APRIL 28, 2023 - Airmen from the 96th Bomb Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, have been operating out of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, as part of a Bomber Task Force Mission for the past month. Four B-52H Stratofortress aircraft were deployed to the island, to accomplish strategic deterrence objectives in the region. “The strategic intent of the U.S. in the … [Read more...]

APRIL 28, 2023 - Fourteen trainees in basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland raised their right hands and are now the first to complete the new streamlined naturalization process making them U.S. citizens and allowing them to graduate as American Airmen. Over the course of their seven and a half weeks of training in BMT, the trainees accomplished the … [Read more...]

APRIL 27, 2023 - The 354th Fighter Wing conducted Arctic Gold 23-2, an exercise designed to practice the wing’s ability to sustain F-35 Lightning II operations from multiple, simulated, deployed locations, April 17-23. “The goal of this exercise was to showcase the wing’s ability to employ and sustain F-35 operations across multiple locations using the Agile Combat … [Read more...]

APRIL 27, 2023 - The Air Force Medical Service is expanding its MEDIC-X initiative across the Air Force to ensure all Airmen assigned to medical treatment facilities are adaptable and ready for a dynamic future battlefield. Brig. Gen. Thomas Harrell, Air Force Medical Readiness Agency commander, signed a memo on April 3 outlining the rollout of MEDIC-X across the Air Force … [Read more...]

APRIL 26, 2023 - Briana Swesey was a small-framed woman with sandy blonde hair and had a black server apron tied tightly around her waist. She quickly wiped a table down and hurried to greet her next table. “Ding! Order up!” A voice from the kitchen sounded off. She ran over to the cooking line. The Florida native managed a local restaurant, waited tables, and … [Read more...]