Jan. 6, 2023 AF Year in Photos This year's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This annual feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
May 17, 2022 RF-A 22-1 concludes at Eielson AFB RED FLAG-Alaska 22-1 officially concluded May 13 following a successful two-week training blitz.
Jan. 26, 2022 Multi-capable Airmen train with US Marine Corps Multi-capable Airmen training has expanded to Twentynine Palms, California, with a new opportunity to train alongside the U.S. Marine Corps in an operationally limited environment.
Nov. 4, 2021 Test Trifecta: Orange, Emerald, Black Flag combine to enhance large-scale test For the first time, the three independently executed large force test events collaborated in real-time for simultaneous execution focusing on securing electronic data sharing across geographically-separated battlespaces to enable long-range kill chains.
Dec. 17, 2020 Hanscom AFB team helps deploy Interim Full Motion Video on F-35B A small team at Hanscom Air Force Base has been working with the F-35 Joint Program Office to provide a game-changing close air support capability for the U.S Marine Corps F-35B.
Sept. 29, 2020 Valiant Shield 2020: Joint force training protects Indo-Pacific The eighth iteration of exercise Valiant Shield concluded Sept. 25 following 12 days of joint operations at sea, in the air, on land, and in cyberspace.
Feb. 3, 2020 Multiservice exercise Patriot Palm enhances joint operability A joint team comprised of members from the Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Army and FBI participated with the 315th Contingency Response Flight from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina in support of Patriot Palm.
Jan. 11, 2020 18th Wing, joint partners execute first WestPac Rumrunner exercise With the evolving security environment in the Indo-Pacific and to further support a safe and secure region, the 18th Wing spent months designing WestPac Rumrunner as an exercise to train counter-air capabilities and strengthen joint interoperability. In addition to air tactics and joint
Oct. 21, 2019 6th CTS activates new TACP training detachment Air Force TACP specialists embed with Army and Marine units on the frontline and are responsible for directing air and artillery strikes from forward ground locations. These highly trained experts go through intense physical, mental and technical training in order to withstand the demanding
Aug. 22, 2019 39th Airlift Squadron hits west coast skies, drops 200 Marines This training was designed to prepare 39th Airlift Squadron aircrew for future deployed operations in mountainous terrains.
Aug. 21, 2019 Guardsman graduates 3rd fire academy at top of class Airman Kristina Schneider, a 40-year-old mother of two, surprised everyone not only with her age or gender, but also with her level of success in the classroom and outside.
July 19, 2019 Goodfellow AFB embraces National Defense Strategy Falling under the Air Education and Training Command, Goodfellow AFB builds a more ready, resilient and rapidly innovative force by modernizing learning inside its 250,000 square feet of secure training facilities.
July 11, 2019 From enlisted marine to 100th ARW commander The son of immigrant parents from Thailand, Col. Troy Pananon, 100th Air Refueling Wing commander, didn’t have a long family military tradition to lean on, so he made his own instead.
June 26, 2019 2019 DoD Warrior Games underway in Tampa This is the second time the Warrior Games are being held in public venues and not on a military installation. The games are free to watch, open to the public and offer a rare opportunity to watch and be inspired by wounded warriors who have shown incredible resilience as they overcome significant
June 7, 2019 Civil engineer Airmen participate in IRT project The mission for the two-week period was to provide a concrete slab for a new science, technology, engineering and math lodge facility, clear and grade the surrounding area and begin building walls, if time allowed.