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Nov. 16, 2020
JB San Antonio-Lackland constructs new training complex

Construction of the Basic Military Training West Campus at Joint Base San-Antonio-Lackland, Texas, is a multifaceted effort designed to replace decentralized, aged housing and training infrastructure with modern living and educational facilities.
Nov. 10, 2020
Direct to Duty Technical Training program PACs a punch at Air Force training

The 81st Training Group initiated the Direct to Duty Technical Training program earlier this year to test the attainability of training Airmen at their assigned base, skipping the costly and timely process of technical training school.
Nov. 7, 2020
New AFMC supervisor course aims to develop stronger leaders

The course is a complement to the mandatory supervisor training provided by the Air Force and offers supervisors in-depth knowledge of personnel and workplace policies as well as the opportunity for practical application of concepts through case studies and collaborative learning.
Nov. 6, 2020
Around the Air Force: Agile Flag 21-1, re-designed G-Suits, and Testing the Minuteman III

Today’s look Around the Air Force highlights Air Combat Command’s “Agile Flag” exercise, incorporating the “Lead Wing” concept for agile combat employment, a test run of modified Advanced Technology Anti-Gravity Suit “G-suits” for female pilots, and an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test
Oct. 29, 2020
AFNWC team supports ICBM test launch

An unarmed LGM-30G Minuteman III missile equipped with a single test reentry vehicle launched at 12:27 a.m. Pacific time on Oct. 29 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The Minuteman III missile’s reentry vehicle contained test instruments and traveled approximately 4,200 miles to the
Oct. 27, 2020
Dyess AFB Airmen arrive in Indo-Pacific for Bomber Task Force, integrate with Koku-Jieitai, U.S. Navy

Bomber Task Force missions enable Airmen to continuously conduct operations throughout the world at a moment’s notice to help maintain global stability and security while enabling units to become familiar with operations in different regions.
Oct. 24, 2020
NTTR: Scheduling keeps training operations on time, on target

Similar to the way one might piece together a puzzle, the schedulers and Nevada Test and Training Range members work together to de-conflict training requests and maintain the flow of operations on the range.
Oct. 21, 2020
Air Force’s special warfare training builds physical, intellectual leaders ready to handle threats worldwide

The visit traced the initial skills training path of special operators from recruiting and accessions through basic and technical training.
Oct. 19, 2020
Joint training strengthens air defense capability

The U.S. Air Force 726th Air Control Squadron (ACS), from Mountain Home AFB, and U.S. Army 31st Air Defense Artillery Brigade, or ADA BDE, from Fort Sill, Oklahoma, are integrating their radar, communication networks and defense systems to increase readiness and joint operation efficiency.
Oct. 17, 2020
Joint training makes Australia’s F-35 mission fully operational

The Royal Australian Air Force returned a majority of its F-35A Lightning II pilots, maintainers and aircraft to RAAF Base Williamtown, Australia, in December 2019, but still maintains a joint pilot-training and maintenance presence here.
Oct. 16, 2020
Around the Air Force: NATO Peacetime Operations, Suicide Prevention Training, Next-Gen Helmets

Today’s look Around the Air Force highlights NATO police operations in the Icelandic region, family suicide prevention training and next generation ballistic helmets for security forces units as part of a modernization effort.
Oct. 14, 2020
Enduring Lightning III exercise brings together US, Israeli air forces

U.S. Air Forces Central and the Israeli Air Force conducted exercise Enduring Lightning III Oct. 12, in the skies over Israel. It was the third joint exercise between the two countries involving the F-35 Lightning II.
Oct. 9, 2020
Department of the Air Force family suicide prevention training now available

The new online training video, Equipping Family Members to Help Airmen in Distress, aims to build and strengthen relationships and connectedness among family members and loved ones.
Sept. 30, 2020
Spartan Warrior 20-9: NATO strengthens air power through distributed training

