U.S., 5 partner nations to participate in Cope North 2016

The U.S. and six ally and partner nations in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region are scheduled to participate in exercise Cope North 2016 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 10 through 26.

379th AEW seeks continued success in 2016

The 379th Air Expeditionary Wing at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, the largest and most diverse expeditionary wing in the U.S. Air Force, enters 2016 committed to achieving greater results than the wing experienced in 2015. Over the past 12 months, the 379 AEW has supported Operation Inherent Resolve and

Aircraft Maintainers continue to win the fight at night

B-1 incentive flights resume for Dyess Airmen

Two Dyess Airmen got the ride of a lifetime as B-1B Lancer incentive flights were flown for two top-performing Airmen here Nov. 20.The program was restarted in August as a way to reward superior-performing Airmen and allow those Airmen, who enable flying operations, to be exposed to the mission they

Joint Chiefs Vice Chairman Phones ICBM Crews on New Year’s Eve

Air Force Gen. Paul J. Selva made it a point to call and thank missile crew commanders and deputies at their posts some 70 feet underground in the missile fields.

Ensuring deterrence

Air Force Global Strike Command’s 2nd Bomb Wing and Air Combat Command’s 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron conducted an extensive evaluation exercise Dec. 8 to determine the bomber force's ability to configure, load, fly and deliver an unarmed version of one of the Air Force’s long-range standoff

Operation Linebacker II: The 11 days that ended 11 years of war

The day was Dec. 18, 1972, a day where the flightline roared ferociously as B-52 Stratofortresses were generated for what is known as the largest bombing campaign in history. More than 700 sorties were conductedout of Guam.During the 11 days, Operation Linebacker II intended to force the North

Munitions Airmen build bombs at record pace

The 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Munitions Flight at Al Udeid Air Base is setting a new record with each bomb they build. The team of nearly 60 Airmen has assembled almost 4,000 bombs since July, surpassing the previous record by more than 1,600.

Mighty Ninety, Cheyenne strengthen bond

Col. Stephen Kravitsky, 90th Missile Wing commander; Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen; and Dr. Joe Schaffer, Laramie County Community College president, signed several agreements Dec. 15 here, which give the base and local community greater access to each other's services and aims to strengthen the bond

E and E: everything else

"People know what crew chiefs do. They know what avionics, weapons and hydraulics Airmen do, but what does electrical and environmental do? Pretty much everything else," said Tech. Sgt. John Heppner, 2nd Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental NCO in charge.