Story by Staff Sgt. Kelsey Owen | 20th Fighter Wing | 06.27.2024
SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. – Six thousand feet in the air, the world seems calm. Clouds hang lazily in the sky, sometimes drifting across the glare of the sun, and no other soul is around for miles. Then, a voice speaks from the radio. “Aircraft 15 miles north of Andrews, South Carolina. This is an armed defense fighter - you are approaching a flight restricted area. Identify......
Story by 2nd Lt. John Graham | 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing | 02.08.2024
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 542, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), became the first East Coast F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter squadron in the Fleet Marine Force to achieve initial operational capability, Feb. 5....
Story by Senior Airman Meghan Hutton | 20th Fighter Wing | 12.06.2023
The 77th Fighter Squadron (FS) and Fighter Generation Squadron (FGS) “Gamblers” and the 79th FS and FGS “Tigers” were feeling the burn during their surge week training, Dec. 4 – 8, 2023....
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Eduardo T Otero | USS Nimitz (CVN 68) | 07.15.2023
PACIFIC OCEAN - With one piece of paper tightly gripped in his hand and zero care in the world for proper military decorum, an airman apprentice jumped up and down in a sea of enthusiastic Sailors gathered around to hear a speech. The speaker had just asked if there was anything he could do for anyone in the crew, and the 21-year-old Sailor had his answer: “Sign my chit! Sign my chit,” he......
Story by Staff Sgt. Jacob Gutierrez | 20th Fighter Wing | 07.16.2022
Team Shaw Airmen assigned to the 79th Fighter Squadron and 79th Fighter Generation Squadron safely deployed to Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia between July 16-19....
Story by Airman 1st Class David Phaff | 47th Flying Training Wing | 08.05.2021
A new tradition has been introduced into the rich mythos of Laughlin Air Force Base. August 5th will now be known as 8/5 day to celebrate our very own 85th Flying Training Squadron (FTS) more commonly called “The Tigers”. This new tradition will live on in Laughlin for as long as the historic squadron claims it as home. “We are starting a tradition,” exclaimed Lt. Col. Brian Tripp,......
Story by Senior Airman Jacob Gutierrez | 20th Fighter Wing | 09.09.2020
A quiet winter’s morning in the Afghanistan desert changed abruptly when a massive blast from a Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device detonated and heavy machine gun fire ensued outside the walls of Bagram Airfield....
Story by Anne Owens | Chief of Naval Air Training | 04.14.2020
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday recognized excellence in aviation safety among seven Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) squadrons as part of the 2019 CNO Aviation Safety Awards program....
