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March 15, 2023White Stag exercise prepares AMC Airmen for Mobility Guardian 2023
        White Stag is a wing level exercise implemented as a self-evaluation, validating the wing’s Full Spectrum Readiness and ability to deploy, operate and sustain rapid global mobility in any contested environment. 

    March 11, 2023Puerto Rico ANG Serves as SOUTHCOM Ace Strategic Air Bridge
        The 156th Wing operated as an expeditionary air base during U.S. Southern Command’s large-scale multinational exercise Operation Forward Tiger 2023. 

    March 10, 2023Around the Air Force: AWACS Replacement, Reproductive Health Policies, African Air Chiefs Symposium
        In this week’s look around the Air Force, a new prototype Airborne Battle Management aircraft is ordered, the Air Force announces new privacy protections for pregnant Airmen and policies for non-covered reproductive health care, and U.S. Air Forces Africa sponsors a meeting of African Air Chiefs. 

    March 4, 2023New training course offers medics, nurses hands-on experience in austere environment
        The Tactical Trauma Reaction and Evacuation Crossover Course, or TTREX, is designed to test and validate Individual Critical Task Lists and the Comprehensive Medical Readiness Program for military medical personnel. 

    March 3, 2023Around the Air Force: Accelerating the Legacy, Expanding Cyber Resiliency, Poppy Seed Warning
        In this week’s look around the Air Force, a special event inspires current and future Airmen, Cyber Focus Teams help bake-in protection for weapons systems, and poppy seed products can cause a false positive on drug testing. 

    March 1, 2023New York ANG supports Canadian arctic exercise
        The 109th AW, Stratton Air National Guard base in Scotia, New York, deployed two LC-130 Hercules aircraft and 60 Airmen to Resolute Bay in Canada’s northern Arctic territories to act as tactical airlift support for the Canadian exercise. 

    Feb. 25, 2023US, Cyprus military conduct bilateral training during Silver Falcon 2023
        Silver Falcon, a bilateral exercise with Cypriot partners, is intended to prepare U.S. forces to exercise emergency response procedures to include support to noncombatant evacuation operations. 

    Feb. 24, 2023Around the Air Force: Financial Protections for Families, USECAF Steps Down, Vice Chief’s Challenge
        In this week’s look around the Air Force, Servicemember Civil Relief Act provides new protections for their personal finances, Under Secretary of the Air Force Gina Ortiz Jones steps down, and Vice Chief’s Challenge is looking to improve ACE. 

    Feb. 18, 2023Special warfare, Air Force recruiting teams develop programs, scour nation to attract candidates
        The capabilities that special warfare graduates provide are as needed today as ever before. That reality is the reason program leaders are working hard to attract a group of candidates who are broad, diverse and committed. 

    Feb. 17, 2023Around the Air Force: Earthquake Relief, BEYA STEM Awards, Recruiting Relaunch
        This week’s look around the Air Force looks at how Airmen are playing a role in earthquake relief, Department of the Air Force personnel are recognized at the Black Engineer of the Year Awards, and recruiting rolls out a redesign of their website with the total force in mind. (Hosted by Senior 

    Feb. 16, 2023Ali Al Salem AB medical evacuation training enhances coalition partnership, skillsets
        During the training, Airmen from the 405th EAES reconfigured the C-130 from being able to load cargo to being prepped to hold multiple levels of stretchers, rising from the floor to the ceiling of the aircraft. 

    Feb. 14, 2023Minuteman III test launch showcases readiness of US nuclear force's safe, effective deterrent
        This test launch is part of routine and periodic activities intended to demonstrate that this U.S. nuclear deterrent is safe, secure, reliable, and effective to deter twenty-first century threats and reassure our allies. 

    Feb. 11, 2023European theater CSELs participate in Nordic regional engagement
        The two-week engagement provided a platform for the CSELs to discuss Agile Combat Employment across the Nordic nations, explore multinational, professional military education exchange opportunities and discuss the operational environment in the High North. 

