April 17, 2023 A tradition of honor and a legacy of valor; local WWII Veteran celebrates 100th birthday Family, friends, and members of the 67th Aerial Port Squadron celebrated retired Captain Bryant Lyons's 100th birthday and reminisced on his time in the U.S. Army Air Forces.
April 17, 2023 A tradition of honor and a legacy of valor; local WWII Veteran celebrates 100th birthday Family, friends, and members of the 67th Aerial Port Squadron celebrated retired Captain Bryant Lyons's 100th birthday and reminisced on his time in the U.S. Army Air Forces.
May 9, 2022 Air Force Unveils New Airpower Ad in Theaters JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas -- The U.S. Air Force plans to unveil their latest commercial titled “Own the Sky” in theaters during moviegoers’ long-awaited release of Top Gun: Maverick. The heart-pounding, adrenaline inducing ad gives the audience a sense of what it might feel like to be
Jan. 4, 2022 UPDATE: Hill fighter wings conducting night flying into February HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- The active duty 388th and Reserve 419th Fighter Wings will conduct local night-flying operations with the F-35A Lightning II on most weekdays starting this week through February. During this period, flying is scheduled to be completed by approximately 10:30 p.m., but
Feb. 18, 2021 Reserve fighter pilot reaches 1,000 hours in F-35 HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah — A pilot in the 419th Fighter Wing became the Air Force Reserve’s first operational F-35 pilot to reach 1,000 flying hours in the Air Force's newest fighter jet here today. Maj. Daniel “Mental” Toftness joined the Reserve in August 2018 after 12 years on active duty. He
Feb. 5, 2020 Tuskegee Airman receives promotion to brigadier general On Feb. 4, retired Col. Charles E. McGee found himself in the Oval Office at the White House being promoted to brigadier general by President Donald Trump.
June 28, 2018 BLUE: Episode 25 Pilot Pipeline The Air Force’s pilot shortage is a complex issue, but when the Air Force starts seeing the signs that they need to do something different, Airmen innovate through technology and processes. Take a journey through the pilot pipeline to see solutions Airmen have implemented in each fighter-pilot
June 14, 2018 Not your average reenlistment Reenlistments are known well among the military world as an extension of a member’s time in service. For Master Sgt. Robert Martin, flight safety superintendent with the 358th Fighter Squadron, reenlistment represents something more. “Reenlistment represents a dedication to the country,” said
April 6, 2018 Thunderbirds pilot identified U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron Slot Pilot Thunderbird 4, Maj. Stephen Del Bagno, was killed when his F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed over the Nevada Test and Training Range April 4, 2018, at approximately 10:30 a.m. during a routine aerial demonstration training flight.
Jan. 10, 2018 AFJROTC launches Flight Academy program to address aircrew shortage Headquarters Air Force Junior ROTC has launched a program aimed at potentially putting more pilots in the cockpits of military aircraft to help address the Air Force’s ongoing aircrew shortage.Beginning in the summer of 2018, select AFJROTC cadets who applied for a new Fight Academy scholarship will