DECEMBER 29, 2022 - It cost $9.7 million to train a B-52 Stratofortress pilot, according to a 2019 RAND Corporation study. But until recently, there was no scientific, holistic program at Barksdale Air Force Base designed to ensure that aircrew functioned at maximum cognitive and physical capacity. That changed earlier this year when the 93rd and 11th Bomb Squadron, the … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 29, 2022 - The Department of the Air Force Fisher House Program provides housing to military and veterans during difficult times. “The 14 Department of the Air Force houses at eight installations offer families a place to rest their head, a place to come together or even a place to grieve,” said Mary McLean, DAF Fisher House program manager at the Air Force Services … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 23, 2022 - Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall selected Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, as the preferred location to replace its eight C-130Hs with eight C-130Js. This action recapitalizes an Air Force Reserve Command C-130H squadron, fulfilling the Fiscal Year 2021 Defense Appropriation and FY22 Omnibus bills, which congressionally added eight C-130J … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 22, 2022 — Two KC-46A Pegasus air refueling aircraft took off on a long endurance flight as part of a Bomber Task Force mission, Dec. 17-18, in the Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility in support of long-range precision strike training. McConnell aircrews flew a total of 42 hours across the Pacific Ocean, over Hawaii and Guam, conducting operations within the … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 22, 2022 — Yokota Air Base, Japan, is one of the first United States Air Force installations to launch the Maternity Uniform Pilot Program, or “Rent the Camo,” October 1, 2022. The U.S. Congress passed the “Rent the Camo: Access to Maternity Wear Act” Bill in 2020, creating this new program that temporarily issues free maternity uniform items to pregnant Airmen and … [Read more...]