FEBRUARY 17, 2023 - Prepare to feel the roar in your chest that screams freedom as jets zip over the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Keesler Air Force Base and the city of Biloxi are partnering to host the Thunder over the Sound 2023 Air and Space Show, April 29 - 30. Air shows provide an opportunity to showcase U.S. Air Force capabilities and allow civilians to meet the service … [Read more...]
Air Force Launches Energy-as-a-Service Pilot Program
FEBRUARY 16, 2023 - The Department of the Air Force kicked off a $10 million next-generation energy performance contract that will deliver resilient and reliable energy at Hanscom Air Force Base Feb. 14. The pilot project is the federal government’s first-ever effort to adopt and integrate a commercial Energy-as-a-Service, or EaaS, business model, which gives customers … [Read more...]
Jones Steps Down as Air Force Under Secretary
FEBRUARY 15, 2023 - Under Secretary of the Air Force Gina Ortiz Jones will step down and Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller Kristyn E. Jones, will perform the duties of under secretary of the Air Force, effective March 6. “Throughout her tenure, Under Secretary Jones has been a tireless advocate for the Department of the Air Force … [Read more...]
Leaders Participate in Nordic Regional Engagement
Royal Air Force Warrant Officer Simon Waldock, Command Senior Enlisted Leader for NATO Allied Air Command, speaks with a Royal Canadian Air Force SERE specialist while visiting the NATO Aircrew Winter Survival Course during a Nordic Regional CSEL Engagement, Jan. 21, 2023, in Rauland, Kingdom of Norway. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Michael Battles) FEBRUARY 13, 2023 … [Read more...]
Minuteman III Test Launch Demonstrates Readiness
A team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a test reentry vehicle at 11:01 p.m. Pacific Time Feb. 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. This test launch is part of routine and periodic activities intended to demonstrate that the United States' nuclear deterrent is safe, secure, … [Read more...]