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Print article Frosty’s made of it, kids play in it and Christmas carolers sing about it. And now we know bomb blasts can be hushed with it. That’s what a team of innovative airmen in Alaska confirmed recently during a four-day experiment into how effective snow is at dampening dangerous shockwaves from ordnance blasts. Ordnance teams normally use sand or water barriers for that job. The tests revealed that charges surrounded by bags filled with snow significantly reduced pressure waves e...

FALLS CHURCH, Va. -- This time last year, as the world was trying to wrap its head around an unknown and unforgiving new enemy, Air Force nurses and medical technicians found themselves on the front lines of COVID-19. Air Force nurses and technicians have remained battle-tested and ready for a fight like this. Saving lives amid insurmountable odds and in the face of unprecedented challenges is what Air Force nurses and technicians remain ready for. The COVID-19 pandemic shined a light on their...

This time last year, as the world was trying to wrap its head around an unknown and unforgiving new enemy, Air Force nurses and medical technicians found themselves on the front lines of COVID-19. Air Force nurses and technicians have remained battle-tested and ready for a fight like this. Saving lives amid insurmountable odds and in the face of unprecedented challenges is what Air Force nurses and technicians remain ready for. The COVID-19 pandemic shined a light on their incredible resilience...

Close Military veterans including (from left) Jacob Martinez, Irma Davila, Yvonne Dunn, John Roberts, George Varra, Talantino Angelosante and Duane Vigus (not pictured) of the Beeville Iran Afghanistan Veterans Organization and VFW Post 9170 participated April 10 in a virtual march commemorating the Bataan Death March. Since COVID-19 restrictions prevented the annual march that has taken place since 1989 at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, groups this year were encourage...

By Shireen Bedi, Air Force Surgeon General Public Affairs / Published May 05, 2021 FALLS CHURCH, Va. -- This time last year, as the world was trying to wrap its head around an unknown and unforgiving new enemy, Air Force nurses and medical technicians found themselves on the front lines of COVID-19. Air Force nurses and technicians have remained battle-tested and ready for a fight like this. Saving lives amid insurmountable odds and in the face of unprecedented challenges is w...

A U.S. Air Force pararescueman earned a medal for heroism after he treated seven of his fellow service members who were hit by a blast while in Afghanistan in 2019.

By Master Sgt. Louis Vega, Pacific Air Forces Public Affairs / Published April 29, 2021 U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Gabriel Pereda, 2nd Logistics Readiness Squadron ground transportation operator, poses for a photo during a Bomber Task Force deployment at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, April 20, 2021. Pereda has been involved in the last two BTF deployments back-to-back. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jovante Johnson) U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Gabriel Pereda, 2nd Lo...

5 As the verdict in the former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin trial was announced, U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 133rd Airlift Wing were staged and ready to secure the Minneapolis Convention Center. The Airmen were just 50 pieces to a 3,000-piece puzzle, activated to support Operation Safety Net, a unified effort between multiple Minnesota law enforcement organizations and the Minnesota National Guard. Guardsmen were pre-staged throughout Minneapolis and St. Paul to p...

Aviano Air Base, Italy, participated in exercise INIOCHOS 21 at Andravida Air Base April 12–22. The exercise was a Hellenic air force-sponsored operational and tactical level field training exercise, hosted by the Hellenic Air Tactics Center at Greece’s fighter weapons school. The aim was to enhance combat readiness and fighting capability, while providing participants the opportunity to develop capabilities planning and conduct complex air operations in a multinational, joint-force environ...

Aviano Air Base, Italy, participated in exercise INIOCHOS 21 at Andravida Air Base April 12–22. The exercise was a Hellenic air force-sponsored operational and tactical level field training exercise, hosted by the Hellenic Air Tactics Center at Greece’s fighter weapons school. The aim was to enhance combat readiness and fighting capability, while providing participants the opportunity to develop capabilities planning and conduct complex air operations in a multinational, joint-force environ...