    Feb. 10, 2023Around the Air Force: Overseas Spouse Direct Hire, New ROTC Scholarship, Space Weather Impacts
        This week’s look around the Air Force includes a pilot program to help spouses find employment while stationed overseas, a new ROTC scholarship aids cadets in their last two years of college, and an experiment improves the ability to predict space weather. (Hosted by Staff Sgt. Kahdija Slaughter) 

    Feb. 9, 2023Malmstrom RED HORSE Squadron builds relationships in Philippines
        Airmen from the 819th RED HORSE Squadron out of Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mo., traveled to the Philippines to work alongside their Philippine Air Force counterparts in a Field Training Event, Jan. 23 through Feb. 3. 

    Feb. 7, 2023366th Fighter Wing approaches lead wing IOC with Raging Gunfighter 23-1
        Air Combat Command selected five units to serve as test beds for the Air Force’s new deployment model in January 2022 and these units, designated as “lead wings,” were tasked to figure out how to rapidly generate combat power as a deployed force anytime, anywhere. 

    Feb. 7, 2023Second Air Force moves technical training into the 21st century
        The Second Air Force is moving toward a sixth-generation learning environment across its five technical training wings. 

    Feb. 6, 2023B-1B Lancers return to Indo-Pacific for BTF missions
        B-1B Lancers assigned to the 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, landed at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 1. 

    Feb. 5, 2023317th AW brings tactical airlift to Battalion Mass Tactical Week
        The 317th Airlift Wing supported Battalion Mass Tactical Week at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina, Jan. 22-28. BMTW is a week of training simulating a U.S. Indo-Pacific Command 24-hour response scenario. 

    Feb. 3, 2023Around the Air Force: Howard University Partnership, OHA Survey, Domestic Violence Review
        This week’s look around the Air Force includes the first Department of the Air Force research partnership with Howard University, the Overseas Housing Allowance Survey, and the SecAF orders a 90-day review of support for victims of domestic violence. (Hosted by Tech. Sgt. Eric Mann) 

    Feb. 2, 2023PACAF Airmen conduct information exchange in Philippines
        Airmen from PACAF travelled to the Philippines to conduct Subject Matter Expert Exchanges with Philippine Air Force airmen. 

    Feb. 2, 202353rd Wing’s MUSTANGS: the future of agile data capture and ACE capability
        Part of the Crowd-Sourced Flight Data program, MUSTANGS is a mobile vehicle that can download, process, and offload important data from Quick Reaction Instrumentation Package-equipped aircraft without the need for fixed, operational test infrastructure. 

    Jan. 31, 2023Department of the Air Force to conduct hackathon
        The Air Force will conduct its next “BRAVO” hackathon in March, and any U.S. citizen may apply. 

    Jan. 27, 2023Around the Air Force: Museum Centennial, Aim High App, Arctic Skills
        This week’s look around the Air Force highlights the 100th birthday of the Museum of the U.S. Air Force, a new app feature that lets everyone help with recruiting, and Special Ops goes north to train in arctic conditions. 

    Jan. 24, 2023KingFish ACE makes entrance into RGMC 3
        The 423rd Training Squadron from the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Operations School incorporated the KingFish Agile Combat Employment game as the capstone exercise for AMC’s Rapid Global Mobility Course 3. 

    Jan. 23, 2023Alaska Air National Guard trains with Coast Guard
        The 210th Rescue Squadron and the U.S. Coast Guardsmen of Maritime Security Response Team West teamed up for recent training 

    Jan. 23, 202324 SOW D-Cell, pioneers of the ACE concept, hone arctic skills in Alaska
        The team spent their time in Alaska operating out of Camp Mad Bull, a training area on JBER designed to provide realistic austere operating conditions to test unit capabilities. 

    Jan. 20, 2023Around the Air Force: Body Composition, Civilian Development, F-35 Upgrades
        This week’s look around the Air Force highlights the new Body Composition Program, DAF civilians can self-nominate for developmental opportunities, and upgrades for the F-35 are undergoing tests. 

    Jan. 13, 2023Around the Air Force: Parental Leave, Unmasking Academic Degrees, New Year's Jump
        This week’s look around the Air Force highlights updates to the Parental Leave policy, allowing officer selection boards to see a candidate’s advanced degrees, and a training jump in Japan that includes paratroopers from the U.S., U.K., Australia and Japan. 

