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Sept. 27, 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.
Sept. 6, 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.
March 22, 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.
Oct. 13, 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.
June 17, 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.
June 3, 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.
April 22, 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.
Dec. 17, 2021
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.
Dec. 11, 2021
Malmstrom AFB joins Gibson Flats fire fight

The Gibson Flats fire, which ignited just outside Great Falls Dec. 1, was one such event where it only took a spark to start the fire. The fire grew to about 120 acres and was the second response in a week for the Malmstrom Air Force Base Fire Department, the first being an off-base fire on
Dec. 3, 2021
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. 15, 2021
Reserve C-130 aerial firefighting teams fly during second busiest wildfire season

Since first being activated July 20, the 302 AW has been working together with other military aircraft from Nevada Air National Guard’s 152nd AW, Wyoming ANG’s 153rd AW, and California ANG’s 146th AW to drop millions of gallons of fire retardant in support of fire suppression efforts in California.
March 23, 2021
Aviano AFB Fire Department wins 2020 AF Fire Department of the Year

Aviano Air Base’s Fire Department extinguished the competition in this year’s Air Force Fire Department of the Year, saving lives and getting the mission done during 2020’s COVID-19 pandemic.
Aug. 26, 2020
Travis AFB firefighters help community battle Solano wildfires

The fire started in Napa, California as the result of a lightning storm, and quickly spread through the area to Vacaville and Fairfield – both of which border Travis AFB. Tens of thousands of people were forced to evacuate their homes in Napa and Solano counties through the duration of the day.
April 17, 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.
March 18, 2020
Taming the flames on Ramstein AB’s new F-15 mobile trainer

Twenty-two NATO firefighters from Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania and the Czech Republic were the first to train on Ramstein Air Base’s new F-15 Mobile Aircraft Fire Training asset.
Dec. 8, 2019
Serve – Save – Survive: water rescue program brought to light

The 30th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department innovated new ways for first responders to serve their populace along the coastline and in the water.
Aug. 26, 2019
407th ECES builds joint firefighting foundation during airfield exercise

Firefighters participated in an that provided an opportunity for service members from multiple branches to cooperate on one of the most intense scenarios a firefighter could be called for: an aircraft on fire on the flightline.
Aug. 2, 2019
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 28, 2019
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 11, 2019
Offutt AFB firefighters train with Czech Republic air force

Firefighters from Offutt AFB are required to train twice a year using the fire pit and structural burning.
May 31, 2019
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 19, 2019
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 1, 2019
Firefighter training goes virtual

Firefighters train weekly to maintain readiness, so when the call comes to put their lives at risk for the people they serve, they are prepared.Whether in training or on a live fire, they are susceptible to various carcinogenic toxins - until now.
Jan. 24, 2019
Driving innovation: 97 AMW Fire Department receives new simulators

The 97th Air Mobility Wing Fire Department has made its dedication to innovation clear with the addition of three simulators to assist in training.
Oct. 23, 2018
JB Langley-Eustis firefighters rope a way to preparedness

Firefighters assigned to the 633rd Civil Engineer Squadron participated in a Rescue Technician One Course, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, from Sept. 24 to Oct. 18, 2018. Instructors from the 312th Training Squadron at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, taught 11 Airmen how to run emergencies during
Oct. 15, 2018
U.S. and NATO firefighters forge through the flames

U.S. Air Forces in Europe Fire Academy members, assigned to the 435th Construction and Training Squadron, hosted a burn training during a USAFE NATO Firefighter Partnership course, Oct. 5, on Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
May 25, 2018
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 24, 2018
Air Guard, Reserve wings kick off annual MAFFS training

As temperatures heated up in northern California, aerial firefighters from four C-130 airlift wings operating the U.S.D.A. Forest Service’s Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System, or MAFFS, started a weeklong training April 23, 2018, in anticipation of summer blazes.
March 21, 2018
Coalition forces partner to fight fire

