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  • An AFWERX Fusion exhibitor demonstrates his Multi-Domain Operations-related product for an attendee during the event on July 23 in Las Vegas. The annual event featured speakers, panels and product showcases focused on solving U.S. Air Force challenges with existing commercial products and concepts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Bridget Bennett)

    AFWERX Fusion, MDO Challenge drive collaboration between industry, military, academia

    To better foster a culture of collaboration and innovation within the Air Force, AFWERX Fusion brought more than 1,200 people from business, military and academia as well as close to 120 Multi-Domain Operations Challenge teams and companies together under one roof July 23-24.
  • Lt. Col. Ken Curell (center) of CAP’s Ohio Wing is flanked by two Pilot Prep Program students – Air Force 1st Lts. Sherry Meadows, assigned to Aviano Air Base, Italy, and Makenna Elliott, assigned to Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. (Civil Air Patrol photo by Ron Olienyk)

    Pilot Prep Program: 'Right answer for the Air Force'

    The new Air Force initiative to fill the need for military pilots was forged by Brig. Gen. Christopher M. Short, director of the Aircrew Crisis Task Force at the Pentagon. It’s one of many Total Force partnerships between the Air Force and its longtime auxiliary, CAP.
  • F-35A Lightning II aircraft conduct hot pit refueling at RAF Marham, England.

    US, RAF perform first joint F-35A hot pit refueling training

    Hot pit refueling is the process in which ground crew Airmen refuel an aircraft while its engines are still running, allowing the aircraft the ability to get back into the air as quickly as possible.
  • U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein met with Jüri Luik, Estonian Minister of Defence, during his visit to Estonia to discuss Baltic Sea regional security, defence cooperation and international security situation. (Courtesy photos by Estonia Ministry of Defence)

    Gen. Goldfein strengthens partnerships, gains valuable insights during visits to Estonia, Finland

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein had a three-day visit to the two Northern European nations. It offered Goldfein and other senior U.S. leaders valuable opportunities to learn from Estonia about cyber operations and from Finland about its approach to expeditionary operations and agile basing, training and homeland defense.
  • European partnership flight visits Spangdahlem

    European partnership flight visits Spangdahlem AB

    The visit, which happened during an African-European Partnership Flight program at Ramstein AB, was a multilateral, military-to-military engagement and security cooperation event focused on sharing best practices.

  • Air Force announces partnership with FAA

    This effort aims to ensure the continued and long-range health and safety of the aviation industry by collaborating to inspire a passion for aviation in the next generation.
  • Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, received the traditional gift of a horse from the Mongolian Air Force Command during a visit to the Chingisiin Huree camp south of Mongolia's capital, Ulaanbaatar, May 14. Brown had the honor of naming the horse, to remain in country to exemplify the enduring relationship between the two nations and two air forces. In tribute to his home state of Texas and the state from which he now serves, Hawaii, the general named the young horse, “Lone Star Koa.” Koa is Hawaiian for warrior. (photo courtesy US Embassy)

    COMPACAF visit to Mongolia affirms growing partnership

    Developing an air force has been one of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s long-term priorities for greater engagement with Mongolia and part of the command’s overall goal to assist the Mongolian Armed Forces in pursuing defense reform priorities.
  • AFRL researchers visit Israel

    AFRL matching tech to needs with international partners

    A group of AFRL scientists and engineers, hosted by Dr. Ehud Galun of the Israel Ministry of Defense, visited universities throughout Israel to learn about their technology focus areas and explore areas of common interest. The group included seven representatives from the European Office of Aerospace Research and Development, led by Col D. Brent Morris, Air Force Office of Scientific Research International Offices director.
  • (Center Left) Air Marshal Amit Dev, Indian Air Force Director General Air (Operations). and (Center Right) U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kevin B. Schneider, 5th Air Force Commander, along with attendees of the India Executive Steering Group pose for a group photo in the Courtyard of Heroes at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 2, 2019. This year marks the 22nd iteration of the steering group between the two nations and is the primary venue for determining future engagements between the two air forces. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Robles)

    India, US Air Force leaders participate in Executive Steering Group

    Indian Air Force leaders visited Headquarters Pacific Air Forces for the annual India Executive Steering Group at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, April 30-May 3.
  • Master Sgt. Russ Asbel, right, 582nd Helicopter Group aircraft maintainer, inspects a main helicopter generator with mechanics from the Burkina Faso Air Force at Airbase 511 in Burkina Faso, Africa, April 10, 2019. Asbel augmented the 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron during their building partner capacity engagement to Burkina Faso, Africa, April 5-20. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Colwell)

    818th MSAS, Burkinabé Partnership: Restoring Rotary Wing Capability

    The 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron sent a rotary wing maintenance and operations mobile training team to Burkina Faso, Africa, April 5-20 to train and aid the partner nation in identifying the cause of significant mechanical issues impacting the Burkina Faso air force’s UH-1H helicopter fleet.

