SEPTEMBER 28, 2020 - An alarm system echoes throughout a hangar — blaring one last wail before foam begins falling from the ceiling like a collection of waterfalls made of bubbles. Mere minutes later, the 77,000-square-foot hangar, which is about 20,000 square feet larger than a professional football field, is filled to the brim with foam. The occasion: a test of Hangar … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020 - Air Force aeromedical evacuation delivers lifesaving global patient movement, and even amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, it remains a no-fail mission for warfighters in a combat zone. “Our aeromedical evacuation system continues to serve a critical role amidst the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Col. Charles Clinton, Chief of Occupational and Environmental … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 - Graduating students of the U.S. Air Force Cyber Protect and Defend Course took hold of diplomas, September 22 at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base while those present and online celebrated the completion of the first class with the I.G. Brown Training and Education Center. What they learned would undoubtedly defend the nation from cyber-attacks, … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 - It was a just a normal sunny spring day on the Eglin range April 20. That is until blood fell from the sky. The blood, packaged in a cooler and attached to a parachute, was pushed out of a C-145A for a test study called Operation Blood Rain. The goal of the study was to determine if fresh blood could withstand an airdrop to combat medics in austere … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 - Kingsley Field firefighters returned from helping a neighboring community fight a wildland fire, Sept. 21. In the late evening of Sept. 7, the Kingsley Field Fire Department, part of the 173rd Fighter Wing of the Oregon Air National Guard, received a dispatch call for assistance for a wildland fire burning near Chiloquin, a neighboring community north of … [Read more...]