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  • 20th AF Senior Leader Conference develops a lethal fighting force

    A major focus area for the Chief of Staff of the Air Force is to revitalize squadrons as core fighting units, and the 20th Air Force Senior Leader Conference held here March 29-31, did that and more for the leaders executing the Air Force’s number one priority.  Maj. Gen. Anthony Cotton, 20th Air

  • MXG wins Air Force maintenance award

    The 341st Maintenance Group won the 2016 Air Force Maintenance Effectiveness Award.The Maintenance Effectiveness Award is presented annually to the unit that has best met the objective of providing safe, serviceable and available equipment for sustained use in peacetime and wartime, and has best

  • AFGSC stands up Air Force NC3 Center

    Air Force Global Strike Command stood-up a new organization to oversee the Air Force’s nuclear command, control and communications systems in an activation ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., April 3.The U.S. Air Force Nuclear Command, Control and Communications Center streamlines the

  • Raiders in the Pacific, a deeper look

    Coming off a successful deployment to the Pacific theater that included a multitude of first-ever accomplishments, Ellsworth Airmen continue to train and deploy at the pace they have maintained for more than a decade. Dispelling a common myth that the B-1’s are “taking a break” as the fleet

  • Flood Mud: saving assets from rising waters

    Airmen from the 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron survey and drain flood-water from launch facilities across northern N.D., March 29, 2017. The electromechanical team technicians measured rising water levels and relocated water, snow and mud away from critical 91st MW assets. (U.S Air Force

  • Unique vehicles aid Security Forces in patroling base

    Kirtland Air Force Base is located in the heart of New Mexico, on the edge of the Sandia Mountain Range. Having the base in a location with such rugged terrain presents a unique security challenge.The base perimeter extends into the Sandias, where it’s very difficult to drive a regular pickup truck,

  • Phase dock maintenance 101

    The 5th Maintenance Squadron tactical aircraft maintenance specialists, also known as “crew chiefs”, coordinate and perform maintenance to ensure all aircraft components are functioning properly. These maintainers guarantee Minot Air Force Base B-52H Stratofortresses are ready to fly at a moment’s

  • Everything is listening in the digital age

    Today’s environment is filled with examples of technology designed to connect Airmen to the internet: smart phones, smart watches, and other common personal technology that is always capable of connection. While Airmen grow more connected to the digital world, the connections open the door to