APRIL 11, 2022 - The Air Force added more opportunities for future Airmen to receive bonuses upon entering active duty in fiscal 2022. Six skills were added to the FY22 Initial Enlistment Bonus program on April 11, 2022 for four or six-year contracts in hard-to-fill job specialties and an additional incentive called “Quick Ship” will be offered from April, 11 to Sept. 30, … [Read more...]
AWACS Demonstrates Historic Firsts
APRIL 8, 2022 - An airborne E-3G Sentry, operated by the Airborne Warning and Control System, or AWACS, Combined Test Force updated its electronic support measures, or ESM, database in flight over central Texas with a file transmitted from its reprogramming center at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, using an existing beyond line-of-site satellite communications system. The E-3G … [Read more...]
Airman Creates Heritage Paint Scheme for NASCAR Team
APRIL 7, 2022 - Tech. Sgt. Andrew Brockman grew up watching NASCAR on Sundays with his father. Being from Southwestern Illinois, the opportunity to see and feel the speed and fury at an actual race seemed near impossible. On April 24, 2022, at Talladega Superspeedway, the Airman will get to experience the sights and sounds for the first time ever and cheer on a car with a paint … [Read more...]
Operation Hero: Equipping Families with Resources
APRIL 7, 2022 - The Keesler Airman and Family Readiness Center hosted Operation Hero, a mock deployment for children of military members, at Heritage Park on April 2. Bringing a strong start to Month of the Military Child, Operation Hero featured a military K9 demonstration, HC-130J Hurricane Hunter tour and the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office’s 1972 Bell OH-58 Kiowa … [Read more...]
Air Force Awards B-21 Raider Advance Procurement
APRIL 7, 2022 - The Department of the Air Force awarded $108 million to Northrop Grumman for advance procurement to support the B-21 Raider program. Advance procurement funds will directly support the acquisition of long lead items necessary to build the first lot of production B-21 aircraft. The award of advance procurement reaffirms the Air Force’s commitment to fielding … [Read more...]