force presentation to the Air Force Force Generation model after more than 20 years of contingency operations.

  • 2023 Hurricane Season; are you prepared?

    Every year members of Tyndall must organize and prepare for Hurricane season. For the Emergency Management flight, it is their responsibility to prepare, prevent, mitigate, recover and respond to any natural disasters or chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear events both man-made and

  • 419 FW puts on aerial display for collegiate aviation students

    The 419th Fighter Wing championed the efforts to bring the students of National Intercollegiate Flying Association, Safety and Flight Evaluation Conferences, competition an aerial display that they will never forget. The air was buzzing with anticipation when two thundering booms echoed through the

  • Airmen connect with Tucson youth

    Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Airmen collaborated with the University of Arizona for the Arizona Youth Impact Program, a free two week long program for Tucson area middle school aged boys to enrich them with STEM activities, military discipline and football at DM and the college campus, June 12-23,

  • 334th Fighter Squadron Trains in Northeast

    334th Fighter Squadron Airmen, stationed at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, partnered with Pease Air National Guard Base June 6-16 for total force training over New Hampshire and northern New York.

  • The first strike; F-35A Lightning II training engine arrives to Tyndall

    While pilots are most often the first thing that comes to mind when a fifth-generation fighter jet zooms overhead, it’s the maintainers and ground support that keeps an aircraft airborne. Recently, the first piece of maintenance training equipment arrived at Tyndall - an F1-35 maintenance trainer

  • VICEROY Interns join the Crows

    The 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing opened its doors this summer to six interns from across the nation who were selected as part of the Virtual Institutes for Cyber and Electromagnetic Spectrum Research and Employ (VICEROY) Program to intern at the wing.

  • Exercise AGILE BLIZZARD-UNIFIED VISION phase 2, Alaska

    Exercise AGILE BLIZZARD-UNIFIED VISION phase 2, an arctic based Agile Combat Employment exercise, took place June 10-13, 2023, providing the 55th and 35th Combat Communications Squadrons, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, and 52nd Network Warfare Squadron, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska the

  • Reprogramming on the edge at Northern Edge 23-1

    The 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing "Crows" took flight north to participate in Northern Edge 23-1 (NE 23-1), where they supported reprogramming requirements for aircraft for the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marines as they exercised together with international partners in Alaska featuring more than 150

  • Sword Courses: Effective leaders leading the way

    Air Combat Command’s Directorate of Manpower and Personnel has created an initiative to bridge the time gap between PME courses giving Airmen the opportunity to hone their leadership style and skills through tailored Sword Courses. ACC’s Sword Courses are targeted to specific groups of Airmen

  • 71st FS kicks off inaugural F-22 basic flying course

    The future F-22 pilots are assigned to the 71st Fighter Squadron and will undergo a multi-phased training approach combining academics, simulator training, and in-flight instruction. New F-22 pilots will complete the nine-month long F-22 Basic Flying Course at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.

  • Space Team globalizes Latin America with space capabilities

    Specifically designed for Latin America outreach, the Space Force Team at Davis-Monthan is involved in more than 25 operations, activities and investments with partner nations in the U.S. Southern Command Area of Responsibility. These OAIs, like space experiments, trade shows and professional

  • F-22 Raptors demonstrate air superiority in CENTCOM

    U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors from the 94th Fighter Squadron, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, recently deployed to the U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility as part of a multifaceted show of support and capability in the region.

  • Beale’s Bioenvironmental Team Makes National Impact

    Canadian wildfires present unsafe conditions for people living along the East Coast due to poor air quality variables. The vast California wildfires are nothing new to Beale’s bioenvironmental engineering flight, which has given a helping hand to how these conditions can affect the human body and

  • Slow and steady builds the flightline

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $532 million contract towards 12 construction projects that will have direct impact on the incoming F-35A Lightning II mission. Beginning in September 2022, construction on the Zone 1 complex has furthered the transformation of Tyndall into a high-tech,

  • The 9th Reconnaissance Wing conducts Full-Scale Readiness Exercise

    The 9th Reconnaissance Wing kicks off Exercise DRAGON FANG, an Air Force Force Generation (AFFORGEN) centered exercise June 12-16 here. The Full-Scale Readiness Exercise will test the wing’s ability to rapidly deploy and perform mission essential tasks while in a mock deployed setting. The 9th RWs

  • AFMC innovation team revolutionizes stealth fighter fleet

    In the latest successes of an innovation project developed by a team of Edwards Air Force Base’s test pilots, software developers from the 309th Software Engineering Group and the Air Combat Command Federal Laboratory, an F-35A Lightning II recently took flight with a complement of software

  • New Mission, New Equipment

    The 325th Fighter Wing has begun the process of acquiring new aerospace ground equipment in preparation for the incoming F-35A Lightning II mission. With new equipment ready to go, the 95th Fighter Generation Squadron will continue the checker tail legacy of projecting unrivaled combat airpower with

  • US facilitates Japan AOC C2 training

    Three years in the making, the 505th Training Squadron fulfilled a request by the government of Japan to assist with understanding how an air operations center plans and executes and how to build instructional standards to enable airpower at the operational level of war.

