JUNE 3, 2022 - Gen. Mike Minihan, commander of Air Mobility Command, approved a seventh Interim Capability Release mission set for the KC-46A Pegasus May 31, increasing the aircraft’s operational capability to support 97% of the daily joint force air refueling demands. Less than one year after the KC-46A was approved for its first ICR, Minihan approved daily task-able … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2022
Pennsylvania Guard Supports Defender Europe 22
Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 109th Field Artillery Regiment, 55th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, drive M109A6 Paladins, M992A2 Field Artillery Ammunition Supply Vehicles, and M572 Armored Mortar Carriers from the Army Prepositioned Stock (APS) area to their cantonment area May 10, in Pabrade, Lithuania. The Soldiers … [Read more...]
Holloman High Speed Test Track Sets Record
JUNE 3, 2022 – In late March, the 846th Test Squadron at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., successfully stopped a reusable sled traveling at 6,400 feet per second on a monorail, making it a historic event for the team’s Hypersonic Sled Recovery, or HSR, effort. Lt. Col. Paul Dolce, Commander, 846th Test Squadron, congratulated his team on this momentous achievement at the … [Read more...]
Air Force Medical Service Launches ‘Nutrition Kitchen’ Program
JUNE 3, 2022 - The Air Force Medical Service is launching “Nutrition Kitchen”, a series of online nutritional cooking classes geared toward service members and their families. The goal of Nutrition Kitchen is to inspire healthy meal choices by providing options for service members to make realistic changes to foods they are already eating, while also providing the … [Read more...]
RIA Personnel Walk for PTSD Awareness, Treatment
JUNE 3, 2022 - June is National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month. The intent of the month is to raise public awareness about, and reduce the stigma associated with PTSD, and most importantly, ensure that those suffering from PTSD receive needed treatment. Soldiers and Civilians from around Rock Island Arsenal joined together and conducted a 1.5-mile awareness … [Read more...]