Jan. 30, 2020 Air advisor receives 2019 Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award Lt. Col. Carl Miller, now the deputy chief of the special missions division at Headquarters, Air Education and Training Command, won the award for his achievements while deployed to Kabul, Afghanistan, leading the execution of a $1.5 billion security assistance program as commander of the 538th Air
Jan. 25, 2020 AETC, AMC team up on VR solutions for modern C-130 training Headquarters Air Force, Air Mobility Command, and Air Education and Training Command have been working on a virtual-reality platform for maintenance training through Mass Virtual, a contractor that scans real-world objects to create virtual environments.
Dec. 16, 2019 Air Force graduates first all non-prior service basic flight engineer class Nine non-prior service students began career enlisted aviator basic flight engineers training Nov 8., becoming the first class in the history of the flight engineer three-level technical school course.
Dec. 6, 2019 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
Nov. 1, 2019 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
Oct. 30, 2019 Airmen train to transport infectious patients The TIS is a device used to transport Ebola patients, either by C-17 Globemaster III or C-130 Hercules aircraft, while preventing the spread of disease to medical personnel and aircrews en route to a U.S. hospital equipped to treat them.
Oct. 4, 2019 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
Aug. 21, 2019 AMC C-130 rainbow fitting inspections complete Thanks to early detection by Air Force Materiel Command aircraft maintenance and engineering professionals and quick implementation of a fleet-wide time compliance technical order, C-130 maintainers have inspected and verified the viability of 113 of the 123 affected aircrafts’ lower center wing
Aug. 9, 2019 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
July 19, 2019 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
June 28, 2019 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
June 3, 2019 Enlisted aircrew paramount to C-130 Hercules flight testing Not many people know that a small contingent of experienced enlisted C-130 aircrew reside at Hill Air Force Base. They are charged with the depot support flights of Air Force overflow, and Navy and Marine Corps aircraft.
May 10, 2019 103rd AW leads innovation with first virtual reality loadmaster training system Loadmasters at the 103rd Airlift Wing helped develop the first Virtual Loadmaster Training System, that recently became fully operational at Bradley Air National Guard Base, East Granby, Connecticut.
Oct. 29, 2018 JCAT Airman uses combat forensics to evolve the AFCENT mission The ideal outcome of any conflict is to achieve victory and come out the other side unscathed. However, an undesired outcome does not mean lessons cannot be learned and applied for future conflicts. The United States military has used this mentality since its inception and applies it today in the
Sept. 6, 2018 Air Force participates in Colombian-led search and rescue exercise Two U.S. Air Force aircraft and more than 90 U.S. Airmen are participating in “Angel de los Andes,” a Colombian led international search and rescue training exercise Sept. 3-14.