Photo by Airman 1st Class Teniya Caldwell | 341st Missile Wing | 01.08.2026
A U.S. Air Force MH-139A Grey Wolf assigned to the 40th Helicopter Squadron conducts its first operational mission at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, Jan. 8, 2026. The mission marks the beginning of the replacement of the Vietnam-era UH-1N Huey and represented a key step in modernizing security for the nation’s land-based nuclear deterrent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Teniya......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Teniya Caldwell | 341st Missile Wing | 01.08.2026
U.S. Air Force Capt. Michael White and Capt. Maxwell Turner, 40th Helicopter Squadron pilots, conduct the first operational mission of an MH-139A Grey Wolf at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, Jan. 8, 2026. The mission demonstrated the aircraft’s advanced digital sensor capabilities and communications systems designed to enhance coordination with ground-based security forces. (U.S. Air......
Photo by Kemberly Groue | 81st Training Wing | 12.16.2025
U.S. Airmen from the 81st Training Group march in formation at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Dec. 15, 2025. The 81st Training Group's mission is to deliver agile and innovative technical training that develops Air-minded Warriors with competencies required to contribute to the mission. The 81st TRG hosts approximately 400 courses covering 37 different career fields for officers and......
Photo by Kemberly Groue | 81st Training Wing | 12.16.2025
Commanders and senior enlisted leaders from the 81st Training Group participate in a training scenario during BRACER FORGE 2.0 at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Dec. 16, 2025. The scenario included being stationed at a forward-deployed operating location on a small island in which a hypersonic missile impact caused unknown damage. The mission was to transport a mission-critical early......
Photo by Kemberly Groue | 81st Training Wing | 12.16.2025
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Tony Bridgewater, 334th Training Squadron director of operations, participates in a training scenario during BRACER FORGE 2.0 at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Dec. 16, 2025. This was the pilot event utilizing the new guidance, shifting from mass expeditionary/technical application to small team mission execution focused on defending, operation, generating and......
Photo by Kemberly Groue | 81st Training Wing | 12.16.2025
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Victoria Bobo, 335th Training Squadron commander, participates in a training scenario during BRACER FORGE 2.0 at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Dec. 16, 2025. The pilot exercise, aligned with new Second Air Force guidance, emphasized small-team mission execution in a simulated forward-deployed environment where participants responded to a notional missile strike......
Photo by Kemberly Groue | 81st Training Wing | 12.16.2025
Commanders and senior enlisted leaders from the 81st Training Group participate in a training during BRACER FORGE 2.0 at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Dec. 16, 2025. BRACER FORGE was initially tasked by Second Air Force Tasking Order 24-002. The scenario included being stationed at a forward-deployed operating location on a small island in which a hypersonic missile impact caused......
Photo by Kemberly Groue | 81st Training Wing | 12.16.2025
Commanders and senior enlisted leaders from the 81st Training Group participate in a training scenario during BRACER FORGE 2.0 at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Dec. 16, 2025. The pilot exercise, aligned with new Second Air Force guidance, emphasized small-team mission execution in a simulated forward-deployed environment where participants responded to a notional missile strike by......
