U.S. Air Force Capt. Ashley Oates, 275th Cyberspace Operations Squadron flight commander, briefs Airmen assigned to the 275th Cyberspace Operations Squadron at Warfield Air National Guard Base at Martin State Airport, Middle River, Md., on January 10, 2023. Oates leads a cyber protection team that was the first team in the Air National Guard to certify on a live Department of … [Read more...]
Team Yokota Aids Space Systems Command
JANUARY 18, 2023 - Yokota’s very own 374th Mission Support Group and hosted Air Mobility Command unit, the 730th Air Mobility Squadron, assisted the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) to deliver the first of two payloads to be hosted on Japan’s Geo-based Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS), Jan. 17. The delivery marks a historic step in solidifying the U.S. … [Read more...]
AFMC Releases 2023 Strategic Plan
JANUARY 17, 2023 - The Air Force Materiel Command released a new Strategic Plan outlining the ways it will work to deliver the advanced, integrated materiel capabilities the Air Force needs to deter aggression and prevail against the modern adversarial threats. The AFMC plan directly aligns to the seven Department of the Air Force Operational Imperatives and focuses on … [Read more...]
Team Approach Strengthens African Medical Capabilities
JANUARY 13, 2023 - December 2022 marked the completion of a five-year program to enhance the expeditionary medical capabilities of four African partner nations. The African Peacekeeping Rapid Response Partnership, established in 2015, is a Department of State-directed initiative centered on generating the capability to rapidly deploy peacekeeping operations on the continent. … [Read more...]
Navy and Air Force Conduct Unmanned Maritime Strike
JANUARY 13, 2023 – The U.S. Navy and the U.S. Air Force (USAF) partnered to complete first-of-a-kind exercises that incorporated Navy and USAF expertise and assets in December 2022. Jackpot Hooligan II – a maritime strike exercise, demonstrated the capability of an MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and elements of Carrier Strike Group 10 to integrate and close the structure of … [Read more...]