AUGUST 22, 2022 - Two Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines demonstrated their ability to replenish while operating at sea during a series of vertical replenishment (VERTREP) exercises off the coast of California July through August, 2022. During the exercise, the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines USS Nevada (SSBN 733) and USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN 730) operated … [Read more...]
Army Corps of Engineers Supports Air Force
AUGUST 22, 2022 - A large part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District’s military construction, or MILCON, program focuses on U.S. Army facilities around Europe - But the Army also supports the U.S. Air Forces in Europe with a wide-ranging design and construction program as well. “We’re proud to support our U.S. Air Force partners in Europe by managing MILCON … [Read more...]
Air Force Marathon Returns In Person for 2022
AUGUST 19, 2022 - After two years as a virtual event, the Air Force Marathon will again be in person just in time to help celebrate the Air Force 75th anniversary. Rachael Ferguson, acting Marathon Director, spoke about all the Marathon events during a recent episode of AFLCMC's Leadership Log podcast. "Due to COVID, we did not have a live in-person event in 2020 or … [Read more...]
Air Force Experiments to Expedite Kill Chain
AUGUST 19, 2022 - The 705th Combat Training Squadron recently hosted the second virtual Tactical Operations Center-Light experiment iteration in their Distributed Mission Operations Center at Kirtland Air Force Base. “Twenty-first century large-scale warfare requires our forces to adapt quickly on the move,” said Col. Frank Klimas, 505th Command and Control Wing, Detachment … [Read more...]
Reserve Philanthropist Helps Others Fly
AUGUST 18, 2022 - When she was a little girl, Capt. Kristin “Nikki” Bodie, 77th Air Refueling Squadron KC-46 pilot, used to lay in the grass with her grandmother on their farm in rural Saluda, South Carolina, and watch the fighter jets from nearby Shaw Air Force Base and McEntire Joint National Guard Base fly overhead, wondering where they were going and what it would be like … [Read more...]