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  • Honor, Emotion and Brotherhood

    A group of 25 Veterans embarked on an all-expense paid, emotion-provoking journey to the memorials in Washington, D.C. Each of whom would be given the opportunity to pay their respects to fallen brothers and sisters, reminisce of younger years and exchange stories of their time in the military from

  • Year in Review 2018

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Throughout 2018, the 419th Fighter Wing and active duty counterparts at Hill continued to advance the F-35 Lightning II program and set the playbook for all future F-35A operations.   In April, the 419th FW welcomed Col. Gina “Torch” Sabric, its first female commander and

  • First GPS III satellite successfully launched

    The Air Force and its mission partners successfully launched the first Global Positioning Systems III satellite Dec. 23 from Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The Lockheed Martin-built satellitewas carried to orbit aboard a Space Exploration Technologies

  • Kandahar Airmen keep aircraft fit to fight

    The 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron does things a little differently. Instead of having separate squadrons for each airframe, they are responsible for all the A-10 Thunderbolt IIs, KC-135 Stratotankers and MQ-9 Reapers at Kandahar. To do this effectively, each Airman must be an

  • 2018: AFCYBER in review

    2018 was an exciting year for Air Forces Cyber! From surprise commissions, ribbon cuttings, dedication ceremonies, distinguished visitors, training opportunities, retirements, command and commander changes, and everything in between; AFCYBER hasn't missed a beat in its delivery of full-spectrum

  • Family Tradition

    Albert Gill was only three days past his ninth birthday when he got the dreaded news. His father had passed away. Suddenly, he and his mother found themselves alone and facing the beginning of the Great Depression.  The events forced them to move hours from his childhood home in Charleston, S.C. to