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Nov. 16, 2022
Shaw shapes future of air combat training through airspace initiative

Early in the morning, in Hilliard, Florida, the controllers at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Jacksonville Air Route Traffic Control Center (Jacksonville Center) receive transmissions about flight operations 270 miles away on the flightline at Shaw Air Force Base. Similarly, a flurry of
July 25, 2022
FAA, Nellis AFB partner to expand Red Flag airspace arena

The 414th Combat Training Squadron and the Federal Aviation Administration have collaborated to expand the available training area during Red Flag-Nellis 22-3 by almost three times the size as prior iterations.
June 7, 2022
25th ATKG pilots help students take flight

Students from Crestwood High School and the Sumter Career and Technology Center completed a drone pilot certification program with mentorship from 25th Attack Group pilots, May 31. Students who completed the inaugural program and successfully passed a Federal Aviation Administration exam were
Sept. 22, 2021
84th RADES optimizing the nation’s LRR systems for air surveillance and national defense

The 84th Radar Evaluation Squadron, headquartered at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, evaluated the Air Route Surveillance Radar system version four, or ARSR-4, on a mountain top in Paso Robles, California, Aug. 23 - Sept. 4.
Sept. 21, 2021
Hispanic Heritage Month Showcase: Lieutenant General Elwood R. “Pete” Quesada

Lt. Gen. Elwood R. “Pete” Quesada was a pioneer of aerial refueling, an architect of U.S. tactical air power, and was a key U.S. Army Air Forces leader during WWII in the European Theater of Operations. After WWII, he was the first commander of Tactical Air Command (now Air Combat Command)
Aug. 25, 2021
AFRCC controllers perform a life or death mission

“These things we do, so others may live,” reads a statement displayed on the door of the First Air Force’s Air Force Rescue Coordination Center operations floor at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. It’s a statement to reaffirm the commitment of the Airmen assigned to the AFRCC to saving lives. The