U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft pilots, from the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, fly in a three plane formation with Bulgarian NATO allies during Thracian Summer 2023 in low level mountain flying out of Bezmer Air Base, Bulgaria, Aug. 9, 2023. This exercise provided field training requirements and enhanced interoperability with allies and … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2023
U.S. Open to Training Ukrainian F-16 Pilots if Needed
AUGUST 22, 2023 - Last week, in a letter from Secretary of State Antony Blinken to counterparts in Europe, the U.S. signaled its willingness to approve the third-party transfer of U.S.-made F-16 aircraft to Ukraine. Both the Netherlands and Denmark have announced their intentions to make F-16 aircraft from their own fleets available to Ukraine. During a briefing Friday, … [Read more...]
Iowa Guard Tests Innovative Technology
AUGUST 21, 2023 – The 294th Medical Company Area Support from the Iowa National Guard tested a groundbreaking technology by integrating drones in a training environment on August 7. Medical squads were able to experience a cutting-edge drone system that can detect casualties from the sky and assess their vital signs, making it a game-changer in disaster response scenarios. The … [Read more...]
Inspiring the Next Generation of STEM Professionals
AUGUST 21, 2023 - The Defense Threat Reduction Agency's (DTRA) Chemical and Biological Technologies Department in its role as the Joint Science and Technology Office (JSTO) for Chemical and Biological Defense, an integral component of the Chemical and Biological Defense Program (CBDP), sponsors the Joint Science and Technology Institute (JSTI) East and West residential … [Read more...]
Air Mobility Squadron Innovates, Provides Joint Airlifts
U.S. Navy Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 3rd Class Caryn Welch, Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15 Detachment IIA basic utility crewman, marshals an MH-53E Seadragon helicopter at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, July 26, 2023. The U.S. Air Force 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron coordinated airlift operations with HM-15 DET IIA to expedite the transport of … [Read more...]