    Jan. 12, 2023A team approach strengthens African partner medical capabilities
        The African Peacekeeping Rapid Response Partnership, established in 2015, is a Department of State-directed initiative centered on generating the capability to rapidly deploy peacekeeping operations on the continent. 

    Jan. 10, 2023JB Charleston launches 24 C-17s during mission generation exercise
        The exercise marked the largest C-17 launch ever from a single base and demonstrated the wing’s ability to rapidly generate and project overwhelming airpower alongside joint partners. 

    Jan. 9, 2023Yokota AB participates in multilateral New Year’s Jump exercise
        Roughly 400 paratroopers participated in the event jumping from three U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, one C-130H Hercules and one C-2 Greyhound assigned to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. 

    Jan. 5, 2023Multi-Capable Airmen lead the way for 443rd AES
        Embracing MCA, a defender and a client systems technician from the 443rd AES became skilled in communication capabilities and setting up technical communication equipment, taking it upon themselves to become proficient in skills they traditionally wouldn’t have been required to learn. 

    Jan. 3, 2023Alaska Air Guard medevacs pregnant woman
        The Alaska Air National Guard evacuated a pregnant woman in distress on Christmas Eve. 

    Dec. 23, 2022Around the Air Force: Operation Christmas Drop 2022
        This week’s look around the Air Force, highlights the 71st annual Operation Christmas Drop, a humanitarian event that brings U.S. and partner nations together to provide food, tools and clothing to more than 56 remote islands in the South-Eastern Pacific. (Hosted by Tech Sgt. Eric Mann) 

    Dec. 18, 2022Swift Strike controls the air
        Exercise Swift Strike aims to strengthen interoperability for American and Canadian air controllers and air battle managers. 

    Dec. 16, 2022Hawaii Air Guard hosts Pacific Edge exercise
        The Hawaii Air National Guard’s 154th Wing recently hosted the second iteration of Pacific Edge. The training event culminated in a variety of fourth and fifth-generation fighter and command-and-control aircraft from three U.S. service branches and the Royal Australian Air Force. 

    Dec. 16, 2022Around the Air Force: New Leaders for Nuclear Forces, Minuteman Modernization, WWII Ace Promoted
        In this week’s look around the Air Force, Gen. Anthony Cotton takes command of USSTRATCOM while Gen. Thomas Bussiere becomes commander of AFGSC, Minuteman III launch control centers get tech upgrades, and a WWII ace fighter pilot is honorarily promoted. 

    Dec. 12, 2022Air Force conducts first ARRW operational prototype missile test
        A B-52H Stratofortress successfully released the first All-Up-Round AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon off the Southern California coast, Dec. 9. 

    Dec. 9, 2022Around the Air Force: Raider Unveiled, Airmen Fly HEXA, Turning Flowers into Tires
        In this week’s look around the Air Force, new B-21 Raider long-range bomber rolls out for public view, Airmen fly the HEXA, an electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle, and the Air Force Research Lab is creating a domestic supply of rubber for aircraft tires using dandelions. 

    Dec. 2, 2022Around the Air Force: Pegasus Endurance, Global Dexterity, Free Maternity Uniform Update
        In this week’s look around the Air Force, a New Hampshire ANG crew sets a new AMC flight endurance record for the KC-46A, U.S. Airmen join with their Australian counterparts for exercise Global Dexterity, and updates to the Maternity Uniform Pilot Program. 

    Nov. 30, 2022555th Fighter Squadron participates in multigenerational airpower exercise Falcon Strike 22
        Falcon Strike 22 was designed to test and improve the ability of NATO nations to conduct multinational offensive and defensive air operations that integrate fourth and fifth-generation airpower. 

    Nov. 25, 2022Around the Air Force: X-37B Returns, Polish Planners Visit Ramstein, BEAST Becomes PACER FORGE
        In this week’s look around the Air Force, the X-37B space plane returns to Earth after more than 900 days in orbit, infrastructure experts see operations at Ramstein Air Base for insight on construction projects in Poland, and a basic training course evolves. (Hosted by Staff Sgt. Kahdija Slaughter) 

    Nov. 19, 2022Airmen innovate, ensure HH-60W’s first deployment
        A team of 41st Rescue Squadron and Rescue Generation Squadron Airmen overcame a shortfall with an innovative solution, ensuring the HH-60W Jolly Green II aircraft's first deployment. 

