Dec. 2, 2025 Hurricane Hunters wrap up 2025 season after flying into three Category 5 storms The squadron flew 927.9 hours this year across the Atlantic, eastern Pacific and central Pacific basins, collecting critical data that improved forecasts, saved lives and once again, demonstrated the unit's no-fail mission.
Dec. 2, 2025 Update on recent DAF efforts In a memorandum to commanders, the SecAF and CSAF said: “The Air Force must be prepared to fly and fix so we can fight and win. We will maintain this posture through increased focus on readiness and modernization in a commander-focused service.”
Nov. 20, 2025 Ghostriders Return: Reserve flies first AC-130J operational training mission For the first time in decades, the 919th Special Operations Wing flew an operational training mission in the Air Force’s most advanced gunship, marking a return to its storied gunship heritage. From 1975 to 1995, the wing operated AC-130A Spectre aircraft, conducting missions from Panama to the
Nov. 20, 2025 Hurricane Hunters Fly Critical Missions Into Hurricane Melissa After a week of flying through one of the most destructive storms to strike the Caribbean in recent years, the Air Force Reserve’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron returned to Keesler Air Force Base Oct. 30 following a forward deployment to Curaçao.The squadron, known as the Hurricane Hunters,
Nov. 18, 2025 Wilsbach formally installed as 24th Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ken Wilsbach was formally installed as the Department of the Air Force's highest ranking military leader Nov. 18.
Sept. 24, 2025 Air Force Reserve Combat-Capable Ready Now force The Air Force Reserve is combat-capable and ready to support national security interests around the globe according to Lt. Gen. John P. Healy, the commander of Air Force Reserve Command, during a panel discussion at the annual Air, Space & Cyber Conference on Tuesday.Healy appeared alongside top Air
Sept. 19, 2025 908th CES completes renovation of Havens’ Bridge U.S. Air Force Reserve Command members from the 908th Civil Engineer Squadron began renovations on Havens’ Bridge at the start of March. The renovation efforts followed a request from the Commander and President of Air University, Lt. Gen. Andrea Tullos, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.
Sept. 19, 2025 Faces of Cobra Warrior: 307th Bomb Wing integrates in UK bi-annual exercise U.S. Air Force Airmen, assigned to the 307th Bomb Wing, Barksdale, Louisiana, stand in formation during Exercise Cobra Warrior 25-2 at RAF Fairford, England, Sept. 12, 2025. CW 25-2 provides U.S. forces an opportunity to train alongside NATO Allies and partners in a complex, multinational
Sept. 19, 2025 Joint Readout From France Air and Space Force Vice Chief-United States Air Force Reserve Chief Meeting Lt. Gen. Dominique Tardif, Vice Chief of the French Air and Space Force, and Lt. Gen. John Healy, Chief of the Air Force Reserve and Commander of Air Force Reserve Command, convened in Paris, France, on Friday, September 12, 2025. During the meeting, the leaders signed Terms of Reference between the
Sept. 18, 2025 MiniGATOR 2025: 419th Airmen train with allies in the Czech Republic From Sept. 8 to Sept. 19, 2025, four Airmen with the 419th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight integrated with EOD teams from Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Poland for exercise MiniGATOR 2025, held near Bechyně, Czech Republic.