The exercise, Spartan Warrior 20-9, utilized the Warfare Center’s robust simulation assets to introduce air and ground scenarios for U.S. and NATO participants. The scenarios tested the players’ abilities in countering threats while building cohesive protocol for real-world events.
Sept. 10, 2020
Defenders graduate new instructor course

The key goal of the course is to take methodologies and tactics from different missions and utilize them across every aspect of the career field. Defenders from every major command were present at the training.
Sept. 8, 2020
Air advisors host first virtual training with Panama partners amid COVID-19

This new format of instruction is vastly different from anything the MSAS has done before as their mission is typically conducted in a partner nation.
Sept. 1, 2020
Special Instruments Training teaches deterrent techniques

Following Air Education and Training Command priorities, SPINSTRA constructs a ready, resilient and rapidly innovative Air Force, just like their students assemble a hovercraft from spare parts tucked away in the Nova Lab at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas.
Aug. 24, 2020
Virtual training center leverages enhanced warfighter capabilities

With the snip of a ribbon on Aug. 17, the Virtual Test and Training Center here officially moved one step closer to housing the future of joint-aerial combat training.
Aug. 18, 2020
Red Flag-Alaska 20-3 comes to a close

Red Flag-Alaska 20-3, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored exercise, concluded Aug. 14.
Aug. 15, 2020
AFRL neurotechnology partnership aims to accelerate learning

The Individualized Neural Learning System, or iNeuraLS, is a new augmented learning platform that will enable rapid learning by closed-loop modulation of cognitive states during skill acquisition. Essentially, the AFRL team seeks to develop a capability that will give Airmen the ability to rapidly
Aug. 8, 2020
Air University teaches space as a warfighting domain

In all levels of professional military education and select professional continuing education curricula, the university will now be presenting space curriculum that is focused on developing joint-minded graduates who are prepared for joint, all-domain conflict, where the space domain is likely to be
July 23, 2020
New program expedites technical training

This new program would send Airmen to their duty station after graduating basic military training instead of attending a technical training school.
July 23, 2020
435th CTS bolsters contingency ops during Silver Flag

This was the first Silver Flag course conducted since the COVID-19 outbreak.
July 22, 2020
Virtual orientation prepares new leaders for success

The event, held for the first time ever in a completely online format, included briefings on AFMC and subordinate center missions, panel discussions, mentorship sessions and workshops on topics ranging from leadership expectations to information on legal, financial and support programs and
July 14, 2020
Revolutionizing Aircrew training through virtual reality

The Virtual Reality Procedures Trainer, released during a milestone demonstration of its capabilities on July 7 at StrikeWerx in Bossier City, Louisiana, may even change the entire Air Force bomber community’s approach to training.
July 13, 2020
Special tactics Airmen integrate combat capabilities during exercise Commando Crucible

To meet the standards required for deployment, special tactics teams completed exercise Commando Crucible, from June 18-July 3, at Hurlburt Field and in Kinston, North Carolina.
July 10, 2020
Senior Air Force, Army officers outline practices protecting recruits from coronavirus

Air Force Maj. Gen. Andrea D. Tullos, commander, Second Air Force, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, and Army Maj. Gen. Lonnie G. Hibbard told reporters during a virtual news conference from the Pentagon that training goals are being met and that, to date, only about 2% of the tens of thousands
June 12, 2020
Around the Air Force: General Brown Makes History

Today’s look Around the Air Force highlights General Charles “CQ” Brown’s unanimous senate confirmation, making him the next Chief of Staff of the Air Force. The Air Force Academy explores a new major in data science and Airmen are given the opportunity to intern in the world of code building.
May 18, 2020
Inter-American Air Forces Academy adapts during COVID-19 via distance learning

In March, when the nation started shelter-in-place orders due to the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, the Inter-American Air Forces Academy, which forges an international friendship and security cooperation through education and training, coordinated for all of their international students
May 15, 2020
Air Force creates new AFSC for operations research analyst officers

