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  • The Air Force Gunsmith Shop – part of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Armament Directorate – recently completed delivery of a new rifle for aircrew in most ejection seat aircraft.

    AFLCMC Gunsmith Shop creates rifle for aircrew

    Known as the Aircrew Self Defense Weapon (GAU-5A), the 7-pound, 5.56 mm caliber rifle is based on the M4 carbine and was designed by the Gunsmith Shop in close coordination with the small-arms engineer to provide downed aircrew with additional firepower while they wait for rescue.
  • A photo of Airmen on the flight line at Nellis Air Force Base.

    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 Fighter Wing.

  • Air Force’s proposed $169 billion budget focuses on ‘great power competition,’ readiness, establishing Space Force

    The spending plan for fiscal year 2021 carries a $900 million increase from the previous year. But unlike 2020, funding for 2021 is apportioned differently, with $153.6 billion directed to the Air Force and $15.4 billion for the Space Force.
  • An F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron, taxis down the flight line Jan. 17, 2020, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, during exercise Sentry Aloha 20-1. The Falcon, and other combat aircraft, received in-air refueling from KC-135 Stratotankers, from the 128th Air Refueling Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard, throughout a series of dissimilar-air-combat-training missions. Sentry Aloha is a Hawaii Air National Guard-led exercise, which provides participants a multi-faceted, joint venue with supporting infrastructure and personnel. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)

    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.
  • Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein looks under the wing of a B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Jan. 2, 2020. During his visit, Goldfein showed appreciation to Minot AFB Airmen for their efforts and sacrifice. (U.S. Air Force photos by Airman 1st Class Caleb S. Kimmell)

    CSAF continues Standing Watch tour, visits Minot AFB

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein visited Airmen of the 5th Bomb Wing and the 91st Missile Wing to recognize career fields that cover shifts 24/7.
  • U.S. Air Force basic military training trainees are issued personal computers during in-processing as part of a pilot test under a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement partnership at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Dec. 11, 2019. The computers replace all hard copy textbooks BMT trainees currently use with the intent to help BMT assess learning outcomes, value and return on investment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sarayuth Pinthong)

    Air Force beta-tests adaptive learning platform in basic military training

    On Dec. 11, 2019, about 110 trainees with the 321st Training Squadron received the computers as part of a six-month Cooperative Research and Development Agreement beta test designed to test adaptive and personalized learning in the basic military training setting.
  • Photo of F-35s on Hill AFB

    F-35A Lightning II standup complete at Hill AFB’s 388th, 419th Fighter Wings

    Hill AFB’s fighter wings have achieved full warfighting capability.
  • Airmen of the 752nd Operations Support Squadron unload the AN/TYQ-23A Tactical Air Operations Module weapons system as it arrives to Tinker Air Force Base in September 2019. The ground based weapons system allows squadron members at Tinker AFB to provide command and control to both live and simulated aircraft from around the country; being one of only four active duty bases to have this equipment.

    New weapons system completes first live mission

    The ground-based weapons system allows squadron members at Tinker AFB to provide command and control to both live and simulated aircraft from around the country. Only 18 of these weapons systems exist in Air Force inventory and Tinker AFB is now one of only four active-duty bases to have this equipment.

  • Air Force studies fatigue, sleep to enhance readiness

    Researchers with the Air Force Research Laboratory 711th Human Performance Wing, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, are looking for ways to better equip Airmen and their leadership with crucial data to ensure that Airmen are getting the necessary rest to maximize mission execution. A team of human performance experts is looking at sleep and fatigue from several perspectives. They are tracking sleep habits in pilots and other operators, while also evaluating sleep-monitoring technology to ensure its accuracy and ability to work in an operational setting.
  • Pararescue Airmen stand lined up at attention.

    Two pararescue Airmen receive Silver Star for gallant actions in Afghanistan

    Tech. Sgt. Gavin Fisher and Staff Sgt. Daniel Swensen were awarded the U.S. Armed Forces’ third highest military combat decoration for saving nearly 40 lives and eliminating more than 100 enemy fighters in two separate combat engagements.

  • Air Force surgeon general updates Congress on medical reform

    Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, Air Force surgeon general, testified Dec. 5 before the House Armed Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Military Personnel, updating them on medical reform in the Air Force.
  • Aircrew prepare to unload an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter assigned to the 305th Rescue Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., from a C-5 Super Galaxy assigned to the 512th Airlift Wing, Dover Air Force Base, Del., at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Nov. 6, 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 Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.

  • Changes to TSP coming in December

    The traditional login method, with a member’s username/account number and password, is enhanced by adding a one-time verification code members receive through email and/or text message each time the account is accessed.
  • The 23rd Secretary of the Air Force, Deborah Lee James, discusses personal growth and success for female leaders during a keynote address at the inaugural Air Force Materiel Command Women's Leadership Symposium, Nov. 13.

    Women’s Leadership Symposium inspires growth, diversity

    The two-day event drew more than 250 attendees from across the command. The symposium featured keynote speakers, issue-focused panels and collaborative networking discussions designed to empower women to help foster workplace environments that embrace diversity and promote leadership growth throughout the organization.
  • AFIMSC Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conference 2020 graphic

    AFIMSC announces topics for I-WEPTAC 2020

    The topics have been selected for the Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conference 2020, and the chairpersons will be on board this month. What remains is determining who will fill the ranks of the four Mission Area Working Groups charged with tackling some of the Air Force’s biggest agile combat support challenges at the fourth Annual I-WEPTACs in April 2020.

  • 552nd Air Control Networks Squadron creates first qualification training for Mission Defense Teams

    The 552nd Air Control Networks Squadron graduated nine students from the Air Force’s first Mission Qualification Training course for Mission Defense Teams, qualifying them to be operators on the Cyberspace Vulnerability Assessment/Hunter Weapon System.
  • Recently, various members of the Air Force Civil Engineer Center at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., gathered in small groups as part of the mandatory Tactical Pause initiative.

    Connectedness key to defeating the enemy

    For Tyndall Air Force Base, identifying the enemy has taken on a heightened sense of urgency since Hurricane Michael’s landfall on Oct. 10, 2018. The storm not only leveled the base, it also wreaked havoc on the lives of Airmen, civilian employees and family members displaced and impacted. Since then, the struggle to recover has not only been a physical one, but increasingly mental and emotional as well.
  • U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 52nd Fighter Wing escort Romanian inspection team members and members of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency during a Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty exercise at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 24, 2019. In the event of a real-world CFE inspection, the 52nd FW must account for all treaty-limited equipment, including combat aircraft in transit or equipment on cargo aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Valerie Seelye)

    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.
  • General Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, speaks to judges during ACC’s 2020 Spark Tank competition at the Creech Conference Center on Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Oct. 16, 2019. Six teams of Airmen from bases across ACC presented their ideas. The winning teams will move on to the finals in Washington D.C. to compete at the Air Force level against finalists from other commands. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nick Wilson)

    ACC recognizes innovation, announces Spark Tank finalists

    Air Combat Command announced their two 2020 Spark Tank finalists moving on to compete in the finals in Washington, D.C.
  • Airmen with the 20th Attack Squadron pose for a group photo in front of an MQ-9 Reaper, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, June 17, 2019. The 20th ATKS is a geographically separated unit that falls under the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing and supports combatant commanders in operations abroad. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Parker J. McCauley)

    Separated, not detached: 20th ATKS Airmen critical to mission

    The 432nd Wing and 432nd Air Expeditionary Wing is based out of Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, however, its Airmen and their contributions to the MQ-9 Reaper mission are not bound to one installation.
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