    Nov. 18, 2022Around the Air Force: Strive 4th, KC-46A Tests Limited Crew, COVID-19 Booster Passes
        In this week’s look around the Air Force, Project Tuskegee gives young people from underrepresented groups an introduction to Air Force careers, a Pegasus crew tests a high-end combat scenario, and there’s an added incentive to get a COVID-19 booster. 

    Nov. 16, 2022Forging the next generation: BMT leads the way
        Following a 16-year run, Basic Expeditionary Airman Skills Training, or BEAST, has come to an end and is being replaced with training exercise PACER FORGE, as part of Air Force basic military training. 

    Nov. 14, 2022AFSOC conducts live-fire exercise with Rapid Dragon
        During SOCEUR exercise ATREUS 22-4, two MC-130J Commando IIs assigned to the 352nd Special Operations Wing flew the Rapid Dragon package to a Royal Norwegian Air Force training range and deployed it over the Atlantic Ocean. 

    Nov. 11, 2022Around the Air Force: New Space Force Leader, Flying While Pregnant, Mobility Study Targets Injuries
        In this week’s look around the Air Force, the Space Force has a new leader, more information is available to help aircrew members make an informed decision about flying while pregnant, and the Air Force Research Lab helps Airmen avoid injuries. (Hosted by Staff Sgt. Jazmin Granger) 

    Nov. 6, 2022Airmen compete in joint global radio contest Noble Skywave
        Military units from across the world participated in Noble Skywave, a multi-national high-frequency radio contest hosted by the Canadian Armed Forces. 

    Nov. 4, 2022Around the Air Force: Basic Needs Allowance, MineX, Antarctic Mission
        In this week’s look around the Air Force, applications for the new Basic Needs Allowance will soon be available for service members, the Air Force and Navy work together to practice mining operations in the Indo-Pacific, and Operation Deep Freeze brings Airmen to the South Pole. 

    Nov. 2, 2022McConnell AFB completes KC-46 flight with limited crew
        The 22nd Air Refueling Wing flew a KC-46A Pegasus without a copilot to validate procedures for operating with a limited aircrew for certain potential high-end combat scenarios. 

    Nov. 1, 2022COMUSAFE attends Africa Air Force Forum in Senegal
        The commander of USAFE spoke at the 2022 Africa Air Force Forum, which was the first iteration of the event. 

    Oct. 30, 2022USAF, Navy integrate for Bomber Task Force MineX
        The 37th Expeditionary Bomb Wing integrated with U.S. Naval forces over the Indo-Pacific region to conduct a naval mine exercise (MineX), Oct. 24. 

    Oct. 28, 2022Around the Air Force: Reproductive Health Care, Aid for Ukraine, Powering Possibility
        In this week’s look around the Air Force, a new Defense Department memo provides reproductive health care help for service members and their families, U.S. Transportation Command delivers aid for Ukraine, and the Air Force has a three-year plan for energy. 

    Oct. 26, 2022MQ-9s demonstrate new capabilities in Emerald Flag
        Air Force Special Operations Command’s Remotely Piloted Aircraft enterprise participated in an Emerald Flag exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 17-20. 

    Oct. 25, 2022NY Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing supports Antarctic research
        The New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing, using the LC-130 "Skibird" Hercules, has begun launching support operations in Antarctica in support of National Science Foundation research. 

    Oct. 25, 2022Exercise Rainier War demonstrates JB Lewis-McChord's AFFORGEN capabilities
        Joint Base Lewis-McChord successfully completed Exercise Rainier War 22B Oct. 6-21. Rainier War is a semi-annual exercise designed to demonstrate the 62nd Airlift Wing, 627th Air Base Group and 446th Airlift Wing’s ability to generate, employ and sustain operations. 

