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Jan. 23, 2025
Air Force doctrine realigns to create a more lethal, resilient force

The U.S. Air Force has released three doctrine publications to emphasize reoptimizing for Great Power Competition efforts: Air Force Doctrine Publication 3-0, Operations; AFDP 3-0.1, Command and Control; and AFDP 5-0, Planning.
Jan. 22, 2025
Citizen Airmen answer astronauts HSFS search, rescue call

A joint-task force of Guardsmen and Reservists conquer air, space, and sea to provide Human Space Flight Support training for astronaut retrieval through search and rescue.
Jan. 17, 2025
Second C-130J Super Hercules takes to the skies

Airmen from the 76th Aerial Port Squadron load an airdrop training pallet onto a C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, Jan. 14, 2025. The second Super Hercules aircraft arrived at the station in December as part of YARS' three-year conversion from C-130H Hercules
Jan. 16, 2025
Team Dover honorary commanders scope out base operations

Airmen from the 436th and 512th Operations Groups hosted 28 honorary commanders Jan. 15, 2025, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. The local community members’ tour included visits to the 9th and 3rd airlift squadrons, a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, the air traffic control tower, the aircrew flight
Jan. 15, 2025
Exercise: Ozark Thunder

The harsh winter weather is no match for members of the 442d Fighter Wing, who participated in Exercise Ozark Thunder 25-01 over the weekend. The three-day wing-wide exercise oﬃcially began on Friday evening, January 10, 2025.The wing was tasked with generating readiness packages for the 10 A-10
Jan. 15, 2025
Wyoming, Nevada Guard aircrews assist California firefighters

Three C-130 Hercules traveled to Channel Islands Air National Guard Base in California to assist the state’s firefighting apparatus.
Jan. 13, 2025
USNORTHCOM Activates Eight C-130 Aircraft In Response to LA Wildfires

U.S. Northern Command has activated eight C-130 aircraft equipped with Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) and associated personnel to relocate from their home stations to the Channel Islands in Southern California to support firefighting efforts in the Los Angeles area. Some of the
Jan. 12, 2025
Freedom Wing reservist named Air Force Reserve Command Financial Management SNCO of the Year

Senior Master Sgt. Amber Armstrong from the 514th Air Mobility Wing has been selected as Air Force Reserve Command's Financial Management Senior NCO of the Year for her exceptional leadership and financial stewardship during fiscal year 2024.Armstrong distinguished herself as a financial management
Jan. 12, 2025
Making the Mission Happen during Mission Essential

A C-40 from the 932nd Airlift Wing recently provided distinguished airlift support, during mission essential manning, for Gen. Randall Reed, U.S. Transportation Command commander and his team on January 7th, 2025. Despite the 10.9 inches of snow and ice that had fallen, the dedicated team from the
Jan. 12, 2025
Wing inducts honorary commanders to strengthen community ties

The 403rd Wing, an Air Force Reserve unit at Keesler Air Force Base, welcomed 17 community leaders into the 2025 Honorary Commander Program during an induction ceremony here Jan. 11.

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