The change, which went into effect April 30, reflects the broader shift across the Air Force on the importance of information and data.
May 8, 2020
CSAF visits BMT, thanks team for ‘fighting through’ COVID-19 response

Basic military training, in addition to technical and flying training, has been deemed mission essential and vital to readiness.
May 5, 2020
Air Force SERE modernizes training

Initial SERE training for Airmen at high risk of isolation has been conducted through four courses over a 26-day period. Now, leaders at 336th TRG believe they have found a way to restructure the training requirements, which make it more efficient and ultimately saves time. COVID-19 expedited the
May 1, 2020
AF Week in Photos

This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
April 27, 2020
Nigerien Air Force’s first female pilot trains at Little Rock AFB

According to Capt. Ouma Laouali, the Nigerien air force’s first female pilot, her interest in aviation began as a child while chasing planes overhead, imagining what it would be like to be in the sky.
April 2, 2020
355th wing sustains CSAR capabilities

The exercise, organized by the 563rd and 355th Operations Support Squadrons, included assets from different agencies and units across the wing.
April 1, 2020
Air Force launches year-long leader, supervisor development campaign

On April 1, the Department of the Air Force launched The Leaders and Supervisors We Need, a year-long development campaign designed to improve the efficiency and accessibility of supervisory training and resources for all leaders, ranging from first-time supervisors to experienced senior management
March 22, 2020
Keesler AFB ensures cyber training continues online

With the threat of COVID-19 impacting the health and well-being of the technical school students in training on Keesler Air Force Base, leadership has had to develop creative solutions to a unique problem.
March 19, 2020
AETC issues official COVID-19 mission essential training determination, authorizes travel

Per the memorandum, Webb stated AETC will continue to: "recruit and access Airmen; train candidates and enlistees in Officer Training School, ROTC and basic military training; develop Airmen in technical and flying training; and deliver advanced academic education such as the School of Advanced Air
March 18, 2020
Scheduling training is about to get easier for C-17 crews

The digital interface, which will start using live data March 20, enables planners to visualize flight schedules and generates recommended schedules for each crew member while taking into consideration required qualifications, crew rest and conflicting events.
March 16, 2020
Tyndall AFB medical, first responders partner with local county emergency services, local hospital for joint training exercise

The 325th Medical Group at Tyndall Air Force Base, partnered with Bay County to participate in a multi-agency emergency response exercise, March 12. Participants in the exercise mainly included the 325th Medical Group, Bay County Emergency Medical Services and Ascension Sacred Heart Bay Medical
March 16, 2020
48th Fighter Wing wraps up exercise Valiant Liberty

The training was designed to increase the 48th Fighter Wing's capability to rapidly support joint operations across the European theater, normalizing interoperability between air and ground force assets.
March 4, 2020
COVID-19 discussed during 52nd MDG table-top exercise

Airmen ranging from airman 1st class to colonel attended, representing each section of the 52nd MDG while they discussed the check-in process, possible work-flow challenges, understanding host-nation requirements, testing for the virus and what processes will be implemented when there is a positive
March 2, 2020
Air Force BMT integrates tactical combat casualty care course for all Airmen

During the tactical combat casual care course, service members learn lifesaving skills to render basic medical aid to a trauma casualty.
Feb. 27, 2020
PACAF invites Australian air force to lead multinational HADR exercise during Cope North 2020

For the first time in Cope North history, Pacific Air Forces invited the Royal Australian air force to lead the Humanitarian and Disaster Relief, or HADR, mission of Cope North, with an integrated tri-nation team from the U.S., RAAF and Koku Jieitai Japan Air Self-Defense Force.
Feb. 25, 2020
Little Rock AFB squadrons cross the Pacific, train with Yokota AB Airmen

