Sept. 21, 2023 Utah Test and Training Range has vital role in OSIRIS-REx recovery mission Members of the 388th Fighter Wing’s Utah Test and Training Range are playing a key role in recovering NASA’s first-ever asteroid sample return on Sept. 24.
May 11, 2022 First Air Force achieves IOC as 'Air Forces Space' in support of United States Space Command Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., Air Force Chief of Staff, named First Air Force as the USSPACECOM air component in February 2021. Following that, Gen. Mark Kelly, commander Air Combat Command, established an Operational Planning Team to determine the resources required to meet the short and long-term
Dec. 16, 2021 Explore. Discover. Dream. Former 1st FW pilot has a new mission to the stars On December 6, 2021, NASA announced their newest astronaut candidates. Among the ten individuals selected was previous 71st Fighter Training Squadron T-38 Talon and 27th Fighter Squadron F-22 Raptor pilot, U.S. Air Force Maj. Nichole “Vapor” Ayers.
Jan. 26, 2021 It takes a village to perfect ACE Through hard work and rigorous training, members of the 633rd Air Base Wing, 1st Fighter Wing, 192nd Wing, and Missouri Air National Guard completed a week-long Agile Combat Employment exercise Jan. 11-15 at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.
July 2, 2020 Nellis Guardian Angels support historic launch for NASA The 58th Rescue Squadron’s Guardian Angels assigned to Nellis Air Force Base supported the historic launch, making up the three-team Space Flight Support Force distributed amongst Patrick AFB, Florida, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, and JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.