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  • Tech. Sgt. Kareem Samuel, 75th Aircraft Maintenance unit specialist expeditor, gives his input to a question during a National Security Innovation Network “Innovation Bootcamp” course, July 24, 2019, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Bootcamp attendees had a chance to address a challenge specific to Moody through human-centered-design-problem-solving methodology. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erick Requadt)

    “Bootcamp” brings Moody innovative solutions

    Members from Team Moody participated in a National Security Innovation Network (NSIN) “Innovation Bootcamp” course, July 23-26, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Over the four-day bootcamp, 29 Airmen learned how to apply innovative solutions to Moody specific challenges under guidance of a team from the University of California, Berkeley.
  • Two F-15E Strike Eagles fly over the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gonzalez (DDG 66) during during an Aircraft Operations in Maritime and Surface Warfare exercise, July 24, 2019. Gonzalez is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Maxwell Anderson/Released)

    Strike Eagles participate in Joint Integration Exercise with U.S. Navy

    U.S. Air Forces Central Command F-15E Strike Eagles, attached to the 336th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, participated in an Air Operations in Maritime Surface Warfare integration exercise with the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command USS Gonzalez (DDG 66), and a P-3 Orion, in the Arabian Gulf, July 24, 2019.
  • Advanced Instructor Course graduates enhance Shaw mission

    Enlisted Graduates of Weapons School

    Once reserved for only officers, opportunities now exist for enlisted Airmen within six career fields to compete for these courses, said Tech. Sgt. Megan, 25th Operations Support Squadron operations flight chief and sensor operator instructor. The Weapons School, using the motto “humble, approachable, credible” is designed to create a more whole Airman.

  • Advanced Instructor Course graduates enhance Shaw mission

    Five enlisted Team Shaw Airmen recently returned as weapons school graduates from the U.S. Air Force Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, June 24.
  • U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Stuart Witkop, left, 34th Intelligence Squadron supervisor, and Airman1st Class Mary Witkop, 70th Operations Support Squadron technician, pose for a photo at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, June 19, 2019,. Mary was a Key Spouse for the 34th IS for four years before enlisting in September 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gerald R. Willis)

    Key Spouse to Airman – a story of dedication

    Most military spouses never raise their right hand and swear an oath to serve our country, but their commitment and contributions are paramount to mission success. 
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    Bringing defense planning into the 21st century through modern software

    For much of the defense community, the ease and functionality of modern technology is not translated to military planning systems. While cumbersome acquisitions processes, funding issues, and security concerns are often valid causes, many Department of Defense processes (and any software associated with them) cannot compete with the technology many Americans use regularly. In one corner the U.S. Air Force flies the most advanced aircraft in the world, yet in the other corner, Airmen use clunky spreadsheets and paper documents to analyze operations and mission plan.
  • Three U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 497th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group were recently presented with achievement medals at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, for providing timely and critical information that saved the lives of 100 personnel. Senior Airmen Benjamin, Sean and Carlos, along with their team of fellow analysts, provided a detailed intelligence assessment that showed 50 enemy fighters planning an attack on a U.S. Central Command Forward Operating Base that housed both U.S. personnel and local forces. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Alexx Pons)

    Airmen recognized for thwarting adversary attack

    One of the keys to a successful combat operation is combining intelligence reporting with mission operations planning and execution. The 497th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group here, recently recognized three Airmen with achievement medals for providing timely and critical information that effectively saved the lives of 100 personnel.
  • 9th MXS propulsion shop essential to dragon’s roar

    9th MXS propulsion shop essential to dragon’s roar

    The unmistakable roar of the U-2 Dragon Lady during takeoff and its vertical ascent can be heard far and wide across Beale just about every day of the week.
  • Tech. Sgt. Nick Doage, 217th Engineering and Installation Squadron quality assurance, assembles a hard drive rack July 10, 2019, inside the Martin Bomber building at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.Air National Guard members from the 217th and 210th Engineering Installation Squadrons out of Illinois and Minnesota traveled here to aid the 55th Communications Squadron in laying new fiber-cabling for the 97th Intelligence Support Squadron and other various squadrons.

    Guard units aid Offutt Cable Dawgs in flood aftermath

    Air National Guard members from the 217th and 210th Engineering Installation Squadrons out of Illinois and Minnesota traveled here to aid the 55th Communications Squadron in laying new fiber-cabling for the 97th Intelligence Support Squadron and other various squadrons. 
  • In 1960, The Sikes Act was established in order to ensure that the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) works with Fish and Wildlife Services to maintain Natural Resource Management Plans on military installations across the globe.

    Beale Lake Passage Project enhances partnership with California U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services

    Through the collaboration of the Air Force and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Beale Lake was surveyed for removal of its dam, a move that could help fall-run Chinook salmon and endangered steelhead migrate further upstream to a good spawning and rearing habitat.
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