Air Force Features

April 21, 2017
Airmen earn Gen. Lew Allen Jr. Award

Four Airmen received the Gen. Lew Allen Jr. Award on April 21, 2017, during a ceremony at the Pentagon. Lt. Gen. Jerry Harris, the deputy chief of staff for Air Force strategic plans, programs and requirements, presented the awards on behalf of the chief of staff of the Air Force.
Dec. 18, 2015
Munitions Airmen build bombs at record pace

The 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Munitions Flight at Al Udeid Air Base is setting a new record with each bomb they build. The team of nearly 60 Airmen has assembled almost 4,000 bombs since July, surpassing the previous record by more than 1,600.
Dec. 2, 2015
Arnold test teams prepped F-35 for first external weapons release

Testing in the aerodynamic wind tunnels at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex helped prepare the Navy variant of the F-35 Lightning II for its first external weapons release, officials said.
Nov. 24, 2015
Bagram ammo Airmen bring the boom to combat airpower

Filled with tons of bombs, missiles and ammunition, the Airmen of the Munitions Storage Area, or “bomb dump,” provides all the necessary weapons required to project combat airpower.
Aug. 18, 2015
Maintenance, munitions Airmen blow doors off Red Flag-Alaska

One unique aspect of Eielson Air Force Base is its seasons; it only really has two seasons: Red Flag-Alaska season, and RF-A preparation season.The Airmen at the 354th Maintenance Squadron's munitions flight know this very well.
Aug. 5, 2015
AF funds development of high-performance munitions technology

The Air Force Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer program office recently provided nearly $400,000 of additional funding for a SBIR effort that will give the warfighter an affordable, high-performance millimeter wave seeker technology for high-performance munitions.
July 16, 2015
Munitions systems specialists arm the 'ultimate battle plane'

Without the munitions systems specialists of the 1st Special Operations Equipment Maintenance Squadron, the AC-130U Spooky would have difficulty completing its close air support mission, to include supporting troops in contact, convoy escort and single point air defense.
June 20, 2015
Munitions Airmen provide the means for combat airpower

Munitions Airmen assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron make an impact at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, every day by building the weapons needed for the combat airpower mission.
July 15, 2014
Weapons Airman keeps F-22s in the fight

Airman 1st Class Kyron Abraham worked the day shift during those winter months. He drove to work through the cold night of day to the 3rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, and joined his three-man team in relieving the night shift. Then the order came to load

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