Aug. 7, 2017 Last of F-16 fleet at Hill goes through phase As the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings transition from the F-16 Fighting Falcon to the F-35A Lightning II, milestones occur frequently. Another milestone is currently underway; the 388th Maintenance Squadron is performing its final phase inspection on an F-16 at Hill Air Force Base, Utah.
Aug. 5, 2017 Mobility Guardian challenges Aeromedical Evacuation Mobility Guardian, Air Mobility Command’s large-scale exercise, challenges Aeromedical Evacuation Operations Teams (AEOT) to keep Aeromedical Evacuation organized and tasked to support missions.
Aug. 4, 2017 Dobbins, other Reserve C-130 units team up for training exercise in Rockies Train as you fight and fight as you train. So goes the old adage about putting in the work required in practice to perform effectively under pressure. The same is true for Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia, as it must prepare its C-130s to perform in a variety of locations as required by the
Aug. 3, 2017 419th Airmen join elite military competition in Prague Two officers from the 419th Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, are participating on an elite team of reservists chosen to represent the United States in an international military competition. Capt. Sterling Broadhead and 2nd Lt. Andrea Uchiyama are competing in the 2017 Interallied
Aug. 3, 2017 JBSA-Lackland C-5s to undergo maintenance fix The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Commander, Gen. Carlton D. Everhart II, on Aug. 2, 2017 ordered a stand-down of all C-5s until a directed repair is completed. The 433rd Airlift Wing here has eight C-5M Super Galaxy aircrafts. The C-5 stand down will replace all C-5 ball screw assembly parts
Aug. 2, 2017 913th MXS annual training helps keep 403rd fleet mission-ready Dozens of Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 913th Maintenance Squadron out of Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, have spent the past few weeks here at Keesler Air Force Base working on the 403rd Wing’s fleet of C-130J and WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft.
Aug. 2, 2017 Total Force Airmen can now manage their life insurance online Airmen no longer need paper forms to manage their Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance, thanks to the new SGLI Online Enrollment System, or SOES.SGLI provides automatic life insurance coverage of $400,000 to service members when they enter the service. Members with SGLI also get automatic coverage
Aug. 1, 2017 Training to fight and win Nearly 80 reservists from the 301st Fighter Wing's Logistics Readiness Squadron and Force Support Squadron, Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas, successfully completed their annual tour training at Aviano Air Base, Italy, July 17 - 25, 2017.
Aug. 1, 2017 Citizen Airmen honored during Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Salute to Military The season’s first pads-on day at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Training Camp, was no ordinary day at One Buc Place, Tampa, Florida, July 31, 2017.Instead of the bleachers filled with your traditional fans, Airmen from the 927th Air Refueling Wing along with other military members from MacDill Air Force
July 31, 2017 Joint Synergy: Engineers optimize Coalition radar network, clear data highway in war against ISIS With innovative thinking and a can-do spirit, a small lead team of guardsmen and reservists at the Combined Air Operations Center solved a problem that baffled aviators and system technicians.