U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AFNS) -- At 100 years old, World War II and Korean War airpower legend, retired Lt. Col. James H. Harvey III., one of the nation’s first African American fighter pilots with the famed Tuskegee Airmen, received an honorary …
JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Reservist from the 315th Civil Engineer Flight, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, exercised emergency management, explosive ordnance disposal and firefighting operations during a 315th CEF joint exercise, Nov. 4, 2023. …
GLOBAL STRIKE CHALLENGE 2023 Category Winner Fairchild Trophy for Best Bomb Wing 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota Blanchard Trophy for Best ICBM Wing 341st Missile Wing, Malmstrom AFB, Montana Klotz (Best ICBM and Helicopter Operations) …
This year’s Veterans Day will hold a special meaning for one World War II vet and former navigator and intelligence officer who also served in the Air Force Reserve. Jed Woolley will celebrate his 100th birthday on Nov. 18, just a week after the nation …
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- On October 24, 2023, the National Safety Council awarded two Airmen in their Class of 2023: Rising Stars of Safety at the National Awards Ceremony in New Orleans, La. This event takes place in conjunction with the 2023 NSC …
ATLANTA -- Cheers of nearly 70,000 fans reverberated throughout the sold-out stadium. But as the U.S. flag was suddenly unfurled from the rafters of the stadium, the cheers slowly morphed into a synchronized singing of the national anthem. All six U.S. …
DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE, Ga. -- “They’re home now. They can rest, we’ve got the watch.” Capt. Andrew Blevins, 700th Airlift Squadron pilot, said this regarding 2nd Lt. Porter Pile, co-pilot, and Master Gunnery Sgt. Jim Triplett, radio operator, who were …
Published Nov. 6, 2023 By Marianne Malizia Secretary of the Air Force Office of Diversity and Inclusion ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- On Nov. 8 from 1-3 p.m. EST in the Pentagon Courtyard in Arlington, Virginia, a joint National American Indian Heritage Month …
Published Nov. 6, 2023 Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- Newly appointed Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin released his first letter to Airmen. In the letter, Allvin expresses humility, pride, and a sense of …
KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- An 815th Airlift Squadron loadmaster was crowned Miss New South in the Miss Meridian pageant in Vicksburg, Mississippi, Oct. 22, qualifying her to compete in Miss Mississippi June 2-8, 2024. If successful there, Senior …
Published Nov. 3, 2023 Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Congratulations to the following units and individuals who were selected for recognition of their outstanding safety accomplishments for FY23. The general category …
WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The U.S. Senate confirmed Gen. David W. Allvin Nov. 2 to be the 23rd Air Force chief of staff, partially breaking through a blockade on all military confirmations to install the decorated commander, strategist and pilot as the service …
The 445th Security Forces Squadron conducted a daytime/nighttime base defense exercise at the Warfighting Training Center on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Oct. 14-15, 2023. The training tested their agile combat employment (ACE) with limited …
MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. -- The 908th Airlift Wing had an eventful month of October. Starting on Oct. 1, the wing remembered seven significant events in its history. First in 1964, the unit moved from Bates Field to Brookley Air Force Base in Mobile, …
WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The Department of the Air Force's Hispanic Empowerment and Action Team hosted its annual Hispanic Heritage Month conference Oct. 13 at the Inter-American Defense College in Washington, D.C. This year’s theme, “Amplifying the …
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The October 2023 unit training assembly weekend proved Reserve Citizen Airmen were ready when in flight aircrews from the 70th and 79th Air Refueling Squadrons received a real-world request from Coast Guard District 11 …
HOMESTEAD AIR RESERVE BASE, Fla. -- Recently, it was announced that the 482d Fighter Wing’s own Ms. Linda Zorichak took first place in the 2023 Air Force Art Contest. Zorichak, who serves as a unit program coordinator for the 93rd Fighter Squadron, won in …
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. -- Col. Douglas Stouffer, 512th Airlift Wing commander, presented a quarterly safety award to a 709th Airlift Squadron aircrew on Dover Air Force Base, Oct. 14, 2023. They received the award for their superior judgement, crew …
MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL AIR RESERVE STATION, Minn. -- To save paper and time, the Air Force Reserve Command is moving from the old Reserve Travel System to the digital Defense Travel System. “The transition reason is to reduce the time it takes to process a …
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- More than 60 senior leaders from Major Commands, Numbered Air Forces, and Wings across the U.S. Air Force converged on Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, to attend Air Force Global Strike Command’s 2023 Air Reserve …
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