JANUARY 9, 2025 - Air Education and Training Command partnered with the University of North Dakota Aerospace Foundation flight training program in Arizona and the Brunner Aerospace flight training program in Texas to test a new Initial Pilot Training (IPT) model. A total of 65 U.S. Air Force student pilots took to the skies from Mesa, Arizona, and Georgetown, Texas, as part … [Read more...]
Biden Administration Sends $500 Million More to Ukraine
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 43rd Air Mobility Squadron and 43rd Operations Squadron load cargo on a C-17 bound for Poland at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina. The United States reaffirms its steadfast commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity in support of a secure and prosperous Ukraine. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jim Bove) JANUARY 9, 2025 - Today, … [Read more...]
Kick Start New Year Fitness Goals
JANUARY 8, 2025 – Army & Air Force Exchange Service shoppers can jump straight into their new year health and fitness goals with BE FIT 360 gear, resources, services and more. Shoppers can find a tax-free activewear, athletic shoes, fitness trackers, hydration gear, sports nutrition products and exercise equipment at their PX, BX or on ShopMyExchange.com. National brands … [Read more...]
Army Band Battles the Weather for Carter Ceremony
U.S. service members with the Joint Task Force-National Capital Region Ceremonial Honor Guard and family members of former President Jimmy Carter arrive at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Jan. 7, 2025. Carter, who was also a 2002 Nobel Peace Prize recipient for his humanitarian efforts, passed away on December 29, 2024, at his home in Plains, Georgia, at the age of … [Read more...]
Austin to Convene Ukraine Coalition
JANUARY 8, 2025 - Two senior defense officials told the media this morning that Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III intends to gather the Ukraine Defense Contact Group's eight capabilities coalition leaders during the upcoming 25th meeting of the UDCG at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, in order to map out Ukraine's defense capabilities in support of building a credible … [Read more...]