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...]
Airmen Train with Medic-X Initiative
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Shelby Vande Zande, 49th Medical Group education and training flight chief, grabs equipment from a supply closet at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Jan. 27, 2023. The 49th MDG’s main goal in using the Medic-X program is implementing its training courses ensuring that both civilians and airmen working at the group can pitch in during dire … [Read more...]
Air Force Shoots Down ‘High-Altitude Object’ off Alaskan Coast
FEBRUARY 13, 2023 - An Air Force F-22 shot down a "high-altitude object" off the Northern coast of Alaska that posed a threat to civilian airliners, Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said. The North American Aerospace Defense Command detected the object Feb. 9 using ground radar and sent aircraft to identify the object. The pilots ascertained the … [Read more...]
VR Enhances Maintenance Training
FEBRUARY 10, 2023 – The 23rd Maintenance Group Innovation Cell hosted a grand opening for a maintenance virtual reality room at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Feb. 1, 2023. The 23rd MXG partnered with Mass Virtual and Air Education and Training Command’s Integrated Technology Platform team to implement VR training for maintenance Airmen – with many benefits, the new … [Read more...]