  • Air Force announces FY23 Legacy Aviation Bonus Program

    The Legacy AvB Program builds upon the previous years' offers to decisively shape and retain experienced rated officers to meet Air Force retention, training and mission-readiness requirements to maintain lethality of the force.

  • AFCEC successfully tests multi-capable Airmen airfield repair concept

    The concept of a cross section of Airmen carrying out important wartime tasks seems like a good idea, but does it work? The Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s readiness team set out to prove the concept during a Rapid Damage Repair Multi-Capable Airmen exercise at an Air Force Regional Training Site

  • 66 RQS inactivates June 1

    The 66th Rescue Squadron inactivated during a ceremony at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, June 1, 2023 for the second time in the unit’s history.

  • 20th FW performs mission-critical F-16 modernization

    The summer of 1978 meets the spring of 2023 as 45 years of progress and modernization to the F-16 Fighting Falcon airframe continues in the form of ongoing mission-critical upgrades to the 20th Fighter Wing’s (FW) fleet here in line with the U.S. Air Force’s Service Life Extension Program (SLEP).

  • Getting to know the 79th Rescue Squadron

    “The mission of the 79th RQS is to provide worldwide personnel recovery support anywhere, anytime,” said Lt. Col. Kyle Porter, 79th RQS commander. “We focus on getting our people out to different parts of the world to participate in practice exercises and make sure that, if we are needed, we are

  • 7th Reconnaissance Squadron supports NATO's eastern flank operations

    The 7th Reconnaissance Squadron, a geographically separated unit under the 319th Reconnaissance Wing at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, is the largest tenant command located at Naval Air Station Sigonella on the island of Sicily, Italy. The 7th RS includes over 190 personnel, from across

  • ShOC-N to host Industry Day, dynamic targeting focus

    The 805th Combat Training Squadron, also known as the Shadow Operations Center – Nellis, will host an Industry Day focusing on dynamic targeting and kill-chain automation experimentation on June 9, 2023, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.

  • Air Operation Squadron Change of Command

    Lt. Col. Patricia Nadeau assumed command of Air Combat Command’s Air Operations Squadron from Lt. Col. Joshua “Otter” Blakeman during a change of command ceremony on May 18, 2023.

  • AOC FTU augments Austere Challenge 2023

    The 505th Training Squadron sent air operations center subject matter experts to Ramstein Air Base to support U.S. European Command’s execution of exercise Austere Challenge 2023 from May 5 - 12 to practice coordinating a response to a fictional major crisis.

  • HH-60W brings rescue to new heights

    Davis-Monthan Air Force Base received the first of its new HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters in May 2023 as the wing continues developing and fortifying their Airmen for tomorrow’s fight.

  • The life and death of WSEP missiles

    Tyndall Air Force Base is one of the select few locations in the U.S. Department of Defense where weapons system testing with live-fire missiles is a regular activity. Tyndall’s prime access to the Eastern Gulf of Mexico (EGOMEX) provides aircraft of all shapes and sizes with an airspace large

  • Sharing the love and thunder: F-35A Lightning Mission

    In preparation for the incoming F-35A Lightning II fighter mission, local civic leaders and Airmen from Team Tyndall had the unique opportunity to tour the Lockheed Martin F-35 production facility in Fort Worth Dallas, Texas, April 26, 2023. No matter the installation, community support is vital to

  • WEAR program enables Airmen, Guardians to aid recruiting efforts

    Airmen and Guardians looking to help inspire, engage and recruit the future force by participating first-hand in events that enhance the Department of the Air Force’s recruiting mission are encouraged to look into the We Are All Recruiters, or WEAR, program.

  • ACC Integrated Resilience Workshop Conference 2023

    Members of the Air Combat Command prevention and response workforce gathered 1 May through 4 May, 2023 at JBLE for a conference, to discuss a variety of components related to the restructuring of ACC’s Integrated Resilience Team.As a result of the 2021 Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault

  • AOC FTU reopens for initial qualification training

    Undertaking the largest modernization of Air Operations Center initial qualification training in the history of the unit, the 505th Training Squadron has reopened its doors for students to attend training.

  • Recruiters enlist Raptor for Twin Cities rock tour

    The unchanging horizon moves by slowly on an April morning as the Heartland of America Band’s two-vehicle convoy traverses the midwestern landscape of Iowa enroute to Minneapolis, where the band’s rock ensemble will rendezvous with area recruiters for a four-day concert series at local colleges and

  • Victory in Europe Day pioneered 16th Air Force’s missions

    Today, marks the end of World War II in Europe, a day that is known as Victory in Europe or V-E Day. Celebrations rang out around the world following the U.S. and Allies formally accepting Nazi Germany’s surrender on May 8, 1945.

  • U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors deter aggression over Baltic skies

    U.S. Air Force fifth-generation fighters supporting NATO Allied Air Command’s Air Shielding mission along the Eastern Flank executed an Agile Combat Employment deployment to Ämari Air Base, Estonia, May 8, 2023, to deter aggression in the Baltic Sea region.