  • Air Force S&T team deepens partnership with Carnegie Mellon University Center of Excellence

    The Air Force announced May 1 it will deepen its partnership with Carnegie Mellon University by embedding a 10-person science and technology team focused on robotics and associated technologies affiliated with Carnegie Mellon University’s Center of Excellence.
  • U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Quincey Watts, a 555th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron F-16C Fighting Falcon pilot, exits his aircraft during exercise African Lion 2019 at Ben Guerir Air Base, Morocco, March 25, 2019.

    Triple Nickels kick-off exercise African Lion 2019 with a roar

    Airmen from the 31st Fighter Wing and Royal Moroccan Air Force conduct F-16 aviation training during exercise African Lion 2019, March 25-April 3, 2019, at Ben Guerir Air Base, Morocco.
  • ENJJPT Steering Committee #77 wraps up talks

    International environment, innovation to headline 21st-century pilot training

    The 77th meeting of the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Steering Committee, which is the governing body of the world’s only internationally manned and operated pilot training program, was held at Sheppard Air Force Base, March 11-15, to give representatives from partner nations an opportunity to discuss the physical and financial health of the 55-week long program. The committee also took a look at the course syllabus and any possible changes that need to be made, such as employing tools like virtual and mixed realities.
  • Participants in the African Partnership Flight Rwanda work together during an ice breaker - the marshmallow challenge - in Kigali, Rwanda, March 4, 2019. The challenge is designed to facilitate communication within teams and get them to look at a task from various perspectives. The African Partnership Flight program aims to build aviation capacity, enhance regional cooperation, and increase interoperability by creating opportunities for African nations to work and collaborate together. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Timothy Moore)

    African Partnership Flight Rwanda concludes, connecting militaries through safety

    The African Partnership Flight Rwanda concluded with a closing ceremony in Kigali, Rwanda, March 8, 2019. Hosted by U.S. Air Forces Africa and the Rwanda Defence Force, the weeklong event allowed 45 air force delegates from Rwanda, Cameroon, Ghana, Senegal, and Zambia to learn from and share ideas with each other and the U.S. Air Force about their safety programs, particularly flight.
  • Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen W. Wilson speaks to a crowd of small businesses, venture capitalists and Airmen during the inaugural Air Force Pitch Day inNew York, March 7, 2019. Air Force Pitch Day is designed as a fast-track program to put companies on one-page contracts and same-day awards with the swipe of a government credit card. The Air Force is partnering with small businesses to help further national security in air, space and cyberspace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Anthony Nelson Jr.)

    Inaugural Air Force Pitch Day: New contracts, new partners

    The Air Force awarded 51 companies contracts with a total initial value of $8.75 million in a matter of minutes at the Inaugural Air Force Pitch Day event held March 6-7, in New York City.

  • Air Force Tech Report: Chem light replacement

    Chemical illumination has been a useful tool for military operations for years in the form of chem lights or glow sticks. However, glow sticks could be a hindrance to carry around. The Air Force Research Lab has exponentially lightened the load to allow chemical illumination in the form of a crayon, making light accessible, transferable and useful over and over again.
  • The U.S. team pulls on a rope during the tug-of-war portion of the Friendship Games Feb. 6, 2019, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates.

    Improving relations through Friendship Games

    More than one hundred service members from the U.S., United Arab Emirates, and several coalition nations participated in the Friendship Games Feb. 6, at Al Dhafra Air Base.
  • Lt. Col. Robert Miller, 308th Fighter Squadron commander, provides remarks at an assumption of command ceremony, Nov. 30, 2018, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz.

    Luke AFB stands up new F-35A lightning II fighter squadron

    The 308th Fighter Squadron was reactivated in a ceremony at Luke Air Force Base, Nov. 30. The squadron will house the Royal Netherlands Air Force’s and the Royal Danish Air Force’s F-35A Lightning IIs, in a training partnership.
  • A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft assigned to the 167th Airlift Wing flies above a group of vultures soaring in thermals over Argos Cement Plant in Martinsburg, W.Va., Nov. 8, 2018. The black vultures have been roosting at the plant for more than a year posing a threat to local aviation. The 167th AW has teamed up with the USDA and Argos Cement Plant to research the behaviors of the vultures to help mitigate the aviation threats. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Emily Beightol-Deyerle)

    Wing partners with local cement plant, USDA to study black vultures

    The 167th Airlift Wing, Argos Cement Plant and the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s Wildlife Services have teamed up to research black vultures in and around Martinsburg, West Virginia, in an effort to mitigate potential aviation hazards.
  • A group of Naval War College students, comprised of foreign and joint military officers, stand outside a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during a Nov. 13, 2018, visit to Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The visit educated naval officers about air mobility operations and was the first time international students from the Naval Command College’s Arleigh Burke Fellowship program had visited JB Charleston. The NCC is part of the U.S. Naval War College, located in Newport, Rhode Island, and focuses on educating and developing future leaders by building strategic and cultural perspective and enhancing the capability to advise senior leaders and policy-makers.

    Foreign Naval officers dive into Air Mobility

    Approximately 56 foreign and joint military officers from 52 foreign naval services from around the world visited Joint Base Charleston Nov. 13, 2018, to learn about the mission and capabilities of Air Mobility Command as well as JB Charleston’s role as the gateway to the Atlantic.
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