DECEMBER 23, 2024 - The spirit of the season was alive and well on Dec. 20, as Kirtland Air Force Base hosted its annual Operation Cookie Drop. This beloved tradition brings the community together to package and deliver cookies to Airmen living in the dorms, providing a sweet taste of home for those unable to travel during the holidays. Volunteers from across the base and … [Read more...]
B-52 Bombers Kept Ready to Go
DECEMBER 23, 2024 - Over the past month the 501st Combat Support Wing (CSW) has hosted the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron (EBS) and four U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortresses as part of Bomber Task Force (BTF) 25-1. During that period, Pathfinders seamlessly provided passenger and cargo movement, inprocessing, outprocessing, lodging, food, equipment, facilities and enabled … [Read more...]
Dogface Soldiers Conduct Deployment Exercise
DECEMBER 23, 2024 — Dogface Soldiers conduct a Deployment Readiness Exercise with Air Force personnel at Hunter Army Airfield, here, Dec. 17, 2024. The training was part of a broader attempt to increase interoperability between the Army and Air Force, while giving individual Soldiers and Airmen the opportunity to develop combat skills in a joint environment. The exercise … [Read more...]
Air Force Looking for New F-16 Ejection Seat
DECEMBER 23, 2024 - The U.S. Air Force is updating its existing approach to the Next-Generation Ejection Seat (NGES) program to increase competition for some of the five platforms, inviting more industry players to compete for a contract to supply F-16 ejection seats with the potential to conduct competition for other aircraft platforms in the future. The decision follows … [Read more...]
Operation Christmas Drop 24 Interfly
A formation of C-130J Super Hercules and C-130H Hercules aircraft fly together near the coast of Guam, Dec. 14, 2024, to culminate Operation Christmas Drop 2024. OCD aims to build and enhance the coordination, integration, and execution skills necessary to support future humanitarian assistance efforts in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Natalie … [Read more...]