NOVEMBER 23, 2022 - U.S. Air Force Airmen supported U.S. Army Pacific and U.S. Army’s Mission Command Training Program Soldiers during the Army’s first warfighter exercise to take place in the Indo-Pacific theatre concentrating on joint large-scale combat operations contested in all domains. The team led by 505th Command and Control Wing, Detachment 1 based at Fort … [Read more...]
Air Force Updates Pregnant Members On Free Maternity Uniforms
NOVEMBER 21, 2022 - On Oct.1, the Department of the Air Force launched the Maternity Uniform Pilot Program, or “Rent the Camo,” that will temporarily issue free maternity uniform items to pregnant Airmen and Guardians assigned to the 10 participating bases. Updates to the program, which the Air Force announced earlier this year, include: The U.S. Army will maintain a … [Read more...]
Airmen Ensure HH-60W’s First Deployment
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 41st Rescue Squadron and 38th Rescue Squadron conduct hoist training at Grand Bay Bombing and Gunnery Range, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, March 17, 2022. The 38th RQS pararescuemen practiced rappelling from HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters using the fast-rope method, and 41st RQS special missions aviators provided hoist cable control to … [Read more...]
Air Force BMT Leads the Way
NOVEMBER 16, 2022 - Following a 16-year run, Basic Expeditionary Airman Skills Training, or BEAST, has come to an end. With an eye toward the future fight, Air Force basic military training is implementing a revised training exercise – PACER FORGE – where Agile Combat Employment and the concept of multi-capable Airmen are the beating heart. Primary Agile Combat Employment … [Read more...]
X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Completes 908 Day Mission
NOVEMBER 14, 2022 - The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-6, or OTV-6, the U.S. Space Force’s unmanned, reusable spaceplane, successfully deorbited and landed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility Nov. 12. The OTV-6 was the first mission to introduce a service module—a ring attached to the rear of the vehicle expanding the number of experiments that can be hosted … [Read more...]