MAY 15, 2026 - While home-station personnel at Dyess Air Force Base battled severe winter snowstorms to keep their airfield open, Airmen deployed 2,300 miles away were breaking ground in the tropical heat of the Caribbean. Despite the extreme contrast in climates, these teams operated with a singular focus: projecting combat airpower in support of Operation SOUTHERN … [Read more...]

MAY 14, 202 - The Department of the Air Force has selected a commercial partnership team for the Commercial On-Base Lodging initiative, announced in May 2025, that will allow the department to transition its on-base lodging capability across the U.S. and its territories. The DAF has selected Centinel Public Partnerships, LLC and IHG Hotels and Resorts to execute a 50-year … [Read more...]

MAY 14, 2026 - A B-1B Lancer that arrived at McConnell Air Force Base last September for a massive structural repair is heading back to the fleet significantly ahead of schedule, proving that digital engineering can revolutionize legacy aircraft sustainment. The bomber, which underwent a preemptive replacement of its Forward Intermediate Fuselage at Wichita State … [Read more...]

MAY 14, 2026 — Reserve Airmen assigned to the 920th Rescue Wing assisted in the rescue of 11 survivors from a downed civilian aircraft approximately 80 miles east of Melbourne, Florida, May 12, 2026. An emergency locator transmitter signal from a twin-engine turboprop aircraft alerted Coast Guard Southeast District watchstanders to a potential distress situation at … [Read more...]

MAY 14, 2026 - U.S. Airmen with the 317th Airlift Wing received the Philippine Military Merit Medal for their missions in support of Exercise Balikatan 2026 at Camp General Servillano A. Aquino, Philippines, May 5. The Philippine Military Merit Medal is awarded by senior Armed Forces of the Philippines leaders for non-combat, meritorious achievement. The decoration … [Read more...]