Aug. 13, 2021 Perseverance pays off in 307th Bomb Wing Airman's bid to earn Air Force Rugby tryout Senior Airman John Cranfield's passion for rugby hit him out of nowhere. Literally. In 2018, Cranfield was on active duty in England when a friend and fellow Airman invited him to practice with a local rugby team. "I got hit in the mouth and was hooked," he said. That blow lit a fire in the
Aug. 8, 2021 First to Fly 2,000 Hours in F-22 Raptor Lt. Col. Ryan Pelkola, 302d Fighter Squadron director of operations, became the first pilot to reach the 2,000 flight hour achievement in the F-22 Raptor, August 7, 2021.
Sept. 11, 2020 345th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron begins BTF mission Three B-1 Lancers operated by Airmen of the 345th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas arrived at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, after conducting an initial sortie in the European theater Sept. 10 in support of a Bomber Task Force mission.