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    Gaining the upper wing

    Today’s rapidly evolving global climate of war and continual growth in adversary capabilities continues to create and sustain challenges for the combat search and rescue mission. This has driven the 55th Rescue Squadron to re-think combat readiness training to better meet the demands of current and future conflicts.
  • General John Raymond, U.S. Space Force chief of space operations, signs the United States Space Command sign inside of the Perimeter Acquisition Radar building Jan. 10, 2020, on Cavalier Air Force Station, North Dakota. Raymond toured inside the PAR building, where he learned first-hand how operations work inside the facility and listened to Airmen’s suggestions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melody Howley)

    New Space Force Leader Visits Crew at Cavalier Air Station

    Gen. John Raymond, U.S. Space Force chief of space operations, visited here, Jan. 10, for his first in-depth look at the Cavalier mission and to provide Spartan Airmen insight into the future of Space Force.
  • photo of biological detection equipment

    From skies to seas: 28th TES supports US Navy OT in biological protection

    The 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base is supporting the operational test assessment of the U.S. Navy’s Enhanced Maritime Biological Protection System, new system to detect biological substances that could be harmful to the ship’s crew, such as anthrax. 
  • U.S. Air Force Maj. Josh Gunderson takes over as the new F-22 Demonstration Team pilot and commander, Jan. 21, 2020, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. Gunderson, who goes by the callsign “Cabo,” will lead the 14-member demo team for both the 2020 and 2021 show seasons.

    F-22 Demo Team announces new pilot

    U.S. Air Force Maj. Josh Gunderson takes over as the new F-22 Demonstration Team pilot and commander, Jan. 21, 2020, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. Gunderson, who goes by the callsign “Cabo,” will lead the 14-member demo team for both the 2020 and 2021 show seasons.
  • RAAF Airman watches aircraft being loaded.

    Nellis and RAAF team up to support Australia wildfire relief

    Members of the Royal Australian Air Force and Nellis Air Force Base teamed up to load more than 50 bundles of fire suppressant and other critical firefighting equipment onto three RAAF C-17s so it could be delivered to the Australian Emergency authorities and Rural Fire Service.
  • Airman 1st Class Robert Dumbeck (left), 9th Maintenance Squadron aircrew egress systems journeyman, and Tech. Sgt. Cody Clark 9th MXS aircrew egress systems craftsman, inspect an egress seat D-ring before installing a D-ring guard, Jan. 16, 2020 at Beale Air Force Base, California. When a pilot pulls the D-ring, it fires an initiator that sends gas pressure to explosives. Each of these explosives fire at different items like the lap belt, inertia reel, and foot retractors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis A. Ruiz-Vazquez)

    No Margin For Error

    When a plane goes down, an ejection seat keeps pilots from going down with it. Ejecting from an ejection seat is not something a pilot wants to do, but it is something they have to do in case of an emergency where everything else in an aircraft fails. It is their last chance at survival, and their lives rest on the hands of aircrew egress system specialists.
  • U.S. Air Force Col. Gregory Beaulieu, 325th Mission Support Group commander poses for a photo with his spouse, Amy, at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Jan 15, 2020. The couple planted a longleaf pine tree as part of a long term, large scale project to restore Tyndall's ecosystem after the devastation caused by Category 5 Hurricane Michael in 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Magen M. Reeves)

    Deforestation on Tyndall leads to ecosystem restoration

    Beginning Jan. 15, 2020, Tyndall Air Force Base Airmen, the 325th Civil Engineer Squadron natural resources section, and contracted partners will begin planting longleaf pine trees along Highway 98 near Fire Station 4 at Silver Flag Road. This is a partnership between U.S. Air Force service members, Department of Defense contracted employees, and representatives of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
  • Airman showing young girl a paper airplane.

    Weather Airmen share mission at Rose Bowl event

    As people prepared to celebrate the New Year’s holiday, five Airmen from units across the 557th Weather Wing journeyed to Pasadena, California. Their mission was to tell the Air Force Weather story at Live on Green!, a free entertainment and education event that precedes the annual Rose Parade and Rose Bowl football game.
  • Airman 1st Class Zachary Leboeuf, 4th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuel distribution operator, documents the F-15E Strike Eagles tail number and the amount of jet fuel distributed during hot-pit refueling.

    SJ Airmen Conduct Hot-Pit Refueling Technique

    Airmen from the 4th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants (POL) shop and 336th Aircraft Maintenance Unit (AMU) work together to conduct hot-pit refueling of F-15E Strike Eagles at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina.
  • Participants in the prenatal fitness class perform TRX squats at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Jan. 13, 2020.

    Fit through the end: ACCs new prenatal/postpartum guidance

    I sat on my bathroom toilet in shock, heart pounding almost out of my chest as tears welled up in my eyes. “There’s no way I’m pregnant,” I thought to myself, except there was a way and as unexpected as it was, it was true.
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