July 8, 2022 Around the Air Force: New USAFE-AFAFRICA Commander, HBCU Partnerships, Future Aircrew Helmet In this week’s look around the Air Force, USAFE-AFAFRICA and NATO Allied Air Command welcomes a new commander, the Air Force began a new research partnership focused on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and the prototype for a new aircrew helmet has been selected.
Aug. 5, 2021 An inside look at F-35 pilot helmet fittings Reservists in the 419th Operations Support Squadron play a crucial role to ensure the safety of pilots assigned to the 419th Fighter Wing, the Air Force Reserve’s only combat-capable F-35 Lightning II unit.
Oct. 8, 2020 Next-generation helmets keep Defenders lethal, ready The Air Force Security Forces Center is delivering the next generation of ballistic helmets to security forces units as part of its effort to standardize and modernize Defender equipment across the Air Force.
Feb. 19, 2019 FARP: Land, refuel, leave FARP, a specialty within the petroleum, oils and lubrication career field, trains Airmen to effectively refuel aircraft in remote locations when air-to-air refueling is not possible or when fueling stations are not accessible.
May 15, 2017 Air Force to Release F-35 Weight Restrictions Air Force leaders recently removed the restriction that kept pilots weighing less than 136 pounds from flying the F-35A. The restriction was imposed in 2015 due to concerns about the risk during ejections in a portion of the flight envelope.
Sept. 24, 2013 F-35: New fighter creates new culture for 21st Century and beyond She didn’t have a smudge on her. Not a leak found anywhere. She even had that “new jet smell.” Skies were blue, everything was perfect. Those were the conditions on that July day in 2011 when Lt. Col. Eric Smith took off from the Lockheed facilities at Fort Worth, Texas, in the first operational