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  • 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

  • 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.

  • Grand Forks team takes small UAS program to new heights

    U.S. Air Force leaders say small drones are now one of the top threats faced in combat environments. The airmen of Grand Forks Air Force Base are meeting this threat through innovation, forward thinking and embodying what it means to be ‘combat ready.’

  • ACC SG hosts post-nuclear training exercise

    Air Combat Command’s Office of the Surgeon General recently hosted a three-day post-nuclear training exercise in which Airmen from the 187th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 633rd Civil Engineering Squadron, 192nd Civil Engineering Squadron and the 633rd Operational Medical Readiness Squadron learned

  • FY22 DAF Annual Safety Awards Released

    Department of the Air Force Chief of Safety Maj. Gen. Jeannie M. Leavitt has released the recipients for the fiscal year 2022 Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Staff Safety Awards, as well as the Department of the Air Force Chief of Safety Awards. Winners named include Air Combat Command's

  • Whiskey inbound

    The 55th Rescue Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base received their first HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter, also known as the whiskey model, May 3, 2023.

  • Engineering the spectrum

    After years of hard study, people reach their goal and earn a college degree. Many people consider this as one of the sweetest moments in life, a culmination of hard work and commitment that for many people began in their teens. But now comes the big question: What do you do after college? For many

  • AASAB launches its first-ever MCA program

    The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing kicked off its first ever multi-capable Airmen training program, April 24, to provide Airmen from across the wing the opportunity to learn key functions of various career fields outside of their primary Air Force Specialties. The goal of this training was to enhance

  • Security Forces Qualification Course

    The Security Forces Qualification Course is a standardized firearms training event that was developed and tested over the course of a full year at 15 different bases, including Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.

  • US, Belgian Forces forecast weather together during Southern Strike

    Airmen assigned to the 4th Operations Support Squadron weather flight worked hand-in-hand with a Belgian Air Force weather forecaster to understand similarities and differences between their processes during exercise Southern Strike 2023, April 17 to 28, at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training

  • ACC wins Readiness Challenge IX

    Airmen representing Air Combat Command and the 99th Civil Engineer Squadron from Nellis Air Force Base took the title at Readiness Challenge IX, the Department of the Air Force’s annual civil engineer skills competition, April 24 to 28.

  • 319th RW hosts first Combat Lifesaver course

    Approximately 30 personnel including airmen from the 319th Medical Group; 319th Security Forces Squadron; soldiers from Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, North Dakota Army National Guard and a member from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection joined to complete a

  • SLR: creating new legacy

    New developments in Satellite Launch and Recovery (SLR) and Automatic Takeoff and Landing Capability (ATLC) are underway at the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing to revamp remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) operations.

  • Team Moody prepares to deploy

    U.S. Airmen assigned to the 23rd Wing and 93rd Air Ground Operations Wing, take a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear class as part of a pre-deployment requirement at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, March 8, 2023. The 75th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and 75th Expeditionary Fighter

  • 388th FW maintainers design and produce cheaper, tougher F-35 equipment

    Two 388th Logistics Support Squadron maintainers are accelerating change by using their design skills to create sturdier covers for air data ports on F-35A Lightning IIs.Their design protects a critical part of the aircraft and can be produced in-house, reducing the replacement cost of a failed part

  • 332 AEW demonstrates ACE capabilities during Operation Agile Spartan IV

    The 332d Air Expeditionary Wing concluded Operation Agile Spartan IV, a capstone event that further validated the 332d AEW’s use of Agile Combat Employment in practice. Multiple Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) wings participated in the weeks-long exercise to demonstrate their ability to operate

  • CONR-1AF (AFNORTH & AFSPACE) welcomes Lt. Gen. Nordhaus

    TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla.— Leadership of the Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region – First Air Force (Air Forces Northern and Air Forces Space) changed hands during a change of command ceremony held here Friday.

  • Grand Forks airman named Air Force security forces member of the year

    Senior Airman Moejha Calmes works in the 319th Security Forces Squadron as a command support staff scheduler whose main task is to focus on personnel and administrative duties. Over the past year, she found innovative ways to advance the squadron’s readiness programs leading to being named the 2022

  • WiSE holds speed-mentoring event to educate about STEM careers

    Women engineers and scientists from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, met with female high school students from NUAMES High School in Layton during a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) event March 30, 2023. This question-and-answer event is one of many that the Hill AFB WiSE, or Women in

  • Hill Defenders conduct near-peer adversary training exercises

    Airman with the 75th Security Forces Squadron trained in a series of near-peer adversary field exercises in the Base Operations Readiness Training Area here from March 18-28. The exercises charged Defender flights with an air base ground defense mission at a forward operating site during a near-peer

  • The first FTU F-22s touch down at JBLE

    The first two F-22 Raptors, part of the incoming Formal Training Unit aircraft fleet, touch down at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Mar. 29, 2023. JBLE has been working hard over the last four years to prepare for the bed down of 30 additional F-22 Raptors and the establishment of the FTU.

