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The military is scrambling to understand the aviation crash risk from a new 5G sale Valerie Insinna and Aaron Mehta December 21, 2020 (Staff Sgt. Ryan Callaghan/U.S. Air Force) WASHINGTON — As part of a broader move to boost the 5G industry in the United States, the Federal Communications Commission on Dec. 8 began auctioning a portion of C-band electromagnetic spectrum, a move the committee’s chairman, Ajit Pai, celebrated as “a big day for American consumers and U.S. leadership in 5G....

New ABMS Systems Will Allow Easier Communications Between F-35, F-22 And Other Assets New ABMS Systems Will Allow Easier Communications Between F-35, F-22 And Other Assets A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor and F-35A Lightning II fly in formation with the XQ-58A Valkyrie low-cost unmanned aerial vehicle over the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground testing range, Ariz., during a series of tests Dec. 9, 2020. This integrated test follows a series of gatewayONE ground tests that began during the inaugural Dep...

FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA The 60th Security Forces Squadron tests a small unarmed aircraft at Travis Air Force Base, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020. (Nicholas Pilch/U.S. Air Force file photo) Travis launches small, unarmed aircraft initiative By Airman 1st Class Karla Parra TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE — The 60th Security Forces Squadron, in collaboration with Easy Aerial, a leading provider of autonomous drone-based monitoring solutions, launched the first automated drone-based perimeter security system...

Date Time AFWERX Agility Prime announces “flying car” military airworthiness, infrastructure milestones AFWERX Agility Prime announced Dec. 10, during the Accelerate event, a series of milestones for the “flying car” program and discussed new initiatives for 2021, including six sectors for potential “Prime” programs. “AFWERX Accelerate was a big week with Agility Prime having a ground-breaking ceremony for a simulation facility to allow experimentation from the researcher to the o...

Travis helps in Honduras after hurricanes Master Sgt. Bryan Masters, left, and Tech. Sgt. Luis Barrios, airfield managers, perform a C-130 Hercules aircraft suitability check to assess the ability of the aircraft to safely land at Aguacate landing zone in Catacamas, Honduras, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. Two Travis airmen were among the members of the team sent to Honduras. (U.S. Air Force photo) JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. — A team of 14 members of the 621st Contingency Response Wing r...

Lt. Col. Chris Y. Mayeda, USAF Retires Posted On Dr. Chris Mayeda is a Culver City High School graduate and earned dual degrees from UC San Diego, majoring in psychology and biology. Mayeda entered the U.S. Air Force in 1998 while attending the USC School of Dentistry and was commissioned as 2 nd lieutenant. Upon graduation he was assigned to the 88 th Dental Squadron at Wright Patterson Air Force Base Medical Center, where he completed an Advanced Education in General Dentistry residency. ...

By Airman 1st Class Karla Parra, 60th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs / Published December 17, 2020 The 60th Security Forces Squadron, in collaboration with Easy Aerial, a leading provider of autonomous drone-based monitoring solutions, launched the first automated drone-based perimeter security system for the United States Air Force at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Dec. 11, 2020. The small unarmed aircraft initiative redefines on-base perimeter security systems to potentiall...

Date Time Travis AFB launches small unarmed aircraft initiative, first on Air Force installation The 60th Security Forces Squadron, in collaboration with Easy Aerial, a leading provider of autonomous drone-based monitoring solutions, launched the first automated drone-based perimeter security system for the Air Force, Dec. 11. The small unarmed aircraft initiative redefines on-base perimeter security systems to potentially advance warfighting capabilities, enhance strategic deterrence and foste...

Travis Air Force Base Teams Up On Drone-Based Security Operations By Travis Air Force Base | December 14, 2020 ADVERTISEMENT The first deployment of automated aerial security solution on a USAF Installation Travis Air Force Base, California, and Brooklyn, New York - December  14, 2020 - The 60th Air Mobility Wing, 60th Security Forces Squadron, in conjunction with  Easy Aerial, a commercial provider of autonomous drone-based monitoring solutions, has developed and deployed the first automat...

10 Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, Air Mobility Command commander, along with Chief Master Sgt. Brian Kruzelnick, AMC command chief, toured Dover Air Force Base Dec. 7-9, 2020, experiencing firsthand how Team Dover trains multi-capable, innovative Airmen and supports future aviation and Air Force leaders. “The top lift (priority) is developing the force,” said Kruzelnick. “Our best comparative advantage over our enemy is you. We need to invest in you and your family to make sur...