    Oct. 23, 2022B-1B Bomber Task Force returns to Guam for multilateral training operations
        U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers returned to Andersen Air Force Base as part of a Bomber Task Force mission to demonstrate the Lancers' ability to deploy anytime, anywhere. 

    Oct. 22, 2022Tactical Medical Augmentation Team increases combat medical capability
        The 920th Rescue Wing’s Aeromedical Staging Squadron developed an agile, embedded medical team that will bring a new level of patient care directly to the battlefield. 

    Oct. 21, 2022Around the Air Force: Reporting Harassment, DoD Housing Survey, Jolly Green II
        In this week’s look around the Air Force, new reporting options for sexual harassment victims, the annual Department of Defense housing survey is out, and the HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter reaches initial operational capability. 

    Oct. 19, 2022Van Ovost says TRANSCOM effectively delivering security assistance to Ukraine
        Gen. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost, U.S. Transportation Command commander, provided the keynote address Oct. 17 at the National Defense Transportation Association-Transcom fall meeting. 

    Oct. 14, 2022Around the Air Force: Cleaning Up Ian, Climate Action Plan, Writing the Narrative
        In this week’s look around the Air Force, Airmen from the Florida ANG join the cleanup after Hurricane Ian, the DAF updates the Climate Action Plan, and supervisors have a new way to write award nominations. 

    Oct. 12, 2022CSAF visits Sheppard AFB
        Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., and his wife, Sharene Brown, visited Sheppard Air Force Base Oct. 6, to meet with Airmen and see how the base’s two wings are accelerating change in technical and flying training. 

    Oct. 11, 2022Fairchild completes historic 72-hour KC-135 endurance mission
        Two KC-135 Stratotankers simultaneously conducted 72-hour single-aircraft endurance missions, demonstrating multi-day tanker mission generation capabilities, Oct. 4-7. 

    Oct. 9, 202215th Wing, JASDF increase interoperability during first bilateral exercise
        Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Koku-Jieitai) Airmen spent three days training alongside 15th Wing Airmen, strengthening partnerships and familiarizing both forces with the Kawasaki C-2 and C-17 Globemaster III. 

    Oct. 7, 2022Around the Air Force: Pegasus Ready Worldwide, Pregnant OTS Applicants, Purple Book Released
        In this week’s look around the Air Force, the KC-46A Pegasus aircraft is approved for worldwide deployments, a policy update allows pregnant applicants for Officer Training School, and the Purple Book is released, helping Airmen understand their role in the Joint Force. 

    Oct. 6, 2022The red hats are here: 202nd RED HORSE continues response to Hurricane Ian
        Members of the Florida Air National Guard’s 202nd RED HORSE Squadron assist southern Floridians affected by Hurricane Ian, clearing damage caused by the hurricane from public roadways. 

    Sept. 30, 2022Hurricane Hunters fly last mission into Ian
        The unit flew weather reconnaissance missions around the clock for more than a week into Hurricane Ian to gather vital weather data for National Hurricane Center forecasts. 

    Sept. 30, 2022Around the Air Force: State of the USAF, Bass Updates Airmen, Commemorative Posters
        In this week’s look around the Air Force, CSAF talks about the state of the service, the CMSAF updates Airmen on current initiatives, and a set of posters is released paying tribute to 75 years of Air Force history. (Hosted by Staff Sgt. Milton Hamilton) 

    Sept. 27, 2022Air Force, Army air defenders demonstrate enhanced air, missile defense system
        Air Forces Northern teamed up with the 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command and the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation and Missile Center to conduct a Deployable Integrated Air Defense System Technology Demonstration. 

    Sept. 26, 2022US, Timor-Leste partnership strengthened through Pacific Angel 22-4
        The operation focused on capacity building through health services outreach, engineering civic action program construction projects and subject matter expert exchanges. 

    Sept. 23, 2022Around the Air Force: SECAF Talks Progress, Aid to Pakistan, Exercise Pitch Black Wraps
        In this week’s look around the Air Force, Secretary Kendall focuses on personnel issues, Airmen bring aid to flood victims in Pakistan, and PACAF Airmen wrap their participation in Australia’s exercise Pitch Black. 

