Courtesy Story | 366th Fighter Wing | 11.10.2020
Lt. Col. Thomas Nelson, 366th Fighter Wing chief of safety, was presented the Bronze Star, Nov. 5, 2020, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, for his actions while deployed to 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, Al Asad Air Base, Iraq....
Story by Sheila deVera | Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson | 07.30.2020
Despite the challenges of operating during the COVID-19 pandemic, the 3rd Wing set a new flying record in June, accomplishing 810 sorties. It is by far the highest number to date since the arrival of the F-22 Raptors here at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska....
Story by Staff Sgt. Greg Nash | Pacific Air Forces | 02.26.2020
On a hot flightline with multiple runways that stretch for a combined 22,000 feet long in the heart of the Western Pacific, more than 100 aircraft from the U.S. military, Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) took to the Commonwealth of the North Mariana Islands (CNMI) skies. Exhibiting their military might, the three nations teamed up for the......
Story by Airman 1st Class Eugene Oliver | 23rd Wing | 08.05.2019
Pilots and maintainers were put to the test during a sortie surge exercise, July 22-26, here. The 75th Aircraft Maintenance Unit (AMU) and 75th Fighter Squadron (FS) conducted Shark Flag to test their Airmen’s abilities to perform effectively in a high operations simulated-deployed environment....
Story by Tech. Sgt. Dan Heaton | 127th Wing | 03.10.2019
An outsider might assume that high wind gusts at Selfridge Air National Guard Base on a very blustery March morning may have curtailed flying due to safety concerns on take-off or landing. Really, it was the mechanics checking the oil on the A-10 Thunderbolt IIs at the base who were having the problems....
Story by Airman 1st Class Monica Roybal | Joint Base Langley-Eustis | 02.13.2019
The 1st Fighter Wing recently exceeded the minimum number of sorties set for the month of January by launching more than 250 sorties in three days at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia....
Story by Airman Xiomara Martinez | 35th Fighter Wing | 05.02.2018
Nearly 95 personnel and six F-16 Fighting Falcons from Misawa Air Base soared to Chitose Air Base, Japan, April 23 to 27 to participate in an aviation training relocation program....
Story by Sgt. Natalie Dillon | 1st Marine Aircraft Wing | 04.09.2018
KADENA AIR FORCE BASE, OKINAWA, Japan – Since the end of the Spanish-American War in 1902, the U.S. and Philippines have worked diligently to maintain an unshakable alliance. During WWII, that alliance was put to the test when 1st Marine Aircraft Wing took to the skies in the Philippine theater to drive out the invading Imperial Japanese Army....
