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The Air Force Life Cycle Management Centers MQ-9 Program Office is moving forward with several fleet enhancement capabilities aimed at increasing the The MQ-9 is an unmanned aircraft with intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and strike capability, traditionally used for Counter-Violent Extremist Organization combat operations. That mission is now shifting. The MQ-9 is demonstrating it is still a relevant platform as it supports United States European Command and is now set to receive ...

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Centers MQ-9 Program Office is moving forward with several fleet enhancement capabilities aimed at increasing the The MQ-9 is an unmanned aircraft with intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and strike capability, traditionally used for Counter-Violent Extremist Organization combat operations. That mission is now shifting. The MQ-9 is demonstrating it is still a relevant platform as it supports United States European Command and is now set to receive ...

  The MQ-9 is an unmanned aircraft with intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and strike capability, traditionally used for Counter-Violent Extremist Organization (C-VEO) combat operations. That mission is now shifting.     The MQ-9 is demonstrating that it is still a relevant platform as it supports new missions in United States European Command (EUCOM) and is now set to receive a suite of upgrades to allow the platform to offer a host of new capabilities for Combatant Commanders and...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas – Air Force Recruiting Service, and their partners at Richard Petty Motorsports and Ed Carpenter Racing, introduced their newest paint scheme today, which pays homage to the original trailblazers, the Tuskegee Airmen. The red tails, yellow stripes, and star emblem aren’t just a visual cue, but a reminder that great things can happen when we celebrate our differences. “Our partnerships with Richard Petty Motorsports and Ed Carpenter Racing provide the...

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- With global competition heating up, the need to maximize the agility of U.S. Air Force operational command and control has never been more pressing. Fortunately, the USAF’s Operational Command Training Program is a foundational piece of its current C2 training architecture.  The OCTP team is a powerful tool designed to support every Air Component Command around the globe, yet too many operational level leaders are unfamiliar with the program and its value in optimiz...

By Andrew C. Patterson, Special Warfare Training Wing/Public Affairs / Published April 16, 2021 JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-CHAPMAN TRAINING ANNEX, Texas—Chief Master Sgt. Todd M. Popovic, Special Warfare Training Wing, or SWTW, command chief, leads a formation in memorial pushups after a memorial log carry for fallen airman, Lt. Col. William Schroeder, at the SWTW located on Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, or JBSA-CTA, Apr. 8, 2021. The memorial log created for Sc...

Approximately 37 Ready Medics from Little Rock Air Force Base’s 19th Medical Group deployed in support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s COVID-19 response operations.,

By Caroline Clauson, 88th Air Base Wing Public Affairs / Published April 16, 2021 210409-F-AU145-1008 Staff Sgt. Alyssa Modlin, noncommissioned officer in charge of police services for the 88th Security Forces Squadron, talks with Prairies residents during the “Coffee with a Cop” outreach April 9 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The event allowed base housing residents to interact with Security Forces outside their regular patrol duties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ty Gree...

By U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Public Affairs, U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds / Published April 16, 2021 NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, will debut their redesigned aerial demonstration, to include an updated ground show performance, at the Cocoa Beach Air Show, Florida on April 17 and 18. Last year, the Thunderbirds were able to focus on and fully commit to enhancing their aerial demonstration and ground show after ...

By Maria Pinel, JTF-Bravo Public Affairs / Published April 16, 2021 Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras -- U.S. military personnel assigned to Joint Task Force-Bravo, based out of Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras will conduct a week-long overwater personnel recovery training in the department of Colón. The training scenario will involve JTFB-Bravo personnel deploying to Puerto Castilla to rehearse mission command and operations in response to a downed aircraft, with the use of UH-60, HH...