JANUARY 2, 2024 — In a total-force effort, eighty-five Reserve Citizen Airmen with the 507th Air Refueling Wing supported NATO and the 55th Fighter Wing at Aviano Air Base, Italy, increasing interoperability and strengthening extended nuclear deterrence Feb. 22-March 11. During the 18-day trip, two rotations of operations, maintenance and support personnel worked together to … [Read more...]

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown administers the Oath of Office to newly appointed Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James Slife during a ceremony at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., Dec 29, 2023. Slife will become the Air Force's 41st Vice Chief and most recently served as the deputy chief of staff for operations. (U.S. Air Force … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 29, 2023 - The 445th Security Forces Squadron Combat Arms Training and Management, or CATM, held their first Air Force Qualification Course, or AFQC, with the SIG M18 strike-fire pistol Oct. 15. The course was attended by Airmen with the 445th Airlift Wing’s 89th Airlift Squadron and 87th Aerial Port Squadron, and the 655th Intelligence, Surveillance, and … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 27, 2023 - The Eagles have landed. The Air Force’s two newest fighters, F-15EX Eagle IIs, known as EX3 and EX4 touched down at Eglin Air Force Base, Dec. 20, just minutes from each other. The new arrivals bring the Air Force’s total F-15EXs to four, all located at Eglin AFB. The two aircraft belong to the 96th Test Wing (EX3) and 53rd Wing (EX4), who also own the … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 26, 2023 – As the temperatures drop and holiday season arrives, fostering connectedness within not only the community, but oneself is vital towards developing social resilience. Social resilience can be defined as engaging and building healthy and authentic relationships that allow you to be who you are, developing aspects that help one feel a sense of … [Read more...]