JUNE 23, 2025 - Just days after Memorial Day, as the nation honors those who gave their lives in service, 2nd Lt. Katherine Hendl carried out a deeply personal mission: escorting the remains of her great-great-uncle, Staff Sgt. Loring E. Lord, a U.S. Army Air Forces gunner killed in action during World War II, home to Massachusetts — nearly 80 years after he was declared … [Read more...]

JUNE 23, 2025 – The 317th Airlift Wing is testing advanced communications hardware for certification on C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, enhancing situational awareness and command connectivity for future missions. The upgrades, tested June 2 at Dyess Air Force Base, feature the latest carry-on, carry-off airborne tactical communications system, known as the Joint Deployable … [Read more...]

JUNE 20, 2025 - Each year, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center celebrates excellence and innovation in military facilities planning and design through its prestigious Department of the Air Force Design Awards Program. These awards recognize infrastructure projects that set new benchmarks in design, sustainability, and energy efficiency, showcasing the ingenuity and dedication … [Read more...]

JUNE 17, 2025 - The Department of the Air Force took a bold step toward future command and control capabilities with the successful completion of its first Decision Advantage Sprint for Human-Machine Teaming, or DASH, experiment, recently held at the Howard Hughes Operations Center, or H2O, in Las Vegas, Nevada. "The DASH experiment showed how machine support can … [Read more...]

JUNE 16, 2025 – U.S. Airmen assigned to the 21st Airlift Squadron (AS) and 860th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS) from Travis Air Force Base delivered humanitarian aid to Central America in support of the Denton Program June 6-9, 2025. The mission was conducted as part of the Department of Defense’s Denton Program, which enables U.S. military aircraft to transport … [Read more...]