May 11, 2017 Air National Guard senior NCO breaks barriers (This feature is part of the "Through Airmen's Eyes" series on AF.mil. These stories focus on a single Airman, highlighting their Air Force story.)With multiple deployments and unique assignments during her 29 plus years of military experience as a munitions system specialist, Chief Master Sgt.
May 11, 2017 492nd Special Operations Wing activation completes circle of history, heritage The Air Force Special Operations Air Warfare Center was inactivated, and the 492nd Special Operations Wing was activated during a ceremony here, May 10, 2017. Simultaneously, the 492nd Special Operations Group and the 492nd Special Operations Training Group were activated under the 492nd SOW.
May 11, 2017 Nevada ANG chaplain: 'I want people to know Islam is not evil' Laura Magee remembers asking her father about religion when she was 8 while innocently combing her hair in front of a large vanity mirror. It was the first time she can remember asking one of her parents about the existence of a God — which she said her father quickly repudiated. Her parents
May 10, 2017 Holloman surges RPA operations The 49th Wing’s remotely piloted aircraft squadrons at Holloman Air Force Base completed a five-day surge May 5, 2017, to measure the full capabilities of the Airmen and civilians involved in the RPA mission.
May 10, 2017 Deployed Airmen, Marines conquer U.S. Marine Corps Corporal’s Course Deployed Airmen at the 407th Air Expeditionary Group were given the opportunity to attend the U.S. Marine Corps’ Corporal’s Course to gain vital skills to be successful as enlisted leaders. Attending alongside their Marine brothers-in-arms, Airmen embarked on the two-week training, which is designed
May 10, 2017 U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School applications due June 16 Application packages for the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School selection board are due by June 2, 2017.
May 10, 2017 Endpoint cybersecurity technology deployed through AF agreement The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center electronic systems development division here and Carbon Black, a locally-based security company, signed a cooperative research and development agreement to improve cybersecurity for the Hanscom Air Force Base Collaboration and Innovation Center.
May 10, 2017 386th AEW rolls out Faith Works, boosts spiritual fitness The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing hosted the first Faith Works leadership forum in the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, May 4, 2017.
May 9, 2017 Around the Air Force: May 9 On this look around the Air Force, the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-4 returns from its 718-day mission and the U.S. Air Force Academy superintendent testifies before Congress on the Academy’s sexual assault prevention and response programs.
May 9, 2017 Crickets, bats inspire researchers to develop smart ‘hair’ sensors for flight For scientists at the Air Force Research Laboratory, it is the hairs on bats and crickets that inspired the creation of artificial hair sensors, destined to change the course of agile flight.