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  • 345th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron takes flight to the UK

    Approximately 300 U.S. Air Force members and three B-1B Lancers assigned to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, arrived at RAF Fairford, May 20-30. Members from the 7th Bomb Wing and 345th Bomb Squadron deployed together as the 345th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron in support of NATO cross-servicing exercises.

  • Test for the best: Full Spectrum EOD Warrior Challenge

    Sweat poured down their faces as they threw their body armor, helmets and gloves on top of their uniforms. The heat and humidity couldn’t distract them as they took their positions behind the weapons. They laid motionless, waiting to pull the trigger. Then came the all clear. Loud, powerful booms

  • First sergeant’s council: For Airmen, by Airmen

    The First Sergeant’s Council plays an integral role in servicing thousands of Airmen and families and ensuring people at Minot Air Force Base are always taken care of. It’s a professional organization whose main focus is on supporting Airmen. “Our primary responsibility is taking care of Airmen

  • 625th STOS Airman completes 400th alert

    When Capt. Paul Bouvier arrived at the 625th Strategic Operations Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, in October 2016, he was just in time to bear witness to a transition in the mindset of the missiles field throughout the Air Force. As an Airborne Launch Control System intelligence officer

  • TACPs conduct training with Whiteman aircraft

    They are a pilot’s eyes and ears on the ground.They are TACP, or tactical air control party. These Airmen are often embedded with the U.S. Army but communicate with personnel from all branches of the armed forces, which includes calling in airstrikes and helping coordinate air support missions with

  • SkillBridge: Get paid to find your post-AF job

    Transitioning out of the military, but have no idea what the future holds? Being nervous is okay. It can be a time of stress and uncertainty; however, the Air Force and Department of Defense offer a great resource that can help you succeed—the Department of Defense SkillBridge program. Lieutenant

  • Ellsworth recognizes National Police Week

    The 28th Security Forces Squadron hosted several events during National Police Week at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., May 14 to 18.  Activities included a 14K ruck march, retreat ceremony, military working dog demonstrations, displays and a golf tournament to memorialize fallen defenders and raise

  • AFCEC team earns DoD environmental restoration award

    An aggressive commitment to innovative, green and sustainable remediation techniques at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, earned an Air Force Civil Engineer Center team top honors in the 2018 Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards program recently.

  • New tool enhances AF safety inspections, assessments and evaluations

    A new module has been launched through the Air Force Safety Automated System on May 17, arming safety professionals AF-wide with a single method to document and track both spot and annual inspections, as well as safety assessments and evaluations at a local and enterprise level.Created in 2007 by