Airmen of the 19th Airlift Wing flew thousands of miles to integrate with Pacific Air Forces C-130J’s from Yokota Air Base, Japan, as part of a larger exercise.
Feb. 25, 2020
AETC partners with multiple MAJCOMs to create virtual aircraft maintenance hangars

As part of its Integrated Technology Platform initiative, virtual training hangars are being built for the classroom and flightline with 3D Aircraft Mission Design Series environments for every airframe in AETC inventory, with robust augmented-reality capabilities and comprehensive instructor tools,
Feb. 23, 2020
18th AGRS replicates threats during Cope North 2020

Operating in the mindset of the enemy, the 18th Aggressor Squadron from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, employs adversarial tactics to prepare U.S. and partner-nation aircrews for tomorrow's victories through challenging, realistic threat replication and training.
Feb. 14, 2020
14th FTW innovation flight augments pilot training through VR technology

Columbus Air Force Base’s Innovation flight created a flexible syllabus containing the essential building block approach of basic mission elements to accommodate each student’s different learning habits while still hitting the intangible aspects of a successful aviator.
Feb. 11, 2020
Newest F-35A squadron brings fifth-generation capabilities to Red Flag

The exercise, which takes place from Jan. 27-Feb. 15, is meant to give at least 10 combat-representative sorties to younger pilots to better prepare them for real combat against very capable adversaries. The 421st Fighter Squadron is the most recent squadron to transition to the F-35A in the 388th
Feb. 10, 2020
Pilot Training Next, Air Force ROTC partner for distance learning instruction

For the first time ever, Air Force ROTC cadets with Detachment 536 at Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York, received real-time instruction remotely from a fully qualified Air Force instructor pilot sitting an airport in Louisiana.
Feb. 10, 2020
388th, 419th Fighter Wings serve as core wing at Red Flag 20-1

From Jan. 27-Feb. 15, air and ground units from across the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, Royal Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force, are learning how to fight and win together in a realistic combat environment. As the core wing, the 388th FW is the hub for integration, support and resources for the
Feb. 6, 2020
Building partnerships: US, Bangladesh Air Forces conduct tactical airlift exercise

More than 60 U.S. Airmen along with two U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules from the 36th Airlift Squadron joined 100 Bangladesh air force service members and three Bangladeshi C-130s for the exercise.
Feb. 4, 2020
Goodfellow AFB's 312th TRS modernizes emergency medical responders course

The 312th Training Squadron at Goodfellow Air Force Base recently acquired new and improved HAL Manikins as a training tool in the Emergency Medical Responders course.
Feb. 3, 2020
Multiservice exercise Patriot Palm enhances joint operability

A joint team comprised of members from the Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Army and FBI participated with the 315th Contingency Response Flight from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina in support of Patriot Palm.
Feb. 2, 2020
Academy brings back MTIs, refocuses on training fundamentals

As part of ongoing training evaluation, Brig. Gen. Michele Edmondson, commandant of cadets, identified the need for MTIs to bring their expertise back to the Academy.
Jan. 31, 2020
Around the Air Force: C-130 Virtual Reality Maintenance, Microgrid Project and MilTax

Today's look Around the Air Force features a look at Virtual Reality maintenance software for C-130s, a more resilient power grid technology and MilTax benefits for this tax season. (Hosted by Senior Airman Marqus Williams)
Jan. 29, 2020
PMEL introduces a safer, efficient way of teaching

A new virtual reality training experience, introduced by the 335th Training Squadron, is designed to allow students of the Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory career field to train as if they are in a working environment.
Jan. 29, 2020
US, Canadian forces complete Green Flag Little Rock exercise

GFLR 20-03 was held in conjunction with exercise Joint Readiness Training Center 20-3, the Army’s final certification event before units are deemed ready to deploy or assume a ready force posture.
Jan. 27, 2020
Total-force aviators take flight during Sentry Aloha 20-1

