Dec. 7, 2022 Nellis’ ShOC-N supports Army Project Convergence experiment The 805th Combat Training Squadron, also known as the Shadow Operations Center – Nellis, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, participated in the U.S. Army's Project Convergence 2022 to experiment with speed, range, and decision dominance to achieve overmatch and inform the Joint Warfighting Concept and
Dec. 6, 2022 442d Fighter Wing Commander promotes to Brigadier General This UTA weekend, the 442d Fighter Wing hosted a flag unfurling ceremony for newly-promoted Brig. Gen. Steve Nester, the commander of the 442d Fighter Wing. The general officer flag is used to indicate a general officer's involvement at military events and typically denotes their position of
Dec. 4, 2022 960th CW command chief retires Chief Master Sgt. Billie Baber, 960th Cyberspace Wing command chief, retired at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, after 26 years of military service Nov. 4th.
Dec. 4, 2022 HARB welcomes new commander during change of command ceremony The 482nd Fighter Wing held a change of command ceremony at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, Dec. 4 during the wing’s monthly unit training assembly.
Dec. 2, 2022 B-21 Raider makes public debut, will become backbone of Air Force’s bomber fleet The U.S. Air Force unveiled its newest bomber aircraft, the B-21 Raider, designed to operate in tomorrow's high-end threat environment.
Dec. 2, 2022 Next Step in Making Air Force’s First Hypersonic Weapon Barksdale personnel have successfully taken the first steps toward implementing the Air Force’s first air-launched hypersonic weapon. The Air-Launched Rapid Response weapon or ARRW, is scheduled to be operational as early as fall 2023.
Nov. 29, 2022 920th Airmen conduct mass-casualty rescue exercise The 920th Rescue Wing conducted a week-long validation exercise designed to refine mass-casualty emergency response procedures. Airmen from across the wing worked to ensure pararescuemen and aircrew from HH-60G Pave Hawk and HC-130J Combat King II aircraft enhanced their abilities to treat
Nov. 22, 2022 Increased firepower provides unique capability for combat rescue “This capability increases the lethality of the PRTF and improves point defense in forward operations and also increases the capacity for airbase ground defense in support of the projection of air power,” said Romeo.
Nov. 17, 2022 US, UK, Australian and Canadian forces operate as a combined force in exercise VIRTUAL FLAG: Coalition “Fights on” loudly echos across the battlespace kicking off exercise VIRTUAL FLAG: Coalition 23-1 at the Distributed Mission Operations Center at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, and distributed sites across four countries, during the first day of an eleven-day exercise.
Nov. 17, 2022 "Mad Cow" Blood Donor Ban Lifted A decades-old blood donor ban was recently lifted by the Food and Drug Administrationmad cow, potentially increasing the nation's blood supply by hundreds of thousands of donors each year.