    Sept. 21, 2022Accelerating change by improving distributed, scalable battle management, expediting kill chain
        The Tactical Operations Center-Light experiment was designed to continue development of future command and control concepts intended to expedite kill chains and improve distributed battle management. 

    Sept. 16, 2022Around the Air Force: AGR Changes, Officer Exchange, CENTCOM Bomber Task Force
        In this week’s look Around the Air Force, changes are coming to the Active Guard and Reserve program starting Oct. 1, an officer exchange with Australia helps the U.S. Air Force get ready for new aircraft, and AFGSC takes part in a BTF mission over the Middle East. 

    Sept. 15, 2022B-1s border Arctic for Baked Alaskan; enhance ACE practices
        Two B-1B Lancers and approximately 50 Airmen assigned to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, engaged in an Agile Combat Employment exercise, Baked Alaskan, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Sept. 9-10. 

    Sept. 12, 2022Pitch Black 2022 concludes international interoperability exercise
        Approximately 110 U.S. Airmen from PACAF participated in Exercise Pitch Black 2022, the Royal Australian Air Force Chief of Air Force’s biennial capstone international engagement activity with forces drawn from a wide range of regional, coalition and allied nations. 

    Sept. 11, 2022Airmen train, deliver humanitarian aid to Honduras
        Airmen with the 22nd Airlift Squadron and 60th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron delivered 90,000 pounds of aid to Honduras during a combined Major Command Service Tail Trainer Denton cargo mission. 

    Sept. 9, 2022Around the Air Force: Increasing Officer Diversity, Inter-Pacific Air Forces Academy, Energy Resilience Exercises
        In this week’s ATAF, new diversity and inclusion outreach plans are coming for officer recruiting efforts, allies and partners are creating a new Inter-Pacific Air Forces Academy for enlisted members in the Indo-Pacific region, and the first DAF regional energy resilience exercise takes place. 

    Sept. 8, 2022ACE provided by 317th AW during exercise Patriot Fury
        Agile Combat Employment is a proactive and reactive operational scheme of maneuver executed within threat timelines to increase survivability while generating combat power. 

    Sept. 6, 2022US, partners conduct Middle East BTF through air, land, sea
        United States ground and naval units, as well as coalition and regional partner air forces executed a Bomber Task Force mission across the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Sept. 4. 

    Sept. 2, 2022Around the Air Force: Improving Battle Management, Grey Wolf Milestone, Faster CCAF Transcript
        In this week’s ATAF, experimentation with Tactical Operations Center-Light helps develop future battle management concepts, the Grey Wolf flies for the first time with an all-Air Force crew, and the CCAF provides student transcripts faster with a new service. (Hosted by Tech. Sgt. Britt Crolley) 

    Aug. 30, 2022T-38 Talon Repair Inspection and Maintenance program launches at JBSA-Randolph
        The T-38 Talon will undergo Talon Repair Inspection and Maintenance, or TRIM, modification to perform localized depot-level maintenance to replace or repair key parts to keep these valuable training platforms mission ready. 

    Aug. 26, 2022Around the Air Force: B-52s in Europe, Pacific Angel, Distant Horizon
        In this week’s look around the Air Force, B-52 Stratofortresses are in Europe as part of the Bomber Task Force mission, exercise Pacific Angel comes to Malaysia to improve interoperability, and exercise Distant Horizon tests the 920th Rescue Wing. (Hosted by Staff Sgt. Kahdija Slaughter) 

    Aug. 19, 2022Around the Air Force: Senior Enlisted Summit, Reapers at RIMPAC, F-22s in Poland
        In this week’s look around the Air Force, international senior enlisted leaders from around the world come together to focus on the high-end fight, the MQ-9 Reaper debuts in Rim of the Pacific exercise, and F-22s from Alaska are in Poland to conduct Air Shielding missions. 

    Aug. 18, 2022Air Force experiments to expedite kill chain, improve battle management
        The TOC-L event was designed to continue U.S. Air Force development of future battle management concepts intended to expedite kill chains and improve distributed control. 

    Aug. 13, 2022Mission complete: AF MQ-9s close out successful RIMPAC exercise
        The MQ-9 Reaper enterprise left an indelible mark on the world’s largest maritime exercise demonstrating the remotely-piloted aircraft’s capabilities at RIMPAC. 