Sentry Aloha 20-1, an air-to-air combat exercise, is hosted by the Hawaii Air National Guard and designed to train Airmen from around the country in a joint and interoperable venue on a large scale.
Jan. 17, 2020
Around the Air Force: Spark Tank, Adaptive Learning Software, Air Force Connect

Today's look Around the Air Force features this year's six Spark Tank winners, a transition from textbooks to tablets in Basic Military Training and some information on Air Force Connect. (Hosted by Senior Airman Angelo Rosario)
Jan. 14, 2020
Air Force moving to comply with new certification requirements for Security Cooperation Workforce

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency developed the requirements in response to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, which directed the Defense Department to establish a Defense Security Cooperation Workforce Development Program.
Jan. 12, 2020
DRAGON simulator to augment AWACS training

DRAGON, replaces 1970s analog technology with digital, automated aircraft navigation functions, and it ensures E-3 aircraft are compliant with current and future air traffic control requirements.
Jan. 11, 2020
18th Wing, joint partners execute first WestPac Rumrunner exercise

With the evolving security environment in the Indo-Pacific and to further support a safe and secure region, the 18th Wing spent months designing WestPac Rumrunner as an exercise to train counter-air capabilities and strengthen joint interoperability. In addition to air tactics and joint
Jan. 6, 2020
Hill AFB aims to improve vehicle ops training with state-of-the-art simulator

The simulator offers more than 150 preset scenarios and can generate nearly any driving condition imaginable, as trainers control variables such as weather, road conditions, visibility and malfunctions.
Dec. 14, 2019
Air Force reservist assists in life-saving care aboard commercial flight

Tech. Sgt. Donny, a pararescue specialist with the 304th Rescue Squadron, Portland Air National Guard Base, was traveling from Portland to Phoenix when he was called into action.
Dec. 12, 2019
Operation Christmas Drop delivers critical supplies, holiday spirit

Now in its 68th year, Operation Christmas Drop has not only served as the world’s longest running airdrop training mission, providing critical supplies to 55 Micronesian islands like Woleia, but has also served as a coming together for elders and their communities on their respective islands across
Dec. 2, 2019
NCO Bilateral Exchange: Growth through connection

The NCO Bilateral Exchange program consists of U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army and Japan Self-Defense Force members coming together to learn and grow. The program pairs members from similar career fields, so they can learn how their counterparts operate to accomplish the missions of peaceful development,
Nov. 25, 2019
MacDill AFB supports joint force exercise

Using a C-5M Super Galaxy and two C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in a show of Total Force mobility, the 512th Airlift Wing from Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, and the 445th Airlift Wing from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, transported the assets needed by the 305th Rescue Squadron from
Nov. 24, 2019
Faculty development takes evolutionary steps in classroom

The 82nd Training Wing Faculty Development Flight’s Basic Instructor Course is heading down a path where students are able to collaborate in an evolutionary educational workspace. They are building on the concept of modernizing the training environment at Sheppard AFB, with the hope of seeing this
Nov. 20, 2019
Point Blank 19-8 integrates ISR, Special Operations

The 48th Fighter Wing hosted aircraft from RAF Mildenhall, RAF Coningsby, RAF Lossiemouth, RAF Boulmer and NATO during a flying training exercise over the North Sea.
Nov. 16, 2019
US, Norwegian student pilots train together in first allied F-35 basic course

The 62nd FS activated in January 2015 at Luke Air Force Base as a joint international effort between Italy, Norway and the United States for F-35 training. Student pilots from each of the three nations fly Italian, Norwegian and American F-35s under the guidance of American and Norwegian instructor
Nov. 6, 2019
Required financial readiness training for Reserve coming in November

“In an effort to improve or sustain the financial readiness and literacy of all Airmen, the Air Force has directed that all military members will receive financial readiness training at key points throughout their career,” said Brande Newsome, headquarters Air Force Reserve integrated resilience
Nov. 3, 2019
AETC announces 2020 Spark Tank winner

