JUNE 5, 2023 - Just as doctors utilize x-rays, MRIs and CT scans to get an internal and closer look at what may be wrong with a patient when it’s not visible to the naked eye, the 180th Fighter Wing mimics the same process, but with its equipment. That’s where the Nondestructive Inspection (NDI) shop and NDI Specialists step in. The NDI shop employs noninvasive techniques, … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2023
Hill AFB Airman Competes in eSports Invitational
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tristan Biese, 2nd Audiovisual Squadron Training NCOIC, poses for a portrait on Hill AFB, UT, May 17, 2023. Biese is persuing the passion he had for video games as a kid, by competing in the DAF Esports invitational on the Air Force team. JUNE 5, 2023 - Staff Sgt. Tristan Biese with the 2nd Audiovisual Squadron participated in the Department of the … [Read more...]
Secretary Austin Concludes India Visit
JUNE 5, 2023 - Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III traveled to India, June 4-5, to reinforce the major defense partnership, and advance cooperation in critical domains ahead of Prime Minister Modi's official state visit to Washington. The Secretary met with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Minister of Defense Rajnath Singh. During his meetings, the Secretary and … [Read more...]
Navy Responds to Merchant Vessel Distress Call in Strait of Hormuz
JUNE 5, 2023 – United States and United Kingdom Royal Navy forces responded to a distress call from a merchant vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz, June 4, as Iranian fast-attack boats harassed the commercial ship. The internationally flagged merchant vessel made a radio distress call at 4:56 p.m. local time while transiting the narrow strait. The civilian crew … [Read more...]
Air Force Announces Legacy Aviation Bonus Program
A fleet of U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 55th Fighter Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, are parked on the flight line during Weapons System Evaluation Program-East 23.08 at Tyndall AFB, Florida, May 17, 2023. WSEPs are formal, two-week evaluation exercises designed to test a squadron’s capabilities to conduct live-fire weapons systems during … [Read more...]