JULY 8, 2025 - The Department of the Air Force launched its Pacific-focused first-in-a-generation Department-Level Exercise (DLE) series today in multiple locations across the United States and Indo-Pacific areas of responsibility. This DLE is scheduled to feature 12,000 U.S. Air and Space Force personnel, more than 350 bomber, fighter, cargo and refueling aircraft, and … [Read more...]
Fighter Wing Gets Upgraded F-16s
JULY 8, 2025 – A new wave of upgraded F-16 Fighting Falcons arrived at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 26-27. The arrival of the F-16s marked a significant step forward in modernizing the 51st Fighter Wing aircrafts and strengthening the U.S. Air Force’s regional combat readiness. Transferred from the 35th Fighter Wing at Misawa Air Base, Japan, the F-16s received … [Read more...]
Fighters Intercept 11 Aircraft Near Trump’s Golf Course
JULY 7, 2025 – North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) aircraft intercepted a second general aviation aircraft that violated Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) airspace over Bedminster, New Jersey. Yesterday morning’s intercept, followed by two later TFR violations, brings the total to 11 unauthorized incursions into restricted airspace this past weekend. The … [Read more...]
Guard Participates in Bulgaria’s Best Warrior Competition
JULY 6, 2025 - Members of the Tennessee Army and Air National Guard competed in the Bulgarian Armed Forces’ first multinational Best Warrior Competition held at the Vasil Levski National Military University, June 23-26. The competition featured 12, five-member teams representing various military units to include the Bulgarian Armed Forces, the NATO enhanced Forward Presence … [Read more...]
No Airman Left Behind – 73 Years Later
JULY 5, 2025 - Forty miles from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, and accessible only by helicopter, U.S. Air Force Capt. Travis Lockwood stands on Colony Glacier. Before him lies a wide, unforgiving landscape scattered with debris from a long-ago tragedy that has become a mission of recovery and reunion, 73 years later. Colony Glacier is a large glacier that is home to the … [Read more...]