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  • An Airman holds a dog.

    Star shines at Shaw

    They train for hours. Days. Weeks. It is a rigorous schedule that ensures a bond unlike any other. They have the ability to inflict fear in aggressors, like no human ever would. The picture of a warrior immerges; however, the end result yields a slightly different form.
  • Senior Airman Hartman, 726th Air Command Squadron cyber transport technician, sketches an idea for his invention of a cable management system, Sept. 16, 2020, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. Hartman started with sketches and moved to digital modeling and 3D printing as way to communicate the benefits and viability of his device to senior wing leadership. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Andrew Kobialka)

    Airman’s invention backed by Spark Tank accelerates change

    Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., said in a recent paper outlining his vision for the Air Force, “If we don’t change - if we fail to adapt - we risk losing the certainty with which we have defended our national interests for decades.” In the spirit of this vision, the Air Force has dedicated itself to preserve and support the innovative ideas of everyday Airmen. Senior Airman Hartman, 726th Air Command Squadron cyber transport technician, is one of those Airmen.
  • Aircraft flies over range.

    NTTR: Training our way to victory

    Red Flag, an air-to-air combat exercise for pilots, and Green Flag, a ground combat training exercise, are two of the largest training operations in the Department of Defense. The NTTR enables training opportunities like these, while also providing a practice home to the U.S. Air Force Aerial Demonstration team and daily flying operations for squadrons based at Nellis.
  • in the foreground, six Airmen carry a U.S. flag draped transfer case to a transportation truck in the background, two civilians stand inside with hands over there hearts, inside the truck are two previously loaded transfer cases

    DPAA Honorable Carry

    Photo essay: Members of the 55th Wing Honor Guard carry the last of 25 transfer cases off of Defense Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Accounting Agency Honorable Carry flight Sept. 4, 2020. The remains were transferred from the European Theater recovered by DPAA partners and the last set of remains for the World War II Ploesti Disinterment Project. Ploesti, Romania was site of military Operation Tidal Wave a bombing mission against oil fields and refineries Aug. 1, 1943.
  • Three uniformed military members kneel down shoulder-to-shoulder in front of portable computers they have placed on the ground.

    Grand Forks AFB maintenance squadron enable success of Global Hawk mission

    Crew chiefs and avionics specialists with the 319th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron work around the clock, year-round, to put RQ-4 Global Hawks in the air. Our intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance mission would not be possible without their diligence and dedication.
  • Col. Patrick Williams, 557th Weather Wing commander, presents the Air Force Commendation Medal to Tech. Sgt. Alex Brosnahan, 2d Weather Squadron, for saving another service member's life on Aug. 4, 2020 at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.

    Two wing members awarded for lifesaving actions

    The 557th Weather Wing recently had two individuals receive awards for saving the lives of a fellow service member.
  • An Airman hands another Airman a mask.

    One system, one fight

    The 99th Medical Group (MDG) is scheduled to launch a new electronic healthcare record system known as Medical Health System GENESIS on Sept. 26, here. MHS GENESIS provides enhanced secure technology to manage beneficiaries' health information.
  • Photo of U.S. Marines preparing M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System.

    Advanced Battle Management System OnRamp #2, Accelerating Data-Sharing and Decision-Making

    The 805th Combat Training Squadron, also known as the Shadow Operations Center-Nellis (ShOC-N) participated in the most recent Air Force Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) Onramp #2 exercise Aug. 31 - Sept. 3, 2020.
  • Ramp service technicians assigned to the 437th Aerial Port Squadron load a mobile field hospital onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Sept. 19, 2020. Aircrew assigned to the 15th Airlift Squadron transported the large mobile hospital to Kingston, Jamaica, Sept. 19, where it will be used to support the Caribbean nation’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The donation, made on behalf of the American people, cost $753,000 and is part of U.S. Southern Command’s ongoing assistance to nations responding to the global pandemic in the Caribbean and Latin America funded by the command’s Humanitarian Assistance Program (HAP). The command has also delivered mobile field hospitals to Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic and, in total, will donate 24 field hospitals to 11 countries. (Photo by Staff Sergeant Lance Valencia)

    U.S. Air Force Transports Large Field Hospital to Jamaica Donated by Southcom to Support Island’s COVID-19 Response

    A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft transported a large mobile field hospital from Joint Base Charleston, S.C., to Kingston, Jamaica in the Air Force South AOR on Sept. 19, where it will be donated to healthcare providers and used to support the Caribbean nation’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • A photo of two Airmen holding a guidon flag.

    79th Fighter Squadron "Tigers" awarded Gallant Unit Citation

    A quiet winter’s morning in the Afghanistan desert changed abruptly when a massive blast from a Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device detonated and heavy machine gun fire ensued outside the walls of Bagram Airfield.
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