U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Johnny Foister narrates the history of the U. S. Air Force at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 12, 2025. The U.S. Air Force celebrates its rich tradition and heritage every year on Sept. 18 to honor the date it became...
Becoming a B-52 Stratofortress aviators isn’t something that takes place overnight. It takes a lifetime of training and research at the B-52 Formal Training Unit.
The B-52 Formal Training Unit [FTU] is the only B-52 pilot training unit in the Air Force and recently graduated its second set of pilots this year after eight months of training, on September 12, 2025 at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.
“We’re, potentially, the most...
The 48th Fighter Wing marked the U.S. Air Force's 78th anniversary with a commemoration at Ely Cathedral, Sept. 12, 2025. Among Liberty Wing attendees was an honored guest, retired Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Ramón Colón-López.
While WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron fly directly into the eye of tropical storms, a critical piece of the storm missions unfold behind the scenes far from the storm inside the National Hurricane Center in Miami.