DECEMBER 22, 2020 - The 422nd Test and Evaluation squadron conducted at Synthetic Aperture Radar Map Bomb Hit Assessment on December 15, 2020. During this test, two F-15Es dropped live Joint Direct Attack Munitions, while other weapons systems including F-15Es, F-35s, F-16s, FA-18s, RQ-4, MQ-9, U-2 and joint partners used SAR Mapping technology to assess if the bombs hit and … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 19, 2020 - The overseas military community is about to get a special infusion of holiday cheer courtesy of Netflix and the American Forces Network (AFN). AFN is airing the Netflix movie Operation Christmas Drop as well as the real story about the Department of Defense’s longest running humanitarian assistance operation Dec. 20 at 7 p.m. (Central European Time and … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 18, 2020 - Hurricane season might be over, but that does not mean the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron “Hurricane Hunters” are through providing pertinent weather reconnaissance services to those potentially impacted by severe weather. As of Nov. 1, the winter storm season began, and the 53rd WRS took off for their first tasking of the season Dec. … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 18, 2020 - Signaling a major leap forward for national defense in the digital age, the Air Force flew with artificial intelligence as a working aircrew member onboard a military aircraft for the first time Dec. 15. The AI algorithm, known as ARTUµ, flew with the pilot, U.S. Air Force Maj. “Vudu”, on a U-2 Dragon Lady assigned to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing at Beale … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 18, 2020 - The 60th Security Forces Squadron, in collaboration with Easy Aerial, a leading provider of autonomous drone-based monitoring solutions, launched the first automated drone-based perimeter security system for the Air Force, Dec. 11. The small unarmed aircraft initiative redefines on-base perimeter security systems to potentially advance warfighting … [Read more...]