FEBRUARY 24, 2020 - Secretary of the Air Force Barbara M. Barrett united Feb. 21 with secretaries from the other military services, pledging to work closely to fulfill the mandates of the National Defense Strategy as well as advancing new, capabilities for warfighting, joint operations and ensuring superiority in space. Appearing at the Center for Strategic and International … [Read more...]

FEBRUARY 21, 2020 - The Air Force’s newest helicopter, the MH-139A Grey Wolf, completed its first combined test flight here Feb. 11. With a Boeing pilot in command, this test flight allowed the Air Force its first in-flight look at the capabilities of the aircraft. The flight also made Maj. Zach Roycroft, 413th Flight Test Squadron lead test pilot for the program, the first … [Read more...]

FEBRUARY 19, 2020 - President Donald J. Trump became the first sitting president to utter the phrase “start your engines” at the Daytona 500, Feb. 16. Prior to the start of the 62nd running of the Daytona 500, a group of the Air Force’s newest enlistees were fortunate enough to have the president applaud them in person for their service. The mass enlistment took place on … [Read more...]

FEBRUARY 17, 2020 - After nearly five hours of flying above Afghanistan, the call finally came. “Alright guys, the first receivers are about 10 mikes out. Let’s get ready to do this,” announced the KC-135 Stratotanker pilot to his team. As aircraft quickly approach, the 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker’s aircrew carefully complete the necessary … [Read more...]

FEBRARUY 16, 2020 - The Air Force made a special drop into the Daytona International Speedway leading up to the NASCAR Cup series opening Daytona 500 race, which will be run Feb. 16. Bubba Wallace, driver of Richard Petty Motorsport’s No. 43 car, made a grand entrance to this year’s race. Wallace entered the raceway from 10,000 feet after jumping out of a C-17 Globemaster … [Read more...]