Lt. Col. Joost Luijsterburg, the Royal Netherlands Air Force detachment commander, is sprayed with water after completing his final flight in an F-16 at the Morris Air National Guard Base. Luijsterburg has already assumed command of the Dutch F-35 detachment at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, and has been acting as dual commander of both detachments. (U.S. Air National Guard … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2022
Air Force Legends Weave Together Past, Present, Future
Air and Space Forces Association legends pose for a group photo in front of an F-35 Lightning II assigned to the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron during a flight line tour on Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 27, 2022. The AFA mission is to promote dominant U.S. Air and Space Forces as the foundation of a strong National Defense as well as honoring and supporting Airmen, … [Read more...]
Kentucky Air Guard Rescues 19 After Devastating Floods
AUGUST 2, 2022 - Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron rescued 19 stranded residents and two dogs in the aftermath of historic flooding last week that claimed at least 28 lives in Eastern Kentucky. The Airmen, assisted by Callie, the only certified search-and-rescue canine in the U.S. military, rapidly deployed to the region July 28 to … [Read more...]
Space Force Conducts Innovative Talent Acquisition Process
AUGUST 2, 2022 - In May 2022, the U.S. Space Force held a Cyber Constructive Service (CCS) Credit Board, in which the service called for applications from civilian cyber professionals to become cyber officers in the Space Force. Casting a wide net, approximately 1,000 people attended a virtual conference, with more than 400 applying. The board further narrowed the field and … [Read more...]
Marines Provide Refueling to Air Force MQ-9 Reaper
AUGUST 2, 2022 - U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 764 provided aviation delivered ground refueling to a remotely piloted MQ-9 Reaper drone from the 163rd Attack Wing of the California Air National Guard during Integrated Training Exercise 4-22 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 20 and 21, 2022. The airmen from the … [Read more...]