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20th FW kicks off Red Flag 17-2 at Nellis
The U.S. Air Force’s two-week premier air-to-air combat training exercise Red Flag 17-2 began Feb. 27, 2017 and will conclude March 10.
Held multiple times each year on the vast bombing and gunnery ranges of the 2.9 million acre Nevada Test and Training Range, Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air forces of the United States, its allies and coalition partners, and is one of the Air Force’s largest exercises.
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3/03
2017
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Air Force selects 1,391 for promotion to senior master sergeant
The Air Force has selected 1,391 master sergeants for promotion to senior master sergeant of the 11,788 eligible.
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3/02
2017
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903rd AEF to hold 50th anniversary
Original members of the 903rd Aeromedical Evacuation Flight will gather at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, in May, 2017, to celebrate its 50th anniversary.
Established in February, 1967, the 903rd AEF was the first Air Force tactical aeromedical unit used in a combat area.
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2/27
2017
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Seymour Johnson takes wheel on new AF process
The Air Force selected Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, to test and evaluate a new certification program to turn government vehicle operator certifications into commercial driver’s licenses.
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2/27
2017
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U.S, Japan, Australia airmen improve aeromedical evacuation integration
Airmen from the 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron conducted trilateral training with members of the Royal Australian Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force Feb. 21, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, during annual exercise Cope North.
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2/24
2017
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Air liaison officers test cadets
Cadets from the Air Force Academy attended an Air Liaison Officers Aptitude Assessment Feb. 13 – 17, 2017 at Camp Bullis, Texas.
Current ALOs and enlisted tactical air control party members from the 93rd Air Ground Operations Wing filled the roles of cadre and raters to assess if the cadets have what it takes to join their career field.
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2/23
2017
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Travis supports FEMA
Due to historical rainfall and flooding across Northern California, Travis Air Force Base is supporting an incident management assistance team (IMAT) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency with a staging area at the base.
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2/23
2017
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Self-developed intelligence program strengthens coalition fight against ISIL
As the air war against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant expands, so does the amount of data and information collected: swathes of terrain, patterns of life, historical data and real-time discovery.
Adapting to the speed of war – it’s the objective placed upon the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Division at the Combined Air Operations Center here. They enable the air war against ISIL.
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2/11
2017
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From flightline to frontline: 386 ELRS manages process for moving munitions
Aerial porters can often appear to be flightline fortune tellers. They can gauge the intensity of ongoing war efforts through the amount and types of items that come across their cargo yard, everything from vehicles to missiles. As the battle against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant continues to heat up, aerial porters work hard to keep supplies moving downrange, especially munitions such as rockets for High-Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems.
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2/09
2017
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AF selects 818 officers for field grade promotions
The Air Force has selected 818 active duty officers for promotion to colonel, lieutenant colonel and major during the 2016C Colonel Line of the Air Force, Line of the Air Force Judge Advocate, Nurse Corps and Chaplain; Lieutenant Colonel Chaplain, Nurse Corps and Line of the Air Force Judge Advocate; and 2016D Major Line of the Air Force Judge Advocate and Nurse Corps central selection boards.
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2/08
2017
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