AUGUST 25, 2026 – When the 413th Flight Test Squadron receives a call from the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center, it's typically the last resort for someone in the community requiring a life-saving critical care flight. This was the case Aug. 5 when the 413th FLTS and 96th Medical Group accepted a mission to transport a patient with a brain aneurysm from Panama City’s … [Read more...]

AUGUST 24, 2026 — The call comes in from headquarters. “EOD, this is Godfather, be advised, hostiles approaching your location. How copy?” Inside the mask, every breath feels like drinking air through a straw. Airman 1st Class Levi Womack keys the radio. “Godfather, this is EOD. Good copy.” Further up the ridgeline, Senior Airman Mitchell Massa hears the radio chatter and … [Read more...]

AUGUST 24, 2026 - Readiness, modernization and cutting-edge aviation technology brought Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink to McConnell Air Force Base, Aug. 12. When Meink first began his Air Force career, the KC-135 Stratotanker as his aircraft. Currently, he is the Air Force’s senior civilian leader, experiencing a new generation of tankers take its place. During his … [Read more...]

AUGUST 23, 2026 - Members of Air Force Reserve Command welcomed their new leader during an assumption of command ceremony held at the Museum of Aviation Aug. 21. Lt. Gen. Paul R. “Speedy” Fast took command in a ceremony presided over by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ken Wilsbach. Fast succeeds Lt. Gen. John P. Healy, who retires in October after 37 years of service. The … [Read more...]

AUGUST 21, 2026 - A 37th Airlift Squadron aircrew flying a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft conducted a taxiway landing during a wing exercise at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 18. The event marked history as the first time an airplane has landed at Ramstein without using a runway. The exercise provided an opportunity for aircrew and support personnel to validate … [Read more...]