Firefighters from the 379th ECES and Qatar Emiri Air Force combine forces to increase mission effectiveness.
Oct. 16, 2017
Fire chief shares personal story of trauma, perseverance

Trapped and alone in a smoke-filled room with zero visibility, flames raging outside and the temperature rapidly rising to hundreds of degrees Fahrenheit, Airman 1st Class William Taylor realized that he was alone. His only hope of staying alive was to get himself out of there – and fast.
Aug. 25, 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.
March 16, 2017
McConnell AFB firefighters help extinguish Kansas wildfires

Eighteen firefighters from McConnell Air Force Base’s 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron fire department responded to an off-base wildfire in Reno County, Kansas, March 7 and 8, 2017.
Jan. 24, 2017
Multi-national coalition fire training course strengthens team fight

Deployed French and U.S. Air Force firefighters competed in a firefighting confidence course to ensure operations against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant continues safely at an undisclosed location, Jan. 17.
April 26, 2016
US, Central American firefighters train together in Honduras

Joint Task Force-Bravo hosted firefighters from Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama for the Central America Sharing Mutual Operational Knowledge and Experience exercise April 18-22 at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras.
Sept. 2, 2015
US, South Korea firefighter training strengthens partnerships

Firefighters from the 51st Civil Engineer Squadron recently hosted a fire training event Aug. 26 at Osan Air Base, South Korea, for members of the South Korean air force and Songtan fire stations.
Aug. 27, 2015
Washington firefighting mobilization center stages at Fairchild

A Type 3 Incident Management team arrived at Fairchild Air Force Base Aug. 22 to stand up a fire mobilization center aiding the firefighting efforts across eastern Washington.
Aug. 11, 2015
Beale responds to wildfire with local community firefighters

Beale Air Force Base personnel from the 9th Civil Engineer Squadron assisted the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and other fire prevention organizations with fighting a wildfire near Clearlake Aug. 6.
April 16, 2015
Kadena Fire and Emergency Services wins three AF-level awards

Kadena's fire department and two of its civilian firefighters were selected recently to represent the Air Force in the upcoming Defense Department Fire and Emergency Services annual awards.
April 16, 2015
Goodfellow NCO named AF fire service instructor of the year

Tech. Sgt. Aaron C. Brackett, the 312th Training Squadron rescue course NCO in charge, received the 2014 Air Force Fire Service Instructor of the Year award, March 27.
Sept. 24, 2014
AF firefighters qualify to train Central American counterparts

Twelve members from the 612th Air Base Squadron Fire Emergency Services completed the Air Advisor Academy’s five-day academic mobile training team course Sept. 15-19, to become the first group to receive air advisor training qualified to provide partner nation firefighting training.
July 23, 2014
AF firefighter feeds burning passion for food

He can bust down a burning door and save lives from a flaming inferno and if the kitchen survives, he might whip up some elegant blackened salmon too.
July 9, 2014
Airmen participate in German firefighter combat challenge

Spangdahlem Air Base firefighters hosted and participated in the first Mosel Firefighter Combat Challenge July 5-6, in Ediger-Eller, Germany.
June 24, 2014
Shaw AFB firefighters awarded DOD level honor

Tech. Sgt. Joseph Charleston, the 20th CES station captain, and Senior Airman Boyd Korb, a 20th CES firefighter, were directly responsible for the lifesaving rescue of a downed civilian firefighter in Sumter, S.C.The Airmen received awards at the Air Combat Command and Air Force levels before going
May 19, 2014
Romance flourishes during couple's deployment

A couple assigned to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Civil Engineer Squadron was fortunate to avoid that trial when they received the opportunity to deploy together.
Sept. 11, 2013
Dover AFB firefighters unveil 9/11 memorial

The Eagle Firefighters' Association unveiled Delaware's first public 9/11 memorial on the 12th anniversary of the attacks at the Air Mobility Command museum at Dover Air Force Base, Del., on Sept. 11.

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