  • CAS aircraft arrive in Middle East

    The first A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft arrived in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, March 31, 2023. The combat air support aircraft arrived ahead of schedule following the approval for the platform to return to theater. They will fall

  • Breathing AIR into MDF reprogramming

    The Crows at the 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing (SWW) are evaluating a new process that could change how the U.S. Air Force approaches Electromagnetic Warfare Integrated Reprogramming (EWIR) to better adapt to wartime reprogramming timelines and support Agile Combat Employment (ACE) operations through

  • 71st Fighter Squadron receives first F-22s

    The 1st Fighter Wing and 71st Fighter Squadron welcomed its first two F-22 Raptors, tails AF040 and AF042, from Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, to their new home on Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, March 29, 2023.

  • Defender, Right Out the Gate

    The teams who man the BADC work around the clock to support a mission that requires quick responses and constant vigilance. The level of responsibility for such a position is primarily reserved for more seasoned security forces Airmen, but within the BADC team at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi

  • 552nd ACW conducts aircraft weather flush exercise

    The 552nd Air Control Wing completed a weather flush exercise which tested E-3G Sentry pilots, associated air crews, maintainers, support squadrons and ultimately demonstrated their ability to react to a weather emergency at Tinker Air Force Base, March 21. Fourteen aircraft were generated to be

  • 9th Reconnaissance Wing and 55th Wing Conduct Dragon Flag EAST Exercise

    Approximately 60 Airmen and 1 U-2S Dragon Lady from the 9th Reconnaissance Wing at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., repositioned to Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, to further develop the wing’s readiness capabilities via Dragon Flag EAST, Mar. 25. In accordance with the National Defense Strategy, this

  • The ISR Mission

    Semper Paratus, Latin for “always ready,” makes up the 9th Reconnaissance Wing’s mantra. The 9th RW at Beale AFB is one of twelve units in the Sixteenth Air Force that falls under Air Combat Command. The mission here is to deliver persistent, integrated reconnaissance to the nation, largely in part

  • 386 AEW highlights partnership on Media Day

    The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing hosted a Media Day March 21, 2023 at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, highlighting how partnerships with Kuwait and coalition partners advances the base’s warfighter support and ability to project decisive combat power for a safe and stable Middle East.

  • Lead Wing completes SOUTHCOM exercise Operation Forward Tiger

    After three weeks of training and multinational integration, exercise Operation Forward Tiger came to an end March 4, 2023. The focus was on enhancing interoperability in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief designed to strengthen the longstanding partnership between the Dominican Republic

  • Integrating with neighbors provides lasting results

    After nine months of planning, the Fuerza Aérea de Republica Dominicana and the U.S. Air Force partnered for an airshow at San Isidro Air Base, Dominican Republic, celebrating the FARD's 75th anniversary and demonstrating joint capabilities, last month.

  • Air Force incorporates Agile Combat Employment in RED FLAG 23-1

    As flying units from around the globe converged at Nellis Air Force Base for RED FLAG 23-1, the 505th Command and Control Wing welcomed the 355th Wing’s Command and Control Force Element, or C2FE, from Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, to execute as the first Lead Wing C2FE in a Tier 1 Large Force

  • 621 CRW supports AGF 23-1; 366 FW Lead Wing certification

    Agile Flag 23-1 provided as a large, total force exercise at Savannah Air National Guard Base, Georgia, and it was where 102 Devil Raiders participated Feb. 28 to March 8 to provide one of Air Combat Command's Lead Wing, the 366th Fighter Wing from Mountain Home, Idaho, a relevant, combat credible

  • CAF, JDF, USAF exercise interoperability to enhance emergency response

    U.S. Air Force, Canadian Armed Forces and Jamaica Defense Forces personnel conducted a Disaster Relief Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE) and exercise at the Canadian Operational Support Hub - Latin America and the Caribbean (OSH-LAC) in Jamaica, February 25-28, 2023. The event was part of

  • 82nd ATRS Detachment 1 trains using QF-16 Vipers at Holloman

    On clear and sunny days, the orange-winged QF-16 Vipers can be seen soaring through the sky… sometimes on their way to be shot down during an exercise. Det 1, at Holloman Air Force is a detachment from Air Combat Command's 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, who provide

  • Squadron unveils one stop website for enlisted promotion study materials

    For many years, Airmen have had to search multiple websites and resources to find the necessary material for their enlisted promotion studies. All of this is now a thing of the past thanks to the Studies and Analysis Squadron (SAS) at Air Education and Training Command (AETC) creating The AF

  • Share Your Story, Why I Ride - Preseason Motorcycle Kick-off

    The Preseason Motorcycle Kick-off focus is designed to build awareness and personal accountability of riding a motorcycle and the hazards associated with riding. To also encourage Airmen and Guardian riders to be committed to training, being prepared, and equipped for every ride.

