FEBRUARY 3, 2025 - U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron developed a two-week long Tactical Leadership Course in efforts to push the Mission-Ready Airman concept, equipping Airmen from various career fields to train in a multitude of skills necessary for Agile Combat Employment. The Mission-Ready Airman concept is a training … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2025
Sixth Fleet hosts MAKO Challenge 2025
Rear Adm. Jason Naidyhorski, vice commander of U.S. Sixth Fleet, delivers remarks during Exercise MAKO Challenge 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Ian Delossantos) FEBRUARY 3, 2025 – Reserve Sailors from U.S. Sixth Fleet kicked off Exercise MAKO Challenge 2025 today at the Navy Warfare Development Center (NWDC) in Norfolk. The MAKO series is designed to provide Reserve … [Read more...]
Air Force Releases Memo on Equal Employment
FEBRUARY 3, 2025 - The Department of the Air Force released a memorandum, Jan. 30, on Equal Employment Opportunity and Military Equal Opportunity Program Continuation in Compliance with Executive Orders and Federal Laws providing clarity on and reaffirming the Department of the Air Force’s commitment to equal opportunity and nondiscrimination. In a matter of clarity on the … [Read more...]
Providing Technical Support for F-35B Sea Trials
FEBRUARY 3, 2025 – Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s Platform Integrity Department engineers responded to a request from the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Paxtuxent River F-35 Integrated Test Force (ITF) to support developmental flight trials aboard the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Izumo-class JS Kaga (DDH-184) in early October. The … [Read more...]
The B-52 Serves As a Looming Deterrent
FEBRUARY 3, 2025 – Since its inaugural flight in 1952, the B-52 Stratofortress has continuously proven its role as Air Force Global Strike Command’s most versatile long-range heavy bomber. Over the years, the B-52 has been adapted and improved to meet the ever-changing needs of the global defense environment, flying in operations that span the globe. After WWII, Air Materiel … [Read more...]