SEPTEMBER 8, 2022 - In line with Air Force Lt. Gen. John Healy’s strategic priorities of "Ready Now!" and "Transforming for the Future," Air Force Reserve Command is instituting changes to the Active Guard and Reserve program effective Oct. 1, 2022. On that day, roughly 6,000 AGR positions will complete the transition to “term” and have initial tour determination and … [Read more...]
Joint Battle Labs Reduces Joint-Fires Execution Time
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022 - The 805th Combat Training Squadron’s Shadow Operations Center-Nellis enables advanced technology assessment in collaboration with the U.S. Army’s Mission Command Battle Lab as part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Air Space Total Awareness for Rapid Tactical Execution, or ASTARTE, initiative held at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The … [Read more...]
US, Partners Conduct Middle East BTF
A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress, assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing, conducts a Bomber Task Force mission with coalition and regional partners across the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Sept. 4, 2022. Two B-52H Stratofortress aircraft guided theater integration training with a variety of coalition and partner ally aircraft to demonstrate readiness and strengthen … [Read more...]
Remembering Flying Tiger Flight 923
SEPTEMBER 2, 2022 - Sixty years ago on Sept. 23, 1962, Flying Tiger Flight 923 took off from Gander, Newfoundland, headed for Germany. Seventy-six souls boarded the aircraft, but only 48 survived when the plane went down approximately 500 miles off the coast of Ireland. With freezing temperatures and waves over 20 feet high, the story of the survivors has impacted not only … [Read more...]
Air Force Recruiting Highlights BMT in Docuseries ‘Basic’
SEPTEMBER 2, 2022 - Follow five U.S. Air Force trainees on their eight-week journey of becoming Airmen while they deal with the challenges of navigating through basic military training. "Basic," an eight-part, re-released docuseries shot in high-definition 4K resolution, presents the trainees' perspective as they recount their experiences about why each of them left home to … [Read more...]