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AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy – Chief Master Sgt. Phillip Easton, U.S. European Command senior enlisted leader, visited Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 12-13, 2021. Easton briefed Airmen from the 31st Fighter Wing on command priorities and provided leadership guidance. As the senior enlisted leader of EUCOM, he was able to provide a perspective on the current state of affairs for enlisted service members serving in Europe explaining EUCOM’s command structure, priorities and partnerships while passing ...

The acting Secretary of the Air Force, John P. Roth, and the Chief of Space Operations, U.S. Space Force Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond, visited Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, May 17, 2021.,

A team of members from AFNWC and Air Force Global Strike Command has taken the lead on an innovation process to deploy projects faster while eliminating delays caused by lengthy or belated engineering reviews. ,

By Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Carzis, 146th Airlift Wing / Published May 19, 2021 U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Mikael Sundin, Command Chief Master Sgt. 1st Air Force, tours a C130-E Hercules aircraft from the 152nd Airlift Wing during MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) training at the San Bernardino Air Tanker Base, California. May 5, 2021. Utilizing C-130 aircraft equipped with the MAFFS unit, Air National Guard aircrew from the 152nd Airlift Wing and the 146th Airlift...

Air Force held first information warfare test exercises 5 hours ago The Air Force is using a new information warfare range in New Mexico to test and integrate capabilities. (Airman 1st Class Brooke Moeder/Air Force) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force conducted its first information warfare-focused exercises to test the concept at a new range in the New Mexico desert. To date, Air Combat Command led 10 “proof of concept” exercises, Jeffrey Phillips, commander of the 67th Cyberspace Wing...

34 BANN, Germany – The United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa Warfare Center Detachment 3, Polygone, became the 19th Electronic Warfare Squadron at Polygone, Bann, Germany, May 11. As a tri-national detachment specializing in training U.S. service members and NATO partners to effectively support transient fourth and fifth generation aircraft, the unit became a squadron to increase manning, resources and further their combat readiness. “Our mission is expandin...

Air Force report on 2020 Eglin F-22 crash not yet ready for release EGLIN AFB — Almost a year after an F-22 Raptor fighter jet crashed on the bases range, an Air Force Accident Investigation Board report still is not ready for public release. The F-22 Raptor, part of the 325th Fighter Wing, was on a routine training mission with the 33rd Fighter Wing when it crashed about 9:15 a.m. May 15, 2020, in a closed area of the Eglin Air Force Base reservation about 12 miles northeast of the main sect...

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – A reservist in the 419th Fighter Wing was named Company Grade Officer of the Year for the State of Utah on May 15.Capt. Mark Tappendorf was presented a trophy by Gov. Spencer Cox during Utah’s Servicemember of the Year awards,,

Both received high-level awards during the Airman Leadership School’s graduation ceremony at Peterson-Schriever Garrison, May 6. Senior Airman Abigail Martin, a French horn player for the Academy Band, earned the distinguished graduate award, and Senior Airman Robert Rybicky earned the John Levitow Award. “I was surprised I was selected only because my class proved to be extremely intelligent, thoughtful Airmen who contributed greatly to the discussions presented in class,” said Martin, ...

Previously only overwintering here, a pair of bald eagles began nesting at Woods Reservoir at Arnold Air Force Base for the first time in 2009. They have built two additional nests since then, but only use one at any given time.Two or three eaglets have,