Airman from the 60th Maintenance Squadron and 349th Maintenance Squadron prepare the wing surface of a C-5M Super Galaxy prior to maintenance, at Travis Air Force Base, California, Jan. 31, 2023. Maintainers modified an aerodynamic fairing over a wing splice of a C-5M Super Galaxy incorporating newly printed 3D parts known as blocks and wedges. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lan … [Read more...]
New Paint Design for ‘Next Air Force One’
MARCH 12, 2023 - President of the United States Joe Biden has selected the livery design for the "Next Air Force One," VC-25B, a design that will closely resemble the livery of the current Air Force One, VC-25A, while also modernizing for the 21st century. While accounting for the VC-25B’s larger 747-8i aircraft, the VC-25B livery has three primary differences with the … [Read more...]
Weather Balloons Lift Eglin’s Test Mission Data
Photo By Samuel King Jr. | Airman 1st Class Timothy White, 96th Weather Squadron, releases a helium-filled weather balloon March 1 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The balloons carry a radiosonde device that gathers information like GPS coordinates, wind speed, direction, height, ascension rate, pressure, temperature and humidity. That information is compiled and used by 96th Test … [Read more...]
Spark Tank 2023 Finalists Take Center Stage
Spark Tank finalists present their projects to Air Force Senior Leaders and other judges during the 2023 Air and Space Forces Association Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colo., March 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chad Trujillo) MARHC 9, 2023 - Finalists in the Department of the Air Force’s capstone innovation campaign, “Spark Tank,” presented their ideas to a … [Read more...]
US Brings Airpower, Community to Australia Airshow
MARCH 9, 2023 - A sea of spectators begins to stand, creating a wave effect; they’re there to watch a show—and that’s exactly what they’ll get. One by one they turn their phones to camera mode to capture one of the U.S. Air Force’s most lethal aircraft in its element. The F-22 Raptor was one of the many aerial demonstrations for the Australian International Aerospace & … [Read more...]