A new U.S. Air Force E-11A BACN aircraft arrives at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Dec. 16, 2022. This E-11A is the newest addition to 430th Expeditionary Electronic Communications Squadron's fleet. Commonly known as Battlefield Airborne Communications Node, or BACN, this aircraft extends the range of communications channels and enables better communication … [Read more...]

From left, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Meeks, 443rd Air Expeditionary Squadron client systems technician, and Senior Airman Byron McNeill Jr., 443rd AES supply technician and security forces fireteam lead, inspect a communication antenna at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Dec. 11, 2022. McNeill and Meeks have installed three antennas on the installation, boosting the strength of … [Read more...]

JANUARY 5, 2023 - The 505th Command and Control Wing supported the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center’s assessment of forward edge battle management command and control capabilities to advance the Department of Defense’s Joint All Domain Command and Control, or JADC2, concept during exercise Project Convergence 22, from Oct. 3 – Nov. 9. Project Convergence is … [Read more...]

JANUARY 5, 2023 - The Air Education and Training Command’s Arnold Group recently completed a holistic assessment of the future operational environment through the lens of the force development mission that provides conclusions that are operationally relevant and meaningful to Airmen. The goal of the Force Development Environment Assessment is to provide senior leaders with … [Read more...]

Visitors pause during a wreath laying ceremony in honor of Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. as a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III flies over the 119th Wright Bothers Anniversary of Powered Flight ceremony hosted at the Wright Brothers National Memorial, N.C., December 17, 2022. The ceremony honored the legacy of Orville and Wilbur Wright, the U.S. Air Force’s 75th anniversary and … [Read more...]