MAY 19, 2022 - The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has fast-tracked many changes to the Military Health System and forced all providers - especially nurses - to innovate at near-quantum speed with agility and flexibility. Nurses are the backbone of daily healthcare operations. In the future, nurses will continue to play a vital role in the evolution of modern … [Read more...]
Tyndall Tests Air-to-Air and Air-to-Ground Live-Fire Weapons
U.S. Sailors assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 83 remove an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile from an F/A-18E Super Hornet at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, May 10, 2022. The VFA-83 participated in the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group’s Weapons System Evaluation Program-East 22.08. WSEPs are formal, two-week evaluation exercises designed to test a squadron’s capabilities to … [Read more...]
Joint Allies Participate in ACE Exercise at Misawa, Yokota AB
Sixteen U.S. Air Force F-16CM Fighting Falcons, 12 Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters, two JASDF E-2C Hawkeyes, one JASDF CH-47 Chinook, one U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler, one USN C-12 Huron, and one USN P-8 Poseidon perform a wing capabilites demonstration to culminate a week-long readiness exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 13, 2022. The … [Read more...]
Army & Air Force Exchange Service Makes PCS’ing Smooth
MAY 17, 2022 - Military orders are rolling in, which means it is time for service members worldwide to relocate to their next mission. Service members and their families preparing for a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) can master their move with the Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s PCS Headquarters. The Department of Defense’s largest retailer provides support at … [Read more...]
Air Force Conducts Successful Hypersonic Weapon Test
MAY 17, 2022 - A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress successfully released an AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon, or ARRW, off the Southern California coast, May 14. Following separation from the aircraft, the ARRW’s booster ignited and burned for expected duration, achieving hypersonic speeds five times greater than the speed of sound. “This was a major … [Read more...]