FEBRUARY 16, 2022 - A significant gender gap has persisted throughout the years at all levels of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, disciplines all over the world. Even though women have made tremendous progress towards increasing their participation in higher education, they are still under-represented in these fields. In response to this, the United … [Read more...]
1st Fighter Wing deploys to United Arab Emirates
FEBRUARY 15, 2022 - A contingent of 27th Fighter Squadron F-22 Raptors, and Airmen assigned to the 1st Fighter Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, recently deployed to Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. Under the direction of the Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, the mission will be to assist the UAE, one of the United States’ long-standing strategic partners, … [Read more...]
Air Force Holds Kinetic Energy Wargaming Experiment
FEBRUARY 14, 2022 - The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Directed Energy Directorate recently hosted a collaborative wargame with its sister AFRL unit, the Munitions Directorate, at Kirtland Air Force Base. The Directed Energy and Kinetic Energy Directed Energy Utility Concept Experiment, or DEKE DEUCE, explored synergies between directed energy and kinetic concepts in the … [Read more...]
Air Force B-52s arrive BTF Europe 22-2
FEBRUARY 12, 2022 - B-52 Stratofortress aircraft, support equipment and personnel from the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota arrived at Royal Air Force Fairford, Feb. 10 to execute the long-planned Bomber Task Force mission, a regularly-scheduled U.S. European Command and U.S. Strategic Command joint mission series. En route to RAF Fairford, U.S. bomber … [Read more...]
U.S. Forces Dominate Air, Land and Sea
FEBRUARY 8, 2022 - Multiple elements of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force continue to operate in the vicinity of Okinawa during Exercise Noble Fusion, alongside the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force on Feb. 6. The Noble Fusion team worked together to conduct aircraft refueling, both on the ground and in the air during day and night. Additionally, the team worked with … [Read more...]