DECEMBER 16, 2025 - The 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron received new Joint Light Tactical Vehicles, improving the fleet used for base defense and increasing safety and survivability in challenging terrain, in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Dec. 3, 2025. The JLTVs delivered to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing were part of a larger movement … [Read more...]
Air Force Updates Medical Shaving Guidance
DECEMBER 16, 2025 - The Department of the Air Force updated its medical guidance for shaving profiles, Dec. 15, 2025, to align with the Secretary of War’s grooming standards. Effective Jan. 31, 2026, all shaving profiles issued before March 1, 2025, are invalid. Airmen and Guardians who have medical shaving profiles issued prior to March 1, 2025, should schedule an … [Read more...]
NORAD Volunteers Track Santa’s Journey
DECEMBER 15, 2025 - Each December, millions of families around the world follow along as Santa Claus makes his Yuletide trek around the globe, but the holiday tradition wouldn't be possible without the North American Aerospace Defense Command's Santa Tracker. The Santa-tracking enterprise has grown into a massive volunteer operation that started by accident decades … [Read more...]
B-52s Get New Modernized Radar
DECEMBER 11, 2025 - A B-52 Stratofortress has completed its ferry flight from the Boeing Company’s San Antonio facility to Edwards Air Force Base, California, following the installation of a new, modernized radar system as part of the B-52 Radar Modernization Program. This milestone marks a significant step forward in the aircraft's ongoing modernization efforts to ensure it … [Read more...]
Christmas Drop: Longest-Running Humanitarian Mission
DECEMBER 10, 2025 - Leaders from the U.S. Air Force, partnering nations and community members gathered for a traditional "push ceremony," marking the official beginning of Operation Christmas Drop 2025 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 8, 2025. The event served as the symbolic opening for the 74th iteration of the operation, the War Department's longest-running … [Read more...]



