APRIL 23, 2024 - The 509th and 131st Bomb Wings capped off the most recent iteration of exercise Spirit Vigilance by performing a mass fly-off of 12 B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, April 15 at Whiteman Air Force Base. Spirit Vigilance is one of a series of routine exercises held by Air Force global strike bases across the enterprise that focus on the training and readiness of … [Read more...]

APRIL 22, 2024 - Air Force weather officers from the U.S., Japan, South Korea and Germany gathered at the Tradewinds Conference Center to discuss key lines of effort across the Indo-Pacific at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, April 9–11. Moreover, the U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force signed a Terms of Reference agreement, solidifying weather interoperability … [Read more...]

Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin listen to opening remarks during a House Armed Services Committee hearing for the Department of the Air Force fiscal year 2025 budget request, Washington, D.C., April 17, 2024. This image has been altered to obscure security badges. (U.S. Air … [Read more...]

APRIL 18, 2024 – A pair of B-52H Stratofortresses from the 20th Bomb Squadron tested their capabilities by landing at a civilian airfield as part of exercise Bayou Vigilance on April 12, 2024. Bayou Vigilance exercises aim to increase the readiness and lethality of the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. This is accomplished by simulating combat operations and … [Read more...]

APRIL 18, 2024 - A modernized aviation specific program, designed to enhance the student experience, recently launched at the Defense Language Institute English Language Center. This is the catalyst for continued improvement and modernization of the Specialized English Training aviation curricula. DLIELC performs a unique mission teaching English to international … [Read more...]