JULY 7, 2015, GREAT LAKES, Ill. (NNS) - Members of the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, attended the commissioning ceremony of Navy Recruit Division 267 at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, Illinois, June 29. The Recruit Division Sponsorship Program allows Navy commands to interact with recruits during training and take part in the … [Read more...]

JULY 7, 2015, ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. (AFNS) - The Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve are scheduled to receive three new system pods that will allow tankers to safely get closer to the fight for refueling. Under a $31.7 million order, Northrop Grumman will provide two full Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures system pods and one shell, designed for the KC-135 … [Read more...]

July 2, 2015, Hurlburt Field, Fla. (AFNS) - It’s been 5,000 days of struggle, rugged landscapes, blood and sweat. It’s been 5,000 days of exhaustion, injuries, and long separations from family, friends and home. On June 27, the 17th Special Tactics Squadron marked 5,000 days of unremitting war. Their 5,000-day epoch began in October 2001, one month after the … [Read more...]

JULY 1, 2015, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - With the fiscal constraints recently seen in the Air Force, many changes have taken place to safeguard the survivability of missions and career fields. Some of those changes came in the form of career-field mergers, especially within the career enlisted aviator specialties. Last November, Airmen from the Air Force Specialty Code 1A4X1, … [Read more...]

JUNE 30, 2015, HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AFNS) - The Ogden Air Logistics Complex completed an F-35B Lightning II functional check flight here June 18, after the first depot-level short take off and vertical landing modifications were completed on two F-35Bs for the Marine Corps. Lt. Col. Kevin Hall, a member of the 514th Flight Test Squadron and the first depot test pilot … [Read more...]