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Sept. 9, 2020
Airmen find solution to KC-135 and C-130 battery testing failure, reducing cost and maintenance delays

Airmen from Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio, and Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, helped revise outdated procedures for testing the condition of aircraft batteries on the KC-135 Stratotanker and C-130 Hercules, preventing the premature disposal and replacement of batteries and avoiding
April 9, 2020
Joint Base Team comes together to support those in quarantine and isolation

With the rapid spread of COVID-19 throughout the United States, protective measures have been implemented across the country to protect individuals from contracting the virus and flatten the curve.
March 5, 2020
Barrett, Goldfein, Raymond outline Air Force priorities to House lawmakers while acknowledging difficult budget choices

Like the Senate hearing Tuesday, the session Wednesday in the House was only the first step in a lengthy process that will yield legislation providing a blueprint written by Congress of the spending, security and policy priorities for the entire United States military.
Feb. 12, 2020
Air Force announces specific specialties for 20OT03 OTS selection board

With a change in end-strength requirements and individual career field needs, the Air Force is targeting specific specialties for the upcoming 20OT03 Officer Training School selection board scheduled for May 18-22, 2020.Packages for the first civilian/military combined non-rated line officer board
Nov. 19, 2019
Project NEXUS: Empowering the USAF’s digital talent

Designed by the AETC technology integration detachment and hosted by the AFWERX-Austin hub, the beta test program was designed to fuel organic technology problem solving efforts for Airmen in their day-to-day workplaces.
Oct. 10, 2019
Mobility leaders discuss resiliency, force development at 2019 Phoenix Rally

The U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center hosted Air Mobility Command’s 2019 Phoenix Rally Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Oct. 8-10. The event provided AMC leaders an opportunity to come together to focus on developing mobility forces’ capabilities and to improve readiness.
Aug. 18, 2019
Air traffic control: Keeping Herk Nation airspace safe

Team Little Rock sends out aircraft every day supporting a variety of missions around the local area and across the globe. The 19th Operations Support Squadron air traffic controllers take care of maneuvering aircraft within the airspace and flight line to ensure all Airmen in the air and on the
July 22, 2019
Airman bridges the gap with Career Skills Program

The U.S. Air Force Career Skills Program assists in bridging the gap while transitioning from military to civilian employment.U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Lauren Phipps, 19th Wing Staff Agency unit deployment manager, will soon begin an internship at the William J. Clinton Presidential Library
July 16, 2019
So much more than just a sky mechanic

Keeping an aircraft worth hundreds of millions of dollars in tip-top shape is a complex process. Tactical aircraft maintainers are commonly known as "flying crew chiefs" because they're generalists who coordinate the aircraft's readiness and call in specialists like avionics or propulsion
June 17, 2019
KC-46A Pegasus debuts at International Paris Air Show

The U.S. Air Force’s newest weapons system made its international trade show debut June 17, when the KC-46 Pegasus arrived at the International Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, France.