The 381st Training Group’s idea to transform low-fidelity training into a student-centered, solid foundation for space warfighters and Air University’s “give makerspace” idea that enables creative, innovative Airmen to devise solutions in a dedicated makerspace by providing physical space to work
Oct. 30, 2019
Airmen train to transport infectious patients

The TIS is a device used to transport Ebola patients, either by C-17 Globemaster III or C-130 Hercules aircraft, while preventing the spread of disease to medical personnel and aircrews en route to a U.S. hospital equipped to treat them.
Oct. 29, 2019
CRW Airmen enhance mobility readiness during Green Flag

Approximately 106 contingency response Airmen participated in the exercise operating out of Alexandria International Airport and the Joint Readiness Training Center near Fort Polk, Louisiana.
Oct. 28, 2019
52nd FW conducts CFE treaty exercise

Airmen escorted an exercise inspection team from Romania, members of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency and members of the German Verification Agency for an inspection of facilities throughout the installation.
Oct. 23, 2019
Squadron commanders play key role in building alliances through LEAP

However, squadron commanders are the key enablers who make the scholars’ efforts possible by investing in their deliberate language development. While accomplishing their missions, the commanders also are winning the future by strengthening partnerships today through these scholars.
Oct. 18, 2019
Around the Air Force: 25th SecAF, 16th Air Force, Project Da Vinci

Today's look Around the Air Force features the selection of the 25th Secretary of the Air Force, the activation of the Sixteenth Air Force and how the Air Force is using virtual reality to train helicopter pilots faster.
Oct. 14, 2019
380th ESFS brings proficiency firing to the AOR

After months of relationship building, planning and paperwork, the 380th ESFS conducted the first proficiency firing course in the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility on an Emirati firing range.
Oct. 8, 2019
F-16 crashes near Spangdahlem AB, pilot OK

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed Oct. 8 at about 3 p.m. CEST, near Zemmer, Germany, during a routine training sortie.
Oct. 8, 2019
Air Force supports Army’s exercise Arctic Anvil 2019

Arctic Anvil is a joint, multi-national, force-on-force culminating training exercise at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Mississippi, that runs throughout the month of October.
Oct. 7, 2019
AFCENT executes command and control of AFCENT from Shaw AFB US

In a proof of concept exercise conducted Sept. 28, Active Duty, Reserve and Guard personnel executed the day’s air component operations from the 609th Air Support Squadron at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina.
Sept. 27, 2019
Midnight Sun Guardians participate in Gobi Wolf 2019

The Mongolia National Emergency Management Administration, Mongolian Armed Forces and local Mongolian agencies partnered with their U.S. counterparts, including Airmen from the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, in Sainshand, Mongolia, during exercise Gobi Wolf 2019. The exercise centered around
Sept. 26, 2019
Civil Air Patrol to provide IT training to Keesler AFB technical school graduates

A memorandum of understanding between the Air Force and its auxiliary was signed earlier this month by the CAP national commander, Maj. Gen. Mark Smith and Rich Aldridge, CEO and program executive officer for Business and Enterprise Systems, at Maxwell Air Force Base-Gunter Annex.
Sept. 23, 2019
Joint service members team up for MEDEVAC exercise

U.S. Army veterinarian clinical specialist worked together with emergency medical responders, sharing life-saving measures for MWDs in case of extreme emergencies where veterinary technicians might not be available.
Sept. 16, 2019
Innovation Hub: Travis AFB partners with VR company to enhance training

A team from Sketchbox Inc., an augmented and virtual reality prototyping company based in San Francisco, took six hours Sept. 6 to obtain multiple 3D scans of the C-5M Super Galaxy at Travis Air Force Base.
Sept. 15, 2019
U.S. builds bonds in Papua New Guinea during Pacific Angel 19-4

Approximately 70 U.S. and 20 multilateral service members participated in Pacific Angel 19-4, enhancing Papua New Guinea defense force’s humanitarian assistance and disaster relief capabilities while providing medical outreach services.
Sept. 13, 2019
Around the Air Force: Mobility Guardian 2019 / B-1B Lancer / Air Force Be Ready App

