MARCH 16, 2022 - Hank Griffiths and Maj. Jonathan Appleby, both Air Force pilots, flew BETA Technologies’ electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, ALIA, as the first-ever Airmen to fly an electric aircraft with a military airworthiness, March 9. This milestone, which took place at BETA’s Plattsburgh, New York, hangar and testing facility – just 35 miles from its South … [Read more...]
You Look Like You Belong in the Air Force
MARCH 15, 2022 - This is part of the Build Your Legacy feature series highlighting how new recruits were influenced to join the 307th Bomb Wing by veterans and current military members. Kalill Speight, a Shreveport native, spent high school focusing on academics and getting a sports scholarship for college. He had a plan, he said. “When I was in high school, I didn’t … [Read more...]
Ho’oikaika Strengthens Total Force Integration
F-22 Raptors assigned to the Hawaii Air National Guard 199th Fighter Squadron and the active duty 19th Fighter Squadron, are staged on the flightline of Marine Corps Base Kaneohe, HI Mar. 3, 2022 during Agile Combat Employment exercise Hoʻoikaika. ACE is an operational concept that leverages networks of well-established and austere air bases, multi-capable airmen, … [Read more...]
Taking Care of Installations Takes Care of Mission, Airmen
MARCH 14, 2022 - “National security affects us all – we’re in this together,” was the resounding message of the 2022 Association of Defense Communities’ National Defense Summit March 8. The annual event brings together senior Defense Department leaders, community leaders, and Congressional members to advance issues that build strong communities and support the military, … [Read more...]
Aerial Target Squadron’s Watercraft Critical in Air Force Mission
Morgan Baker, 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron contractor, connects a harness to a BQM-167 subscale drone during a recovery demonstration in the East Bay near Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 17, 2021. The 82nd ATRS assigned personnel provide all U.S. Air Force aerial target support for the Defense Department and international partners in the Eglin-Gulf ranges. (U.S. Air Force … [Read more...]