MAY 4, 2020 - B-1B Lancers returned to the Indo-Pacific region in May 1 to conduct bomber task force operations out of Andersen Air Base, Guam. Four bombers and approximately 200 Airmen from the 9th Bomb Squadron, 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, deployed to support Pacific Air Forces' training efforts with allies, partners and joint forces; and strategic … [Read more...]

MAY 4, 2020 - An A-10 Thunderbolt II damaged in a deployed location was quickly returned to service after a remote engineering assessment, while disbursed in response to COVID-19. After a mission, maintenance crews needed to repair battle damage on an A-10 consisting of a bullet hole in the underbelly skin with an unknown exit point for the projectile. Despite the … [Read more...]

APRIL 30, 2020 - Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers from the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. flew a 32-hour round-trip sortie to conduct operations over the South China Sea as part of a joint U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) Bomber Task Force (BTF) mission April 29, 2020. This operation demonstrates the U.S. Air Force’s dynamic … [Read more...]

APRIL 28, 2020 - COVID-19 cannot stop the dedicated Airmen who fly remotely piloted aircraft in support of global operations. RPA crews at the 22nd Attack Squadron, part of the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing, Creech Air Force Base, have devised alternative procedures to keep flying MQ-9 Reaper global missions while following Centers for Disease Control and … [Read more...]

APRIL 27, 2020 - Air Force Recruiting Service has been preparing for an online world for a while now, COVID-19 has just accelerated that process. In a digital world where everything is at your fingertips, the old “hurry up and wait” processes are becoming a thing of the past. With the digital world as the primary option for reaching recruits during the COVID-19 pandemic, … [Read more...]