12 As part of an effort to maximize Mobility Air Forces and Combat Air Forces integration as well as enhance agile combat employment capabilities in the Indo-Pacific theater, a contingent of Airmen from the 19th Airlift Wing participated in an off-station training exercise at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 29 – April 7.
Led by the 41st Airlift Squadron, alongside Airmen from the 19th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and 19th Operations Support Squadron, Airmen completed 24 sorties, 88 flying hours, and more than 700 training events during the OST.
This training afforded C-130J Super Hercules’ aircrews the opportunity to further enhance their capabilities and receive hands-on experience with equipment, procedures, and personnel that they do not typically see while at home-station or downrange during deployments.
By Airman 1st Class Jayden Ford, 19th Airlift Wing Public Affairs / Published April 14, 2021
A C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 19th Airlift Wing prepares for takeoff on the flightline at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, April 1, 2021. The 41st Airlift Squadron recently completed a ten-day off station training event at JBPHH that tested a range of aircrew and maintenance capabilities in an unfamiliar environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jayden Ford)
A C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 19th Airlift Wing sits on the flightline at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, April 1, 2021. The 41st Airlift Squadron recently completed a ten-day off station training event at JBPHH that tested a range of aircrew and maintenance capabilities in an unfamiliar environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jayden Ford)
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Maintenance Squadron Commander Removed at Dyess Air Force Base
Lt. Col. Kristen Shadden receives the guidon during a 7th AMXS change of command ceremony at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, June 28, 2019. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Mercedes Porter)
8 Apr 2021
An Air Force commander in charge of the maintenance squadron at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, was removed from her post last month after top leadership at the base determined her performance was inadequate.
Col. Jose E. Sumangil, commander of the 7th Bomb Wing, removed Lt. Col. Kristen Shadden as head of the 7th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron on March 29 for loss of confidence in her ability to lead. Shadden had assumed command of the squadron on June 28, 2019.
The US Air Force s first hypersonic AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon had been hotly anticipated
But the test was abandoned after the B52 bomber it was supposed to be fired from was unable to complete it launch sequence
The head of the Air Force s armament program described the failure as a setback
The hypersonic missile can travel at greater than Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound, and is designed to be used to hit heavily defended target