A crew chief assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing, taxis an F-35A Lightning II fifth generation aircraft assigned to the wing at the Vermont Air National Guard Base, South Burlington, Vermont, May 2, 2022. The aircraft departed to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, to continue NATO’s Enhanced Air Policing mission along the Eastern Flank. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Richard … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2022
Head of Air Force Academy Transfers to Space Force
MAY 4, 2022 - A leading space expert at the U.S. Air Force Academy was sworn into the Space Force April 29, making him the first Space Force officer to be a permanent professor at the school. Col. Luke Sauter, head of the Academy’s astronautics department since June 2018, told the audience at the Space Force induction ceremony that the Academy is integral to the Space … [Read more...]
Air Force Spring Tattoo
MAY 4, 2022 - A crowd of hundreds of service members, Department of Defense civilians, and military family members celebrated the 75th anniversary of the U.S. Air Force during a Spring Tattoo performance at the Air Force Ceremonial Lawn on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., May 3, 2022. Distinguished guests included Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., … [Read more...]
Navy Hospital Ship Departs for Pacific
MAY 4, 2022 - Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) departed San Diego, May 3, marking the beginning of Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22). Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. The Pacific Partnership 22 team will work … [Read more...]
DOD Reignites Cancer Research Initiative
MAY 4, 2022 -Defense Department health officials will discuss cancer research efforts with the aim of reducing cancer prevalence and cancer-related deaths across the Military Health System. The DOD component of a reignited Cancer Moonshot, a governmentwide, White House initiative, will be rolled out May 4 at an event sponsored by and hosted at the DOD's Uniformed Services … [Read more...]