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Fri, 17 May 2024 06:00:00 GMT
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- 101 Critical Days of Summer continues to promote risk management on & off duty
Fri, 17 May 2024 06:00:00 GMT
Each summer, many of us find ourselves driving to the beach to soak up the sun, feel the hot sand beneath our feet, and beat the heat by racing into the cool ocean waves. However, these particular summer past-times include three of the biggest risks during the 101 Critical Days of Summer: driving, excessive heat, and the water.
- 23rd Munitions Squadron hosts combat munitions training
Thu, 16 May 2024 12:55:00 GMT
Airmen from Robins Air Force Base joined Airmen assigned to the 23rd Munitions Squadron to observe a combat munitions training at Moody AFB, May 14, 2024.
- USAF Units of Action: Air Task Forces defined, first locations announced
Wed, 15 May 2024 19:05:00 GMT
The Department of the Air Force identified six locations May 15, to host experimental Air Task Forces that will test new methods to generate more efficient, integrated deployable Units of Action.
- 388th, 419th Fighter Wings aim to boost readiness, align training
Wed, 15 May 2024 15:33:00 GMT
The active duty 388th and reserve 419th Fighter Wings from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, joined forces to complete the largest integrated off-station F-35A Lightning II exercise in their history, while they work toward synched deployment planning and training.
- Swedish, USAF EOD forces strengthen NATO ties in combined exercise at Tyndall
Tue, 14 May 2024 16:16:00 GMT
The Swedish army Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Demining Centre first company, sixth team, joined the 325th Civil Engineer Squadron EOD unit for a combined exercise at Tyndall’s Silver Flag training site, April 29-May 3, 2024. Throughout the five-day exercise, the two teams performed a wide range of operations, including hostage scenarios and complex threat simulations.
- 379th EMDS BTC delivers life-saving blood throughout CENTCOM
Tue, 14 May 2024 13:07:00 GMT
With an ever changing battlefield, how does the U.S. Air Force ensure their service members have access to life-saving care anywhere in the world? For the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, all blood related products circulate through the 379th Expeditionary Medical Squadron Blood Transshipment Center (BTC).
- Music strengthens NATO bonds during International Tattoo
Thu, 09 May 2024 19:35:21 GMT
In the heart of coastal Norfolk, Virginia, a city rich in military history and patriotism, the Virginia International Tattoo stands as a symbol of honor and celebration. Air Combat Command’s Heritage of America Concert Band out of Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, contributed to the Tattoo's lineup.
- Air Force nurse puts trauma experience to test in new role
Thu, 09 May 2024 17:00:00 GMT
Trauma nurse Capt. Angela Leonardo thrives on the chaos of the emergency room. As the Air Force’s only trauma center, Mike O’Callaghan Military Medical Center offers Air Force medics like Leonardo valuable life-saving opportunities.
- NASCAR driver Joey Logano visits Shaw
Wed, 08 May 2024 19:35:00 GMT
NASCAR driver Joey Logano visited Shaw Air Force Base to meet men and women serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, as well as fly in an F-16D Fighting Falcon, on May 7. The visit was important not only to those who were able to meet him, but for the U.S. Air Force aim to recruit and develop a diverse force with the skills and creativity to deliver winning airpower any time, any place.
- 350th SWW reactivates two historic-EW squadrons
Tue, 07 May 2024 19:35:00 GMT
To meet the Air Force’s growing demand for Spectrum effects, the 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing recently reactivated two historic squadrons, the 563rd Electronic Warfare Squadron, in San Antonio, Texas, and the 388th Electronic Warfare Squadron, here at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
- 1AF member rescues mother, three children after SUV tumbles on bridge
Mon, 06 May 2024 21:00:00 GMT
Capt. Bryon Adams Jr, chief, A2 operations division, CONR-1AF (AFNORTH and AFSPACE), crawled through broken glass into an overturned SUV to rescue a mother and her three children following a rollover accident near Tyndall AFB, Fla.
- ACC hosts first rapid mobility planning event aimed at GPC
Mon, 06 May 2024 15:16:00 GMT
As the Department of the Air Force optimizes for Great Power Competition, the case for change needs to happen and it needs to happen now. The Air Combat Command Directorate of Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection (A4) is doing just that as it hosted the first-ever Rapid Mobility Planning Conference.
- Allvin: Aligning Air Force’s approach is key to reoptimizing for Great Power Competition
Fri, 03 May 2024 11:30:00 GMT
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin discusses the need to solidify the Air Force’s currently splintered approach and unify the fragmented nature of planning and operations.
- Air Force sends F-22s, Wings of Blue, Texas ANG to Latin America’s Biggest Air Show
Thu, 02 May 2024 17:29:00 GMT
Airmen from 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern), the F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team, the U.S. Air Force Academy Wings of Blue Parachute Team, the Texas Air National Guard and Davis-Monthan Air Force Base supported the Feria Internacional del Aire y del Espacio, the largest trade show in Latin America.
- ShOC-N goes under construction
Wed, 01 May 2024 14:45:00 GMT
The 805th Combat Training Squadron, better known as the Shadow Operations Center – Nellis (ShOC-N), began construction on their main facility on Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Apr. 8.
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