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  • When there’s no ATC tower, who controls the airfield?

    In future conflicts, airpower will have to be generated from austere or “barebones” locations like retired or out-of-commission airfields, sites with no power and places with no runway. Air Combat Command’s 53rd Air Traffic Control Squadron at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, is a tactical unit that

  • International Women's Day: A1C Hanna Smith

    U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Hanna Smith is 22 years old and has seemingly already lived two distinct lives. The 332d Expeditionary Security Forces, Rapid Response Airman already shines among her peers, performing tasks not everyone can, like driving the Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected

  • Hill Airmen support Agile Flag with F-35A

    The 4th Fighter Squadron and 4th Fighter Generation Squadron from the 388th Fighter Wing recently deployed six F-35 Lightning IIs and approximately 100 airmen from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, in support of Agile Flag 23-1. The exercise was designed to test and certify Air Combat Command’s lead wings.

  • Hunters awarded Defense Superior Service Medals

    This February, five airmen assigned to the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing were awarded the Defense Superior Service Medals with “R” Device (DSSM-R) for their involvement in a complex kinetic engagement with significant strategic impact that occurred last year.