JUNE 7, 2023 - The Benefield Anechoic Facility (BAF) at Edwards AFB recently tested its first orbital satellite in decades. Anticipated to launch in late 2023, Navigation Technology Satellite-3 will be the Department of Defense’s first experimental, integrated navigation satellite system in nearly 50 years. “This is important because we are testing one of the new satellites … [Read more...]

JUNE 6, 2023 – The U.S. Air Force’s 493rd Fighter Squadron from the United Kingdom’s RAF Lakenheath forward deployed to Norway’s Ørland Air Base to take part in Arctic Challenge Exercise 2023 alongside Norwegian, Dutch, and Italian F-35A Lightning II advanced stealth fighters and other coalition aircraft supporting the two-week exercise occurring May 29 through June 9 across … [Read more...]

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tristan Biese, 2nd Audiovisual Squadron Training NCOIC, poses for a portrait on Hill AFB, UT, May 17, 2023. Biese is persuing the passion he had for video games as a kid, by competing in the DAF Esports invitational on the Air Force team. JUNE 5, 2023 - Staff Sgt. Tristan Biese with the 2nd Audiovisual Squadron participated in the Department of the … [Read more...]

A fleet of U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 55th Fighter Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, are parked on the flight line during Weapons System Evaluation Program-East 23.08 at Tyndall AFB, Florida, May 17, 2023. WSEPs are formal, two-week evaluation exercises designed to test a squadron’s capabilities to conduct live-fire weapons systems during … [Read more...]

JUNE 1, 2023 - The Department of the Air Force selected Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, as the preferred location to host the Space Training and Readiness Command Headquarters, along with Space Delta 10. Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, is the preferred location for Space Delta 11 and Schriever SFB, Colorado, is the preferred location for Space Delta 12. STARCOM, … [Read more...]