    Aug. 12, 2022Around the Air Force: Support for Survivors, Privacy for Pregnancies, Psychologists in the Cockpit
        In this week’s look around the Air Force, the Integrated Response Co-Location Pilot program provides improved support for survivors of assault , AMC commander signs directive for pregnant Airmen, and psychologists attend a new aviation training program. 

    Aug. 9, 2022COMUSAFE welcomes F-22s to Poland
        As part of NATO’s plan to bolster its collective defense posture, the 90th FS will take over the mission from the Vermont Air National Guard’s 158th Fighter Wing, which has been executing the coalition’s Air Policing mission since their arrival in theater, May 2. 

    Aug. 8, 2022Tactical care makes casualties rare
        As of July 2022, Self-Aid Buddy Care was replaced by Tactical Combat Casualty Care, a training which implements the best medical practices in battlefield trauma care. 

    Aug. 7, 2022Hill AFB captures first Air Force EOD national title
        The winners of three competitive regional events designed to test and enhance the readiness capabilities of explosive ordnance disposal teams across the Air Force settled the score with Hill AFB earning the inaugural Air Force EOD National Team of the Year title this week in Indiana. 

    Aug. 5, 2022Around the Air Force: Around the Air Force: Next Chief of Space Operations, New COVID-19 Vaccine, GearFit
        In this week’s look around the Air Force, Lt. Gen. B. Chance Saltzman is nominated to be the new chief of space operations, a new COVID-19 vaccine becomes available for service members, and Airmen can provide feedback on armor and other gear through the GearFit application. 

    Aug. 2, 2022Kentucky Air Guard Special Tactics rescue 19 after floods
        The Airmen rapidly deployed to the region July 28 to conduct rescue operations via boat and helicopter for four days after flooding in Kentucky. 

    July 29, 2022Around the Air Force: New Medical Profiles, Mourning CMSAF McCoy, Hexa Test Flight
        In this week’s look around the Air Force, a new system for generating medical profiles prepares to launch, former Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James M. McCoy passes away, and the Lift Hexa reaches a new milestone. (Hosted by Senior Airman Kahdija Slaughter) 

    July 27, 2022Dover AFB supports Army in Operation Viking
        Operation Viking was a high-intensity joint service exercise that consisted of range training, mission-essential civil affairs training and ambitious airborne operations. 

    July 22, 2022Around the Air Force: Inflation Impacts, Vaught Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, Red Hawk Beddown
        In this week’s look around the Air Force, new information for Airmen regarding inflation, retired Brig. Gen. Wilma Vaught is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph moves forward with construction to prepare for the new fifth-generation training jet. 

    July 21, 2022Introducing the 908th Airlift Wing’s Program Integration Office
        The 908th Airlift Wing at Maxwell Air Force Base said goodbye to its aging C-130H Hercules aircraft as it begins the transition to providing MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter training; bringing together AETC, AFGSC and AFRC for the first time. 

    July 15, 2022Air Force focuses on future of Indo-Pacific alliances, Agile Combat Employment
        Cope North tests how well medics from the three nations operate during challenging scenarios while strengthening partnerships and integrating Agile Combat Employment concepts. 

    July 15, 2022Around the Air Force: Slower NCO Promotions, New AFMC Leader, Sexual Assault Separations
        This week’s look around the Air Force, the Air Force discusses rebalancing enlisted ranks, Air Force Materiel Command has a new leader, and there’s new criteria for separating sexual offenders. (Hosted by Staff Sgt. Mikayla Daly) 

    July 12, 2022Red Tails conduct joint air integration exercise
        U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army and partner nation combat controllers coordinated with F-15E Strike Eagles assigned to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing and conducted Close Air Support 9-Lines with target correlation. 

    July 11, 2022AFIMSC set to begin Red Hawk beddown efforts at JBSA
        The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center will move forward with major construction work to support the beddown of a new aircraft and training mission at JBSA-Randolph. The fifth-generation jet trainer will replace AETC's aging fleet of T-38 Talon fleet with advanced technology.1

        


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