28 May 2020

Minot Emergency Flight wins Best Air Force Readiness & Emergency Management Flight

The 5th Civil Engineer Squadron Readiness and Emergency Management flight was awarded the 2019 Col. Frederick J. Reimer Award for distinguishing itself as the best Readiness and Emergency Management flight in the Air Force at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota.

28 May 2020

AFIMSC analytics tool expands to help leaders prioritize investments

Enhancements to the Installation Health Assessment analytics platform are giving Air Force commanders the ability to accurately prioritize funding requirements for more critical mission support areas than ever before.

27 May 2020

US, Japan bomber-fighter integration demonstrates commitment, enhances readiness

A B-1B Bomber Task Force mission on May 26 included important elements for a complex theater – integration with allies and partners – in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and U.S. Strategic Command objectives.

27 May 2020

Air Force delays mandatory wear-date for OCP items, 2PFDU

Several uniform changes scheduled to become mandatory for the Operational Camouflage Pattern and Two-Piece Flight Duty Uniform (2PFDU) on June 1, have been delayed to Sept. 1.

27 May 2020

Spirit of B-26 Marauder lives on at Barksdale

Three B-52 Stratofortress crew chiefs at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana named their jet after a B-26 Marauder that flew more combat missions than any other U.S. aircraft in World War II.

27 May 2020

Team Whiteman showcases COVID-19 response to VCSAF

Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Stephen W. Wilson speaks with 509th and 131st Bomb Wing maintenance personnel during a visit to Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, May 21, 2020. Wilson spoke with base leaders and first responders across the installation to understand the impact of COVID-19 and best practices being implemented by Team

22 May 2020

SecAF tours KAFB; base sustains national security capabilities during COVID-19

Secretary of the Air Force Barbara M. Barrett visited Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, May 20-21, 2020, to visit various mission partners, explored active mission sets and get a better understanding of how Team Kirtland has sustained national security capabilities during COVID-19.

22 May 2020

B-1s complete 24-hr sprint from Guam to train in Alaska, Japan

In continued demonstration of the U.S. Air Force’s dynamic force employment model, two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers flew from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and conducted training in Alaska, and Japan May 21.

21 May 2020

Academic, business and military innovation hub to solve command challenges; Virtual ribbon cutting May 28

Air Force Global Strike Command will officially open its new innovation center, STRIKEWERX, during a virtual ribbon cutting event at 9 a.m. Thursday, May 28, at the Cyber Innovation Center in Bossier City, Louisiana.STRIKEWERX will be the command’s official store front to traditional and non-traditional industry partners, to include small

20 May 2020

Dyess AFB conducts Air Force’s First Virtual Collider

On April 28, Dyess AFB was the first base to introduce the Virtual Collider, a forum to discuss challenges and potential areas of improvement around the Air Force.