AUGUST 24, 2017, JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. (AFNS) - An aircrew of reserve Airmen from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina had the opportunity Aug. 21, 2017 to fly a routine C-17 Globemaster III training mission under not so routine conditions–flying in the path of a total solar eclipse. During the standard training flight, the Air Force Reserve, comprised of 317th and … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2017
Operation Overmatch: Army Seeks Soldiers’ Input Through Online Gameplay
AUGUST 23, 2017, JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. - The U.S. Army is currently seeking Soldiers to provide feedback through online gameplay of Operation Overmatch in order to contribute to the development of the future force. Operation Overmatch is a gaming environment within the Early Synthetic Prototyping effort. Its purpose is to connect Soldiers to inform concept and … [Read more...]
Heavy Haulers, Helicopter Support Team Flex Their Muscles During Northern Viper
AUGUST 23, 2017, MISAWA AIR BASE, Aomori - During the training, a helicopter support team with CLB-4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistic Group, would rush under one of the Marine Corps’ primary heavy-lift aircraft, a CH-53E Super Stallion, to attach a 6,500 pound CONEX box to the helicopter while the aircraft hovers above them. The aircraft would then lift the … [Read more...]
Aviation Soldiers Test Their Skill and Cunning in Falcon’s Talon Exercise
AUGUST 23, 2017, LIEPAJA, Latvia - Flying low and fast over the countryside, U.S. Army Soldiers of the 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, scattered on a mission for Falcon's Talon that would test their skill and cunning while trying to survive in enemy-held territory over four days across Latvia. … [Read more...]
Acquisition Personnel Assess Air Force Network Operations
AUGUST 23, 2017, HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. (AFNS) - Acquisition personnel at Hanscom Air force Base are setting up a system to monitor the health of the network enabling all Air Force operations. The Air Force network, which you could be using to view this article, is huge. Eight hundred thousand end points, like desktops, laptops, mobile devices and classified … [Read more...]