JANUARY 14, 2022 - Anybody who has worn body armor any amount of time knows it can get pretty warm. First Lt. Justin O’Brien, 88th Security Forces Squadron, certainly knows. As an enlisted “Defender” stationed at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, where temperatures over 100 degrees are common, he experienced it. “Anybody that’s worn a vest in any sort of hot conditions can … [Read more...]

JANUARY 13, 2022 – The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds” kicked off their first ever winter training trip in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, Jan. 10. The Thunderbirds’ training season, ranging from November through March, is a time to integrate and synchronize as a team and practice the demonstration. This year, the month-long winter … [Read more...]

JANUARY 13, 2022 - The Air Force’s and Space Force’s highest ranking officers issued grim warnings to Congress Jan. 12, telling a House subcommittee that failing to approve a new spending plan for the current fiscal year would directly harm readiness, inhibit modernization and diminish the services’ capacity to confront emerging security threats. Rolling over the current Air … [Read more...]

JANUARY 13, 2022 - As the service continues to refine what is needed to develop the Airmen required to fight and win our future wars, Air Force officials announced the implementation of the Enlisted Force Development Action Plan, located here. With a goal to complete 28 force development objectives in the next two years, the plan and a corresponding “Blueprint for Enlisted … [Read more...]