May 25, 2023 Sword Athena 2023 culminates successfully Sword Athena volunteers from across Air Combat Command presented proposed solutions on Female and Family centric readiness barriers to Gen. Mark Kelly, commander of ACC (COMACC) at the conclusion of the fourth annual Sword Athena workshop.
May 25, 2023 Air Operation Squadron Change of Command Lt. Col. Patricia Nadeau assumed command of Air Combat Command’s Air Operations Squadron from Lt. Col. Joshua “Otter” Blakeman during a change of command ceremony on May 18, 2023.
May 23, 2023 HH-60W brings rescue to new heights Davis-Monthan Air Force Base received the first of its new HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters in May 2023 as the wing continues developing and fortifying their Airmen for tomorrow’s fight.
May 22, 2023 53rd Wing tests Angry Kitten Pod on MQ-9 and completes Full Integrated Combat Turn in record time The 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron completed the first round of MQ-9A Reaper ground and flight testing with the Angry Kitten ALQ-167 Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) Pod at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada Apr. 10-28, 2023.
May 22, 2023 Tyndall welcomes Air Force Chief of Staff to the “Installation of the Future” Airmen from Tyndall Air Force Base welcomed Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. May 18-19, to the Department of Defense’s first “Installation of the Future.” He saw first-hand the evolution of a $4.9 billion rebuild and discussed the progression of three incoming F-35A Lightning II squadrons