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F-16 crashes at Utah Test and Training Range
An Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 388th Fighter Wing, crashed at the Utah Test and Training Range at approximately 8:35 a.m. May 4. At the time of the accident, there was one person on board. The pilot successfully ejected and is being evaluated by medical personnel. Emergency response teams from here are [...]
Space operator, KC-135 crew team for ‘science project’
More and more people are realizing the game-changing force space capabilities provide in today’s operations, as was the case more than 60 years ago when the air domain added a new dimension to land and sea operations. The power of that integration was recently seen first-hand by crews of the KC-135 Stratotanker force in Southwest [...]
Mobile app connects Airmen to their base
Want to connect with friends and family? There’s an app for that. Need to find the best restaurant around? There’s an app for that. Want to see what movies are playing nearby? There’s an app for that. Discovering what events your base is hosting on a particular day? Now there is an app for that, [...]
Air Force Delivers Precision Resupply to the Joint Warfighter
The 317th Airlift Group successfully completed a precision airdrop capability demonstration to a distinguished panel of visitors at Fort Hood, Texas, during the U.S. Transportation Command Component Commander’s Conference on April 24. The mission objective was to display combat aerial resupply by way of Joint Precision Airdrop System to several of the nation’s joint leaders. [...]
F-16s, MiGs engage over Bulgarian skies
U.S. pilots from the 555th and 510th Fighter Squadrons based out of Aviano Air Base, Italy, have been given a rare opportunity to train and share experiences with Bulgarian air force MiG-21 and MiG-29 pilots during their deployment here in support of Thracian Star 2012. Since the start of the training mission on April 18, [...]
US Air Force strategy legend dies at age 96
A retired Air Force general who was known as the father of “strategy to task,” and was instrumental in the development and implementation of new weapon systems during the last half of the 20th Century passed away April 25, at the age of 96. Retired Lt. Gen. Glenn A. Kent spent more than three decades [...]
New Simulator Pushes Afghan Pilots’ Capabilities
Afghan pilots now have a state-of-the-art MI-17 simulator here to hone their aviation skills in a safe environment. Air Force Lt. Col. Chas Tacheny, the deputy commander of the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group, said he has been involved with bringing the MI-17V5 No-Motion Level 5 Simulator to Afghanistan since July 2011 and he is [...]
Kentucky Airman shares tactical knowledge in Bangladesh
One U.S. Air Force Airman shared his knowledge of heavy equipment airdrop procedures with an audience of more than 20 Bangladesh air force airmen at Kurmitola Air Base, Bangladesh, April 22, 2012. Tech. Sgt. Joshua Shelby, loadmaster, Kentucky Air National Guard, is one of more than 65 U.S. Air Force Airmen participating in Cope South [...]
Doolittle raiders honored at ceremony marking 70th anniversary of historic mission
The five remaining members of the famous Jimmy Doolittle Tokyo Raid were honored in a banquet at the National Museum of the United States Air Force here April 19. Four of the raiders were in attendance, Staff Sgt. David J. Thatcher, Maj. Thomas C. Griffin and Lt. Cols. Richard E. Cole and Edward J. Saylor. [...]
