Oct. 8, 2024 563rd Personnel Recovery Task Force rescues Helene survivors In support of a FEMA mission assignment, the 563rd PRTF has been conducting search and rescue operations over various locations in affected areas of North Carolina, as part of the USNORTHCOM and Air Forces Northern, Defense Support of Civil Authorities disaster relief mission.
Sept. 20, 2024 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.
May 21, 2024 US, NATO forces showcase tactics, integration during Astral Knight 2024 The exercise emphasized USAFE-AFAFRICA’s commitment to agile combat employment strategies, integrating advanced sensor technology and refining multinational tactical operations designed to enhance movement, maneuverability and security across NATO territories.
May 9, 2024 920th RQW successfully conducts civilian medical airlift 350 miles off coast of US The 920th Rescue Wing successfully conducted a civilian medical airlift operation of a critical patient aboard a cruise ship.
June 9, 2023 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.
Sept. 23, 2022 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.
Oct. 8, 2021 OSI HQ welcomes first AF JCS senior enlisted advisor SEAC Ramon Colon-Lopez, who is the most senior enlisted service member, by position, in the U.S. military, visited to learn about OSI capabilities and to take part in National Hispanic Heritage Month conversations there.
Sept. 25, 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.
Sept. 9, 2020 Alaska Air National Guard rescues injured hunter on mountain Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing rescued a hunter who was critically injured in a 100-foot fall Sept. 6 near the Eagle River Nature Center north of Anchorage.
April 30, 2020 AFRL adapts pararescue tactics for COVID-19 monitoring The Air Force Research Laboratory is leveraging tactics from the Air Force pararescue, or PJ, community, employing a new tool that can monitor multiple patients’ vital signs, helping to alleviate the lean doctor-to-patient ratio that many medical facilities are facing amidst COVID-19.
Feb. 21, 2020 Air Force changes path of entry for enlisted special warfare operators The Special Warfare Operator Enlistment Vectoring program will officially commence in early April with a new Air Force Specialty Code for accessions and the first shipment of special warfare candidates to the service’s basic military training.
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.
Oct. 10, 2019 Special Tactics Airman killed in training incident Kraines enlisted in the United States Air Force in March 2011. He immediately entered the two-year pararescue training program.
March 4, 2019 AFSFC begins delivery of new Air Force-wide handgun The Air Force Security Forces Center, in partnership with the Air Force Small Arms Program Office, has begun fielding the new M18 SIG Sauer Modular Handgun System to security forces units as part of the Reconstitute Defender Initiative and its effort to modernize weapon systems and increase
Feb. 27, 2018 48th RQS PJs primed for deployment after extensive training cycle For the past few months, pararescuemen, or PJs, from the 48th Rescue Squadron out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, have been gearing up for a deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.
Sept. 8, 2017 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.
Aug. 18, 2017 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.
June 30, 2017 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.
June 16, 2017 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.
May 26, 2017 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.
Oct. 31, 2015 BATMAN’S friend, BATDOK, uses technology to save lives Engineers with the 711th Human Performance Wing from the Human Effectiveness Directorate at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, are working on wearable technology to assist medics in the field.
Feb. 8, 2015 Guardian Angel recounts battle which earned him Silver Star The air erupted with the percussive sound of machine-gun fire. Master Sgt. Roger Sparks jumped out of an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter and began the 40-foot hoist down to the bleeding men clinging to a tree for cover.
Dec. 10, 2013 Airman jumps into final re-enlistment after 39 years of service From the Vietnam Conflict to Operation New Dawn, a 39-year Air Force veteran is still jumping out of airplanes.