Feb. 7, 2018 Reserve Citizen Airman support successful SpaceX Falcon Heavy milestone launch Reserve Citizen Airmen are used to supporting milestone rocket launches, and have supported manned spaceflight launches through the years; however, they have never supported a rocket toting a car.SpaceX’s CEO Elon Musk’s cherry red Roadster from Tesla, his electric car company, was the payload on
Feb. 6, 2018 Lightning fast BARKSDALE AFB, La. - The crew of B-52 Stratofortress 60-051 was on final approach Dec. 19, 2017 to Barksdale Air Force Base, La. when they heard an odd sound, like a thud, coming from outside the jet. All systems remained normal and the crew had no trouble maintaining control of the aircraft,
Feb. 4, 2018 February Video Commentary Chief Master Sgt. James Loper, 10th Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. discusses lineage and heritage in his February Commentary.
Jan. 31, 2018 Make cybersecurity your New Year's resolution Cybersecurity is real and it’s every Airmen’s business. Our Department of Defense networks are attacked thousands of times each day by adversaries trying to penetrate and degrade our National Defense systems.
Jan. 30, 2018 Reserve wing receives prestigious German Maritime Search and Rescue award For the first time in 20 years, the German Maritime Search and Rescue Service awarded the Medal of Honor on Ribbon for Rescue Missions at Sea in Gold in a special ceremony to the 920th Rescue Wing Jan. 26, 2018 at the German Martime Museum.The wing, based out of Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, was
Jan. 25, 2018 Reserve Citizen Airmen helicopter crews train with military working dogs Beta, a military working dog with the 45th Space Wing Security Force Squadron, is trained to smell anything from money to explosives and can even recognize hostile actions. He added a new skill Jan. 23 with the help of Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing who familiarized the K9 with
Jan. 24, 2018 Scholarships for Military Children deadline is Feb. 16 Having put 2017 in the rear view mirror, some military families are turning to the first big deadline of 2018: finalizing their Scholarships for Military Children applications in time for the program’s Feb. 16 application cutoff.
Jan. 24, 2018 National Defense Strategy a ‘Good Fit for Our Times,’ Mattis Says The new National Defense Strategy is a good fit for the times, emphasizing the return of great power rivalry, yet still addressing other threats that abound in the world today, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said Friday.
Jan. 23, 2018 Annual Wing Senior Leader Retreat ends in success Several dozen Citizen Airmen Reserve commanders and top enlisted members of the 920th Rescue Wing gathered for the unit’s annual Senior Leader Retreat held along the Florida Gulf Coast Jan. 16-19.The four-day event was made up several sessions geared toward strategic planning and coordination, with
Jan. 23, 2018 U.S. Air Forces Central Command realigns aircraft and airmen to Kandahar Airfield 442d Fighter Wing Airmen, orgininally slated to deploy to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, have been realigned to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.