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NEWS

  • Air Force discusses the future of energy efficiency

    At this year’s Virtual Air Warfare Symposium, the Air Force Association held a panel on February 23rd with Department of the Air Force senior leaders titled “No Fuel, No Fight: The Future of Warfighting Energy Requirements.” The purpose of the panel was to discuss the inherent vulnerabilities fuel

  • Travis AFB conducts readiness exercise

    Travis Air Force Base, California, conducted a readiness exercise Feb. 24 – 25. The goal of the exercise was to evaluate the response of base personnel in a simulated scenario. Exercises fine-tune and advance our Airmen’s readiness and ability to execute and sustain rapid global mobility around the

  • 19th AW continues to advance ACE integration

    The 61st Airlift Squadron concluded a weeklong, organically generated exercise, Feb. 20, demonstrating the effectiveness of Agile Combat Employment (ACE) tactics, techniques and procedures focused on Mobility Air Force and Combat Air Force integration.

  • AMC commander discusses limited operational use of KC-46

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, Air Mobility Command commander, discussed the command’s approach for increasing operational use of the KC-46 during a media roundtable at the Air Force Association’s virtual Aerospace Warfare Symposium, Feb. 24, 2021.As the KC-46 program works

  • Team MacDill hosts 18th Air Force leaders

    Maj. Gen. Thad Bibb Jr., 18th Air Force commander and Chief Master Sgt. Chad Bickley, 18th AF command chief, visited MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Feb. 17-19. During their visit, Bibb and Bickley viewed Team MacDill’s ability to deliver unmatched air refueling, installation and mission support.

  • Swimming to the rescue: 19th LRS Airman rescues family

    “My babies! My babies!”It was those frantic words that were overheard by an Airman from Little Rock Air Force Base that prompted his immediate response. On June 6, 2020, Staff Sgt. Anthony Feist, a 19th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle quality assurance evaluator, was enjoying his Saturday

  • Dover operations work through snow

    A snow-covered C-17 Globemaster III, assigned to the 62nd Airlift Wing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, sits on the flight line at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Feb. 11, 2021. As snow fell, the base continued normal operations and prepared for additional winter weather. (U.S. Air Force