June 29, 2023 445th OSS tests new protective mask suited for wing C-17 aircrew Airmen from the 445th Operations Support Squadron’s aircrew flight equipment (AFE) shop and 89th Airlift Squadron participated in a field testing and training event for the M69 Joint Service Aircrew Mask for Strategic Aircraft (JSAM SA) assembly, the new aircrew flying chem gear June 5-9.
June 28, 2023 I am The 908th: Capt. Kristian Taylor Fly, fight, and win.That has been the Air Force motto since 2010, but it doesn’t exactly encompass all that we do. Some of us also care, treat, and heal. Capt. Kristian Taylor, a flight nurse assigned to the 908th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron has answered the call to do just that.
June 27, 2023 It All Started with a Rubber Hose An aircraft’s internal fuel capacity was one of the most significant limiting factors that faced early aviators. In order to try to solve that problem, the first aerial refueling occurred above Rockwell Field in San Diego on June 27, 1923. To accomplish the feat, United States Army Air Service
June 27, 2023 IDLC 23: Static defense and area security operations Tech. Sgt. Anthony McDaniel, an Integrated Defense Leadership Course cadre member assigned to the 914th Security Forces Squadron, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, New York, demonstrates how to set up an early warning device on June 15, 2023, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training
June 27, 2023 Exercise AGILE BLIZZARD-UNIFIED VISION phase 2, Alaska Exercise AGILE BLIZZARD-UNIFIED VISION phase 2, an arctic based Agile Combat Employment exercise, took place June 10-13, 2023, providing the 55th and 35th Combat Communications Squadrons, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, and 52nd Network Warfare Squadron, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, the
June 22, 2023 824th Base Defense Squadron C-130 drop during Exercise AGILE BLIZZARD-UNIFIED VISION U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dakota Lesak, 824th Base Defense Squadron jump safety lead, drops out of a 910th Airlift Wing C-130 Hercules, June 13, 2023, at Clinton Sherman Airport, Oklahoma. Lesak ensured the other eight 824th BDS members dropped safely, then he followed to support in securing the
June 22, 2023 IDLC 23: Defender cadre certified on claymores Senior Airman Brianna Clay, an Integrated Defense Leadership Course cadre member assigned to the 349th Security Forces Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, California, prepares a practice claymore during a training exercise on May 31, 2023, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio.
June 22, 2023 Westover Cyber Airmen awarded Army Medal at annual exercise Nearly 45 members from the 439th Communications Squadron, 439th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, 439th Operational Support Squadron and the 439th Contingency Response Flight participated in the two-week event. This was the second year in a row Westover has competed in this exercise.Two Patriot Wing
June 21, 2023 New Command Chief Shares Vision for the Future In her first tour of duty as a Command Chief, newly-arrived Chief Master Sgt. Kristen Maloney believes strongly that her job is important.“Because I serve the Airmen,” said Maloney.Arriving from Minneapolis-St. Paul Air Reserve Station, where she served as the senior enlisted leader for the 934th
June 20, 2023 IDLC 23: Cadre certified on live grenades Senior Master Sgt. Daniel Chase, the Integrated Defense Leadership Course chief assigned to the 310th Security Forces Squadron, Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, observes a safety briefing prior to using a live grenade on May 31, 2023, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center,