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  • Air Force creates futuristic fighters

    Technology around the world is constantly improving, which influences the Air Force to keep up with these new developments by innovating and finding ways to effectively train Airmen.At Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, these updates can be seen in various virtual reality training systems. Now, the 7th

  • Barksdale AFB bomb wings support Cobra Warrior

    The exercise featured more than 50 fighter aircraft from Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy and Israel. The large-scale exercise, based out of RAF Waddingham, United Kingdom, had aircraft flying in simultaneously to participate in peer-to-peer scenarios.

  • AFGSC commander hosts think tank

    Air Force Global Strike Command recently hosted a think tank at the Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference in an effort to establish conversations on key global strike issues ranging from long range precision strike to the Air force Nuclear Command and Control Center. The think tank

  • 28th Medical Group hosts DECON exercise

    The 28th Medical Group hosted a decontamination exercise to demonstrate and test their readiness and capabilities to handle a simulated Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear threat in a real-world situation. They were timed and tested on their ability to don their gear, set up a DECON

  • U.S. Air Force B-52s conduct Cross-Command Missions

    U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortresses are conducting simultaneous training flights in the U.S. European Command and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command areas of responsibility as a clear and visible demonstration of U.S. commitment to global allies and partners.

  • AFGSC commander speaks on competitive edge, long-term strategic competition

    Gen. Tim Ray, Air Force Global Strike commander, gave a keynote speech addressing global strike and the critical competitive edge it presents here, Sep. 16.Starting with the shift in our nation’s defensive posture as a result of the 2018 National Defense Strategy, Ray highlighted the reemergence of

  • In our sights

    Locate and identify target. Estimate range. Estimate wind speed and direction.Adjust body, weapon, elevation and parallax.Inhale, relax.Aim. Exhale.                                                                  Squeeze trigger. Call shot.For a month, two instructors from the Fort Benning, Ga.,

  • Whiteman AFB lieutenant leads BTF Europe SF element, leaves lasting legacy

    Many books are written which detail the trials and victories that forge a military leader’s career path. Biographies and autobiographies alike provide a retrospective look at lessons learned, key takeaways and the memorable moments that shaped them as they stepped into each successive role and faced