June 4, 2019 Technology, AFWERX, helping SF Academy graduates become more lethal, ready Arguably the most critical skills a Defender must possess – how and when to employ the use of force – the 343rd Training Squadron schoolhouse recently acquired six Multiple Interactive Learning Objectives simulators or MILO, as well as a VR-based training system facilitated through an AFWERX
June 4, 2019 First Belize air, land, sea mobile training team The 571st MSAS mobile training team’s goal was to enact, change and build capabilities for each of the three Belizean forces, while building partner nation relationships. The team accomplished this by conducting various training courses, including an aircrew flying hour program, aircraft scheduling
June 4, 2019 Mountain Home AFB: First to use Portable Doppler Radar for CONUS Ops Keeping constant surveillance on weather patterns and their potential hazards is an important step in enhancing readiness and safety of Airmen. Until recently, this often proved to be a challenge when local radars needed to undergo routine maintenance or upgrades.
June 3, 2019 Bomber Task Force Participates in Joint Exercise with Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group The operations emphasize joint force integration and interoperability within the Department of Defense.
June 3, 2019 All in a weekend: JB Charleston's 315th Reserve Airmen deliver humanitarian aid to Dominican Republic The dual-purpose weekend humanitarian and training mission allowed for the Reserve aircrew to maintain flying currency and readiness requirements, with the added benefit of delivering humanitarian aid to organizations in the Caribbean via the Denton Cargo Program.
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.
June 3, 2019 Reserve Airmen hunt hurricanes This specialized unit of Reserve Airmen is made up of a five-person crew consisting of a pilot, co-pilot, navigator, aerial reconnaissance weather officer and loadmaster who is also the dropsonde operator.
June 3, 2019 Japanese, US teachers boost bilateral future Kadena Air Base middle school staff shared activity-driven English lessons to Okinawa elementary teachers in support of the foreign language initiative at the Ryukyu Middle School, or RMS, May 24.
June 1, 2019 AFRICOM holds annual Command Surgeon Synchronization Conference U.S. Africa Command hosted the annual Command Surgeon Synchronization Conference, May 28-30, at the AFRICOM Special Events Center.
May 31, 2019 Bunch takes command Amidst a sea of aviation history, Gen. Arnold W. Bunch Jr. assumed leadership of the Air Force Materiel Command during a ceremony at the National Museum of the Air Force, May 31.