Maxwell AFB, Ala. - President Joe Biden visited a Lockheed Martin Facility that manufactures anti-tank missiles in Troy, Alabama, on May 3, 2022, using Maxwell Air Force Base for arrival and departure. The Biden Administration is providing additional security assistance to support Ukraine which includes the Troy-built Javelin anti-tank missiles. Upon his return to Maxwell, … [Read more...]

Three U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II fifth generation fighter aircraft, assigned to the Vermont Air National Guard’s 158th Fighter Wing, taxi the runway at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, May 02, 2022. As part of NATO’s plan to bolster its collective defense posture, the Vermont Air National Guard team will take over Hill Air Force Base’s role in the Enhanced Air Policing … [Read more...]

MAY 9, 2022 - Air advisors with the 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron engaged with Peruvian Air Force members to train their fixed-wing unit called Air Group Eight, or Grupo 8, in tactical air mobility operations Feb. 22 through March 10 at Callao Air Base, Lima, Peru. The mission, the first with PERAF since the pandemic, demonstrates PERAF’s interoperability with the … [Read more...]

MAY 9, 2022 - The U.S. Air Force plans to unveil their latest commercial titled “Own the Sky” in theaters during moviegoers’ long-awaited release of Top Gun: Maverick. The heart-pounding, adrenaline inducing ad gives the audience a sense of what it might feel like to be on the receiving end of the Air Force’s might and accentuates the importance of airpower in America’s … [Read more...]

MAY 6, 2022 - May is designated as Military Appreciation Month to honor those who serve. May 6, the Friday before Mother’s Day, is Military Spouse Appreciation Day which recognizes those who also serve but may not wear a uniform. “Military spouses come from every walk of life; not unlike our civilian counterparts, they represent a number of groups,” said Sharene Brown, … [Read more...]