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March 6, 2022
82nd Aerial Target Squadron’s Watercraft prove critical in Air Force mission

The 82nd Aerial Target Squadron has a unique mission of providing aerial targets for testing Department of Defense and even foreign partners’ weapons systems. Providing subscale and full-scale drones allows multiple DoD entities to employ live weapons, including pilots involved in the Weapons
Feb. 18, 2022
BEYA 2022 Science Spectrum Trailblazer Award

In October 2021, Maj. Roashelle “Thorn” Rose, of the 453rd Electronic Warfare Squadron (EWS), received notice that she had been named the Black Engineer of the Year, for the 2022 Science Spectrum Trailblazer Award. The Science Spectrum Trailblazer Award is a part of the BEYA Science, Technology,
Feb. 17, 2022
RAAF participates in Exercise Lightning Spear 2021

New F-35As from the Royal Australian Air Force’s No 77 Squadron participated in Exercise Lightning Spear 2021, a live-missile firing event supported by the 53rd Wing and Eglin Air Force Base.
Dec. 7, 2021
556th TES’ ACE REAPER efforts validate MQ-9’s INDOPACOM integration ability

The 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron achieved major MQ-9 agile employment milestones during a combined 49th Wing, 432nd Wing, and 53rd Wing Immediate Response Force and Agile Combat Employment exercise Sept. 13-Oct. 6, 2021.
Nov. 30, 2021
AF to field new bladder relief device, working toward “suite of options”

The Air Force is slated to receive the first shipment of the Omni Gen. 3 Skydrate, an improved in-flight bladder relief device, early next month. The Air Force recognized that current devices were not optimized for long-duration sorties, and as a result, aircrew were routinely dehydrating themselves
Oct. 25, 2021
53rd unit tests container against chemical/biological attacks

The 52d Wing, 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron recently tested a modified shipping container called a Collective Protection Conex against biological and chemical attacks. Agile Combat Support division engineers and chemists evaluated the heavily modified and instrumented conex’s airlock