APRIL 22, 2025 - U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 480th Fighter Squadron participated in exercise Turbo Weasel at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, March 18-26 and April 8–17. Turbo Weasel is a dynamic air exercise designed to support the Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses mission, simulating realistic, high-intensity conditions. The primary goal is to replicate an intricate, … [Read more...]
Air Force Modernizes IT Backbone
APRIL 22, 2025 - Department of the Air Force senior leaders from across the IT and acquisitions community emphasized the importance of investing in critical infrastructure and information systems across Air and Space Force installations. They highlighted the need for robust networks, information technology architecture and command and control (C2) systems at the base level as … [Read more...]
Foreign Intel Job Scams Target DoD Employees
APRIL 22, 2025 - When a social media message pops up offering a high-paying consulting job from an unknown recruiter, it’s easy to be intrigued. But before you accept this too-good-to-be-true offer, think twice. For many current and former members of the Department of the Air Force, and increasingly, across the entire U.S. government workforce, this is the first step in a … [Read more...]
Wyoming Base Chosen for C-130J Upgrade
One of two new C-130J Super Hercules aircraft arrives at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Nov. 6, 2021, ushering in a new era of aviation for the 123rd Airlift Wing. The state-of-the-art transports are among eight the wing will receive over the next 11 months to replace eight aging C-130 H-model aircraft, which were built in 1992 and have seen duty all … [Read more...]
Honoring the Doolittle Raid
APRIL 18, 2025 - On April 18, 1942, a small group of Army Air Forces aviators changed the momentum of World War II with a single, audacious strike. Known as the Doolittle Raid, this operation — launched from the deck of the USS Hornet — was the first U.S. air attack on Japan's home islands. Led by then-Army Air Corps Lt. Col. James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle, the mission was … [Read more...]