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“Our AFRS Det. 1 is all about creating that excitement and understanding of what we do,” said Maj. Gen. Ed Thomas, AFRS commander. “It's a very attractive lifestyle. But, if we don't tell people about it, if we don't show them, if we don't let them taste it, then we potentially lose very high quality, often diverse, recruits.” In the detachment’s two years of existence, the unit has participated in 165 events with over 355,000 attendees, directly mentoring more than 39,000 youth. They have also worked with more affinity organizations such as Latino Pilot Association, Organization o...

Here's what the soldiers of B. Co. 1-163rd did over the weekend: Credit goes to Staff Sgt. Christopher A. Hoffert for putting that video together. According to video shared by DVIDS (Defense Visual Information Distribution Service), the combined arms battalion soldiers conducted a company assault as part of their urban operations training at Fort Harrison, Montana over the weekend: The exercise began with Bravo Company being air assaulted to a landing Zone (LZ) by CH-47 helicopters from the 1-189th General Support Aviation Battalion based out of Helena, Montana. From the LZ, Bravo Company foo...

Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs / Published March 01, 2021 ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- The Air Force announced new Total Force officer stratification guidance March 1 for officers in the grades of O-2 through O-6 effective on any officer performance report that closes out April 1 or later. “As we execute Action Order A (Airman), we must remain focused on a culture of transparency,” said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. “By strengthening our officer stratification policy, we are meeting that intent. This step is necessary to give officers a f...

Today, 30 years after combat ended on Feb. 28, 1991, Desert Storm’s influence on the United States military, and especially the Air Force and Space Force, remain substantial and entrenched.,

By Col. Kjäll Gopaul, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command / Published February 23, 2021 Air Force medics from the 343rd Training Squadron/OL-A carry a patient-actor toward a waiting “Alamo Dustoff” air ambulance UH-60 Black Hawk operated by Texas Army National Guard Soldiers from Company C, 2-149 Aviation as part of a joint medical evacuation exercise at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Jan. 9, 2021. The joint team evacuated 16 patients from JBSA-Camp Bullis to JBSA-Chapman Annex throughout the day and evening. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Casey Voss)...