Dec. 20, 2019 AMC holds industry day on contract refueling Air Mobility Command hosted its second industry day event Dec. 17, inviting representatives and government entities to Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, to discuss contract aerial refueling capabilities and opportunities.
Dec. 20, 2019 Setting the foundation for an energy-optimized and lethal Air Force As 2020 approaches and the Air Force prepares to take on the challenges of the next decade, we must also review our successes and lessons learned. For Air Force Operational Energy, 2019 was a year for laying the foundation to build a more optimized and lethal force in the years to come. By
Dec. 20, 2019 Nurse enlisted commissioning program application window now open The Chief Nurse interview process has also changed, allowing Chief Nurses to interview only eligible candidates.
Dec. 19, 2019 Central Arkansas named 2020 Great American Defense Community Central Arkansas, home to Little Rock Air Force Base, is one of five communities across the country named to the 2020 Class of Great American Defense Communities, a recognition program which is part of the Association of Defense Communities.
Dec. 19, 2019 First-ever LEO attends MacDill Airman Leadership School Looking at Airman Leadership School’s Class 20A at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, one would see many bright-eyed faces. Uniforms are crisp and serviceable. Personal appearance is sharp and presentable. They’re displaying themselves as the new front-line supervisors they are soon to become, once
Dec. 19, 2019 Perseverance: From war, refuge to the American dream The term “the American dream” has been thrown around for decades. By definition, it is the ideal by which equality of opportunity is available to any American, allowing the highest aspirations and goals to be achieved. These aspirations and goals are subjective depending on the individual.
Dec. 19, 2019 KC-46 completes first around-the-world flight A KC-46A from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing completed the Pegasus’ first flight around the world Nov. 13-26.The first global circumnavigation for the KC-46A Pegasus provided extensive training opportunities for maintainers and aircrew at multiple locations on a seven-leg, 13-day journey that included
Dec. 19, 2019 Heavenly flight: Chaplain delivers service during trans-Atlantic trip Chaplain (Maj.) Aaron Meadows, 315th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, conducted an in-flight worship service for Airmen, Dec. 15, 2019, while en route from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to the U.S.
Dec. 18, 2019 Doggone bombs: Team MacDill integrates joint force counter-IED training The 6th CES/EOD flight held an integrated training with 6th SFS military working dog teams, aeromedical technicians with the 927th Aeromedical Staging Squadron and veterinary technicians with the U.S. Army Public Health Activity, Fort Gordon, MacDill branch, from Dec. 9 to 13, at MacDill Air Force
Dec. 18, 2019 Japanese Surgeon General visits Travis All the bells and whistles of the U.S. west coast mobility mission were on full display during a visit from Japanese Maj. Gen. Shinya Bekku, Japanese Air Self-Defense Force Surgeon General, Dec. 9, 2019, at Travis Air Force Base, California.