FEBRUARY 19, 2021 – Two B-1B Lancers took off from Andersen AFB, to conduct a Bomber Task Force (BTF) mission in the Indo-Pacific command theater, Dec. 16, 2020, integrating with Japanese fighters and making history landing at Iwakuni. The 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, sent the bombers from the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron (EBS) to the Sea of Japan, where … [Read more...]

FEBRUARY 19, 2021 - In support of its efforts to modernize America’s bomber fleet, the Air Force will begin divesting 17 B-1B Lancers from its current fleet as authorized by the National Defense Authorization Act. This action will not affect the service’s lethality or any associated maintenance manpower. It will allow officials to focus maintenance and depot-level manpower … [Read more...]

FEBRUARY 19, 2021 - Acting Secretary of the Air Force John Roth issued a memorandum Feb. 16 that supplements the Defense Department’s new mask policy on military installations while performing official duties. The initial DOD memorandum was issued Feb. 4 and follows a Jan. 20 presidential executive, ”Protecting the Federal Workforce and Requiring Mask-Wearing,” which … [Read more...]

FEBRUARY 17, 2021 - Throughout 2020, the 704th Test Group’s Operating Location-AA, part of the Directed Energy Combined Test Force, or DE CTF, focused much of its effort on the testing of weapons designed to prevent adversarial drone observation and assault. The latest system tested, the High Energy Laser Weapon System 2, also known as HELWS2 or H2, is a counter-Unmanned … [Read more...]

FEBRUARY 17, 2021 - After years of wearing the standard tactical vest originally designed for a male body frame, female Airmen from the 377th Security Forces Group were among the first Air Force defenders to receive the new issue of female body armor starting January 2021. The new, better fitting body armor will be distributed to all female security forces members on the … [Read more...]