SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 - The face of aviation is changing and it’s beginning to look a lot like high school students. It’s been five years since the first group of cadets buckled up in cockpits in pursuit of an Air Force-sponsored private pilot certificate through the Air Force Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps Flight Academy program. Since the summer of 2018, 1,089 … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023 - The U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa achieved a significant technological proof of concept for the MQ-9A Reaper’s Satellite Launch and Recovery Package, or SLR-P, at the 12th Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Air Base in Mirosławiec. While various iterations of the concept have surfaced in different contexts, the SLR-P offers a compact, … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023 - Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass discussed current and future challenges for Airmen while speaking with base personnel, Aug. 30. "We are serving during a consequential time, probably the most consequential I've seen in my 30-year career," Bass said at the opening of her Q&A session at the base theater. Before taking questions, Bass … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023 - A new tool aims to streamline operations, reduce data isolation and redundancy, and optimize resource usage across the security enterprise. The Security Enterprise Communication and User Reporting Environment consolidates security-related information and data from multiple systems and users into a single platform, enabling security professionals to attain … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023 - The Common Air Route Surveillance Radar, or CARSR, at Battle Mountain, Nevada, suffered a catastrophic failure on Dec. 27, 2022, when snow accumulation caused the protective dome to collapse onto the antennas within. This radar supports several agencies and feeds into the overall National Airspace System, or NAS, picture used by the North American Aerospace … [Read more...]