MARCH 3, 2023 - As the sun dipped beneath the horizon on Nov. 18, residents of Utgiagvik, Alaska, embraced 24-hours of darkness that consumed the village for a bone-chilling 65 straight days. Nestled on the Arctic Ocean, Utqiagvik, a city of approximately 5,000 people, is inaccessible by road and is the northernmost town in the United States and ninth northernmost in the … [Read more...]
Air Force Updates Recruiting Policies and Procedures
MARCH 2, 2023 - The Department of the Air Force is committed to recruiting talented and qualified individuals, while retaining the experienced Airmen and Guardians currently serving. Throughout the upcoming months, a Barriers to Service Cross-Functional Team, championed by Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. David W. Allvin, is examining existing policies and … [Read more...]
Eglin Defenders Shift to More Combat-Focused Training
MARCH 1, 2023 - “Contact left,” yelled the instructor. The students repeated the communication and reacted to a simulated attacker firing a weapon at them from their left side. They took swift action moving as a team returning fire and moving toward their target until the threat was neutralized. This scenario was part of the 96th Security Forces Squadron’s new training … [Read more...]
Air Force Awards E-7A Prototype Contract
An artist's depiction shows an E-7A in flight. The E-7A is the Department of Defense's future tactical battle management, command and control and moving target indication platform scheduled to replace the E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System. (Courtesy photo) MARCH 1, 2023 - The Department of the Air Force awarded The Boeing Company a contract to begin work on the … [Read more...]
Space Force, Air Force Partner to Establish Space Test Course
Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Wayne Allvin and Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. David Thompson sign a memorandum of agreement in the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., Feb 23, 2023. The memorandum involved the creation of a test pilot school for both Air Force and Space Force pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Andy Morataya) FEBRUARY 28, 2023 - The U.S. Air and Space … [Read more...]