Video by Senior Airman Dylan Maher | 28th Bomb Wing | 01.31.2025
Runway and taxiway deconstruction is underway at Ellsworth Air Force Base S.D., Jan. 31, 2025. While Ellsworth's B-1B Lancer fleet operates out of Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., this 10 month construction project will rehabilitate the flight line to support the incoming B-21 Raider. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Dylan Maher)...
Video by Giancarlo Casem | 412th Test Wing | 09.25.2023
The inside runway at Edwards Air Force Base is undergoing a substantial repair, set for completion by Oct. 31. Unused since March 2022, the 75-foot-wide, 9,800-foot-long runway is finally getting the overhaul it requires....
Video by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Agosti, Master Sgt. Jeremy Cornelius, Airman 1st Class Matthew Gunn, Senior Airman Yonette Martin and Master Sgt. Mark Thompson | 118th Wing, Tennessee Air National Guard | 06.27.2023
The Tennessee Air National Guard‘s 118th Wing made history recently with a successful MQ-9 remotely piloted vehicle flight from California to Smyrna, Tennessee. What’s remarkable about this flight was the absence of ground crews and support facilities normally deployed to support line-of-sight taxiing, take-off, and landing....
Video by 1st Lt. Cameron Silver | 8th Fighter Wing | 05.24.2023
Recently, the 8th Fighter Wing activated an Approach-Departure Landing Surface at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, and demonstrated their ability to conduct flying operations despite being down a runway. Through a concerted effort by security forces, airfield management and the aircraft traffic control tower, the Wolf Pack can rapidly secure any area and turn it into a site to project......
Video by Senior Airman Akeem Campbell | 8th Fighter Wing | 04.19.2023
From preparing Airmen for Osan Air Base to loading several large cargo, the 8th Logistics Readiness Squadron played an huge role in making Operation Pack Up successful. In this video, 1st Lt. Patrick Espinoza, SSgt Kaihla Critzman and TSgt Tucker Andrews talk about how the 8th LRS prepared for such a large operation....
Video by Senior Airman Leon Redfern | 35th Fighter Wing | 08.04.2022
Airmen from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and 35th Civil Engineer Squadron participated side-by-side in a live fire and Rapid Airfield Damage Repair (RADR) exercise at Draughon Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 4, 2022. Both nations worked alongside each other repairing damages on a simulated runway to demonstrate, learn and improve each others efficiency performing RADR. (U.S. Air......
Video by Cpl. Andrew Herwig | Marine Corps Base Quantico | 06.16.2022
An aerial view of the renovated runway at Marine Corps Air Facility (MCAF), Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, May 5, 2022. The large-scale runway repair project replaced old materials that either expired or were deemed outdated for use with new and current materials. The updates to the runway included concrete slab repairs and section replacements, asphalt repaving, and......
Video by Senior Master Sgt. Kendra Owenby | 134th Air Refueling Wing | 12.17.2021
After several years of construction, a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft touches down on brand new runway 5L-23R after the grand opening between McGhee Tyson ANG Base, Tennessee and McGhee Tyson Airport....