  • Meet the 2023 Air Combat Command Demonstration Team Pilots

    Air Combat Command recently announced the 2023 ACC demonstration team pilots. Throughout a nine-month air show season, the single-ship demo teams travel across the United States to connect with the American public and veterans. The teams highlight Air Combat Command’s combat capabilities through

  • International Air Attachés visit ACC

    Air Attachés from 14 different allied and partner nations visited Air Combat Command during an orientation tour of Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia and the surrounding area, March 1, 2023.

  • Red Flag Nellis 23-2 underway

    With the arrival of the U.S. Air National Guard, U.S. Marine Corps and the Israeli Air Force, the 414th Combat Training Squadron is ready to begin Red Flag-Nellis 23-2, which runs March 12-24. Red Flag is one of the U.S. Air Force’s largest combat training exercises designed to improve the

  • AFCENT celebrates key partner FMS success

    The Royal Bahraini Air Force, the United States Air Force and Lockheed Martin celebrated the first F-16 Block 70 delivery to Bahrain during a ceremony at Lockheed Martin’s Greenville, South Carolina.

  • Capt. Lindsay "MAD" Johnson announced as new A-10 Demo Team commander, pilot

    Capt. Lindsay “MAD” Johnson was certified as the new A-10C Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team pilot by Gen. Mark Kelly, commander of Air Combat Command, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, March 3, 2023.Johnson will be replacing Maj. Haden “Gator” Fullam as the commander and pilot of the A-10

  • RTAs strengthen resilience across Grand Forks AFB

    In order to build combat-ready airmen, the Air Force Enlisted Force Development Action Plan states that airmen must form resilience-building habits that focus on connection among the mind, body, spirit and relationships. Comprehensive Airman Fitness provides a framework for this concept that focuses

  • The Jolly Green step into new course

    Since 1994, the U.S. Air Force and Army have worked together at Fort Eustis to train new maintainers on the HH-60 helicopter, in a relationship that has been a great benefit to both services. With the arrival of the new Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II Combat Rescue, the Army and Air Force platforms

  • 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

  • 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.

  • DAWN-ED program seeks advanced degree applicants for 2024 academic year

    Advanced degree opportunities are advertised through MyVector, and the Developing the Airmen We Need/Education (DAWN-ED) program, which is DAF-funded and managed by Air Education and Training Command, is one such opportunity. DAWN-ED information will be available on MyPers starting in mid-April

  • Puerto Rico Guard Serves as SOUTHCOM ACE Strategic Air Bridge

    The 156th Wing operated as an expeditionary air base during U.S. Southern Command’s large-scale multinational exercise Operation Forward Tiger 2023. The 156th Wing support was critical to providing the logistical and operational support the 23d Wing, Moody Air Force Base, Flying Tigers needed to be

  • Shaw welcomes new honorary commanders, refreshes program

    Team Shaw senior leadership welcomed local leaders as the base’s newest honorary commanders to join a valued, long-standing union between civilians and service members. The purpose of the honorary commander program is to increase public awareness and understanding of Shaw’s mission, policies and

  • Honorary Commander Program

    The long awaited honorary commander program is back in full swing after a 3-year postponement. The honorary commander program creates an opportunity for Beale Air Force Base to build lasting relationships with the local community and educate community leaders about the missions of Beale AFB and the

  • 347th RQG conducts readiness exercise

    The 347th Rescue Group conducted a deployment readiness exercise at various locations in Georgia and Florida, Feb. 21-27, 2023. The week-long exercise was built to test and expose Airmen to theater-specific learning objectives and combat requirements to simulate real-world scenarios including mass

  • F-22 Raptor FTU begins move to JBLE

    Gen. Mark Kelly, commander, Air Combat Command, signed a memorandum, Jan. 20, directing the stand-up of the F-22 Raptor Formal Training Unit at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.

  • SCEWR initiative revolutionizes aerial training at Shaw

    The U.S. Air Force 20th Fighter Wing and joint partners participate in a training exercise using expanded airspace through the South Carolina Electronic Warfare Range (SCEWR) initiative at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Feb. 14, 2023. The SCEWR initiative utilizes a historic amount of airspace to

  • 355th MDG executes Ready Eagle

    U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 355th Medical Group participated in exercise “Ready Eagle” Feb. 14-16 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.

