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Feb. 22, 2021
2020 Vice Chief’s Challenge winners announced

Air Combat Command Airmen submission to "Saving Airmen Time" challenge among 15 winners. The challenge focused on identifying time-consuming tasks that provide the least direct value to generating combat effects; proposing innovative solutions to streamline current processes through the novel
Nov. 18, 2020
53rd WEG hosts simultaneous WSEPs in Florida, Utah

The evaluations included more than 86 aircraft participating at two installations, Tyndall Air Force Base and Hill AFB, Utah, in live-fire air-to-air and air-to-ground evaluations.
Oct. 21, 2020
ACC to conduct experiment testing agility and lead wing concepts during AGILE FLAG 21-1

Air Combat Command will conduct an experiment known as Agile Flag 21-1 from Oct. 21-29 to test agile combat employment and a new lead wing deployment concept.During Agile Flag 21-1, the 366th Fighter Wing from Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, will test its ability to deploy as a lead Air Expeditionary Wing
Sept. 30, 2020
MQ-9 Reaper Takes Flight with 8 Hellfire Missiles

The 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron conducted the first flight of the MQ-9A Reaper carrying eight live AGM-114 Hellfire missiles on September 10, 2020, reinforcing the platform’s “persistent attack” role. This new capability is part of the MQ-9 Operational Flight Program 2409, a software upgrade
July 17, 2020
Secretary of the Air Force visits Team Pope

Secretary of the Air Force Barbara M. Barrett visited Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina on July 16 to discuss joint operations and the integral part the Air Force plays during global responses.

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2020 Vice Chief’s Challenge winners announced

53rd WEG hosts simultaneous WSEPs in Florida, Utah

ACC to conduct experiment testing agility and lead wing concepts during AGILE FLAG 21-1

MQ-9 Reaper Takes Flight with 8 Hellfire Missiles

Secretary of the Air Force visits Team Pope