Today's look around the Air Force features the launch of exercise Mobility Guardian 2019, possible modifications to the B-1B Lancer, and the Air Force "Be Ready" mobile app for hurricane and natural disaster preparation and recovery. (Hosted by Senior Airman Angelo Rosario)
Sept. 12, 2019
F.E. Warren AFB defenders take on Crow Creek Challenge

The 90th Security Forces Group find themselves at the beginning of their annual Crow Creek Challenge, Sept. 6, at F. E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming. Over the course of the day, defenders would challenge themselves and each other, competing through physically strenuous and mentally-tasking
Sept. 9, 2019
U.S. Airmen, international partners look to build capabilities with Mobility Guardian

Dozens of Travis AFB Airmen traveled to Fairchild AFB to support the exercise and Travis AFB will serve as an intermediate staging base throughout the exercise, providing a wide range of support from the largest air mobility hub in the Air Force.
Aug. 30, 2019
Pilot Training Next graduates 14 in learning experiment's second iteration

PTN is an experimental program under the “Learning Next” umbrella with a focus on understanding how Airmen learn, as well as exploring and potentially prototyping a flying training environment that integrates various technologies to produce pilots in an accelerated-and learning-focused manner.
Aug. 27, 2019
Oregon’s 142nd Fighter Wing conducts training with Navy counterparts

As part of the DACT exercises, the Navy brought six F-18’s and approximately 125 Sailors to engage with the 142nd FW’s F-15C Eagles. The training focused on compliance and capabilities preparation, allowing both units to stay proficient while providing upgrade training to junior pilots.
Aug. 25, 2019
Military dentists thrive in joint-service training

Appalachian Care 2019 is a unique U.S. military training mission sponsored by the Innovative Readiness Training program, which falls under the Department of Defense’s Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Reserve Integration.
Aug. 24, 2019
12th OSS egress training saves lives

With approximately 1,200 students certified or recertified every year, the program teaches pilots how to properly egress from T-1A Jayhawk, T-6A Texan II and T-38C Talon aircraft.
Aug. 17, 2019
Little Rock AFB EOD supports Ark., surrounding states

The Explosive Ordnance Disposal team at Little Rock Air Force Base completes countless hours of training and faces ample challenges in order to support the base and the entire state of Arkansas, as well as parts of Mississippi and Tennessee, to support a variety of military installations.
Aug. 16, 2019
US, NATO allies team up for Icelandic Air Surveillance exercise

During exercise Icelandic Air Surveillance 2019, Airmen from the 480th Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, worked to establish air surveillance and interception coverage over Keflavik AB, Iceland, to maintain the integrity of the NATO airspace, July 29-Aug. 10.
Aug. 15, 2019
International military student officers help build worldwide partnerships

The journey of an international student in U.S. pilot training can be challenging whether it be language barriers, different perspectives or comprehension. The international military student officer provides support and assistance to these students during training.
Aug. 9, 2019
7th EMS receives augmented reality welding system, improves real-world welding

The 7th Equipment Maintenance Squadron metals technology section recently received an augmented reality welding system to improve real-world welding.
Aug. 2, 2019
Around the Air Force: AF, Navy Arabian Gulf readiness / CSAF talks modern warfare

In this edition of Around the Air Force, F-15E Strike Eagles attached to the 336th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron participated in an air operations exercise with the USS Gonzalez (DDG 66) and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein speaks at Air and Space Power Conference 2019 in London.
Aug. 1, 2019
621st CRW, joint partners team up for exercise

In this joint training exercise, approximately 125 Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing teamed up with about 50 689th Rapid Port Opening Element Soldiers and five Defense Logistics Agency’s Rapid Deployment Team-Blue members to conduct Joint Task Force-Port Opening in order to bring

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