  • Historic stand-up: 728th BMCS activates at Robins AFB

    On Feb. 13, the 728th Battle Control Management Squadron was activated inside the Century of Flight building at the Museum of Aviation. It was there the Airmen took their place in Air Force history, marking a redirection of the Defense Department’s strategy.

  • 16th ACCS 27-year history comes to a close at Robins

    Air Combat Command’s 16th Airborne Command and Control Squadron closed a chapter in its 27-year history during an inactivation ceremony with the 461st Air Control Wing at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Feb. 16, 2023.

  • BLUE FLAG exercise prepares Pacific Air Forces for pacing challenge

    Airmen from the 505th Combat Training Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, executed exercise BLUE FLAG, which tested Pacific Air Forces' ability to prevail in conflict against a strategic competitor as well as the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command air component's ability to ensure command, control,

  • HSRT keeps 325th FSS deployment ready

    Tyndall Air Force Base continues to take steps towards readiness in contingency settings, most recently, by hosting Home Station Readiness Training for the 325th Force Support Squadron at Tyndall’s Silver Flag training site.

  • Crows bring EMS to Red Flag 23-1

    Red Flag 23-1 wrapped up earlier this month with close to 100 platforms and 3,000 coalition servicemembers in attendance, including Crows from the 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing who provided warfighters with Electromagnetic Spectrum (EMS) support to accomplish their first ten combat missions.

  • Kessel Run’s C2IMERA featured at RED FLAG

    Close to 100 aircraft and 3,000 coalition service members participated in RED FLAG-Nellis 23-1, a large force air combat training exercise centered on readiness and interoperability between joint and allied forces. This iteration focused on the Indo-Pacific theater and the pacing challenge,

  • US military showcases airpower at Aero India 23

    U.S. Air Force Airmen from the Air Combat Command F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, and the Pacific Air Forces’ F-16 Demonstration Team, Misawa Air Base, Japan, demonstrated diverse aerial combat capabilities at Aero India 23, at Air Force Station Yelahanka, India,

  • 23 MXS fabrication flight keeps Moody assets in the sky

    Moody’s Attack-Rescue-Prevail mission wouldn’t be possible without safe, reliable aircraft — making Aircraft Metals Technology Airmen an essential element to Team Moody. The 23rd Maintenance Squadron Metals Technology Fabrication Flight acts as the Air Force’s machinists and welders — from

  • Training in the load barn vital for weapons troops

    There is a barn on Hill Air Force Base that houses things weighing thousands of pounds that can maim an untrained person in many ways if they do not move safely and efficiently. Called the “load barn,” it is owned by the men and women of the 388th Logistics Support Squadron’s Weapons Standardization

  • New BACN mission begins with 18th ACCS activation

    The 18th Airborne Command and Control Squadron activated during a ceremony at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Feb. 10, 2023.A geographically separated unit from the 319th Reconnaissance Wing at Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota, the 18th ACCS will fly the E-11A Battlefield Airborne Communications Node

  • 705th Training Squadron implements Kessel Run's C2IMERA

    The 505th Command and Control Wing’s 705th Training Squadron incorporated a Kessel Run application into the curriculum of their Lead Wing Command and Control Course, or LWC2C, this past January. The LWC2C is an Air Combat Command Lead Wing leadership training course for distributed operations in

  • IST Program

    Do you have what it takes to fly 70,000 feet? The U-2 Dragon Lady pilot program is a competitive program that takes pilots from different aircraft platforms and even different service branches into consideration. Members from different service branches can qualify through the Interservice Transfer

  • 177th Fighter Wing Conducts Operations at WSEP

    Airmen from the 177th Fighter Wing traveled to Tyndall Air Force Base to participate in the Air Force’s air-to-air Weapons System Evaluation Program (WSEP), also known as Combat Archer training, January 12 -27, 2023. F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots, maintainers, and support staff launched and recovered

  • VR enhances maintenance training

    The 23rd Maintenance Group Innovation Cell hosted a grand opening for a maintenance virtual reality room at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Feb. 1, 2023. The 23rd MXG partnered with Mass Virtual and Air Education and Training Command’s Integrated Technology Platform team to implement VR training for

  • PJs bring calm to chaos

    The 38th Rescue Squadron conducted a Mass Casualty Full Mission Profile exercise at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Jan. 19, 2023 to enhance PJ’s capabilities and test the critical skills they may find themselves needing.

  • RAF Voyager fuels the fight at Red Flag 23-1

    The Royal Air Force's Voyager aircraft is participating in Red Flag-Nellis 23-1, Jan. 23 – Feb. 10. Red Flag is a major coalition military exercise that takes place at Nellis Air Force Base and on the Nevada Test and Training Range.