Israeli Air Force members wait for F-35I Adirs to launch for a Red Flag-Nellis 23-2 mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, March 16, 2023. Red Flag is an opportunity to build on the success of JUNIPER OAK 23-2, JUNIPER FALCON and additional combined exercises to enhance interoperability with Israel, strengthen bilateral cooperation, and improve capabilities in ways that … [Read more...]
Thule Air Base Gets New Name
Officials unveil the new base sign at a renaming ceremony at Pituffik Space Base, Greenland, April 6, 2023. From left to right, Col. Brian Capps, 821st Space Base Group commander, Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman, Greenlandic Minister Affairs, Business and Trade Vivian Motzfeldt, U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark Alan Leventhal and Chief Master Sgt. … [Read more...]
Reserves Offer $10K Bonus for Prior-Service Enlisted Airmen
APRIL 5, 2023 - To remain competitive in a tight labor market and retain valuable talent, Air Force Reserve Command is offering a $10,000 incentive bonus to fully-qualified, prior-service enlisted Airmen who sign up to fill open positions and agree to a three-year service commitment. One of several incentives available to those who join the Air Force Reserve, this particular … [Read more...]
2022 Air Force Operations Awards Announced
APRIL 3, 2023 - The Department of the Air Force announced the 2022 Nuclear Deterrence Operations Awards and the Nuclear and Missile Operations Functional Award winners. These awards recognize the outstanding accomplishments of Airmen contributing to nuclear deterrence operations and the missile operations career field respectively. “The winners of the 2022 Nuclear … [Read more...]
Crew Controls Montana Missile Alert Facility
APRIL 3, 2023 - To an outsider passing by, the missile alert facility tucked into the grassy hillside of central Montana’s U.S. Highway 87 could easily be mistaken for a long-abandoned military fortress originally used during the Cold War. The few pale-colored buildings sitting atop Alpha 01-MAF are surrounded by chain link fencing, simply identified by one small brown entry … [Read more...]