JANUARY 11, 2023 - Joint Base Charleston launched 24 C-17 Globemaster IIIs to conduct a mission generation exercise that integrated Air Force, Army, and Marine Corps forces across five operating locations, Jan. 5. The exercise marked the largest C-17 launch ever from a single base and demonstrated the wing’s ability to rapidly generate and project overwhelming airpower … [Read more...]
Packing the Perfect Parachute
JANUARY 11, 2023 - U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Carter Harris, assigned to the 307th Operations Support Squadron, earned Air Force Reserve Command honors as the Aircrew Flight Equipment Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for 2022. Harris oversees the parachute section’s activities and trains Airmen to meet the highly-set standards as an NCOIC. He was quick to credit his … [Read more...]
F-35 Conducts First Flight With TR-3
An F-35A, in flight above the Mojave Desert in California, January 6, 2023. A developmental test team from the 461st Flight Test Squadron conducted the first flight of an F-35 in the Technology Refresh 3 (TR-3) configuration at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The 50-minute flight, which took the jet to 35,000 feet at speeds just shy of the speed of sound above the desert, … [Read more...]
Air Force recognizes National Mentoring Month
JANUARY 11, 2023 - The Department of the Air Force will promote and cultivate a mentoring culture to show Airmen and Guardians how mentoring can help maximize their full potential in January 2023 following President Biden’s proclamation on Dec. 30, 2022. The theme this year is: “Love your mentoring journey.” The DAF values mentorship as an enterprise imperative and is … [Read more...]
Air Force Outlines New Body Composition Program
JANUARY 10, 2023 - The Department of the Air Force is establishing new Body Composition Program standards for Airmen and Guardians after the abdominal circumference was removed from the Air Force-specific Physical Fitness Assessment in 2020. Both the Air and Space Forces released the new Waist-to-Height Ratio BCP policy in January, with assessments to begin April 2023. The … [Read more...]