AUGUST 18, 2026 - Airmen assigned to the 187th Fighter Wing, known as the Red Tails, trained to generate and sustain F-35A Lightning II combat airpower under pressure during Operation Tuskegee Thunder at Dannelly Field, Alabama, Aug. 12-14. The exercise, conducted in conjunction with the wing's combat readiness inspection, placed the Red Tails in a simulated Pacific region … [Read more...]
Airmen Conduct Rapid Rescue of Navy Helicopter Crew
AUGUST 17, 2026 —On Aug. 10, Airmen from the 355th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, assigned to the 355th Wing but geographically located at Nellis Air Force Base, and the 88th Test and Evaluation Squadron rapidly generated and deployed two HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters to rescue five U.S. Navy personnel following an aircraft mishap near Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, … [Read more...]
Airman Discharged Under COVID Mandate Helps Others
AUGUST 17, 2026 - Master Sgt. Jessica Meinert raised her right hand and took the oath of re-enlistment into the Air Force Reserve during an emotional ceremony in the Pentagon Aug. 14. With that oath, the AFRC gets back an all-source intelligence analyst with more than 12 years of service, four years after the COVID-19 vaccination mandate took her out of … [Read more...]
Cold War-Era Law Finds New Use
AUGUST 14, 2026 - Qilin Wu, a Chinese national who returned to Whiteman Air Force Base after being warned not to photograph the installation, was sentenced to six months in federal custody following a case built on a 76-year-old executive order signed by President Harry Truman. The conviction showed how a Cold War-era legal framework can be used against repeated, … [Read more...]
122nd Fighter Wing Supports Operation Noble Eagle
AUGUST 13, 2026 — Integrating seamlessly into the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) framework, the 122nd Fighter Wing successfully completed the command's aerospace warning and aerospace control missions in support of Operation Noble Eagle (ONE) from April to June 2026. Operating continuously from its home base in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and other locations, the … [Read more...]