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  • Blue Tigers hunt at dusk

    The 757th Airlift Squadron preyed upon the salt marsh mosquitoes of Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, on May 16, 2023.

  • Aim High, reservist family going for gold

    Emily Bradley has been mining for medals across the world, father, and bobsled in tow. She is the daughter of Tech. Sgt. Michael Bradley, aviation manager, 301st Airlift Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, California. Emily has a goal to win gold, sliding fast down the track.

  • Operation limelight videos

    Youngstown Air Reserve Station aircrew members assigned to the 757th Airlift Squadron attended water survival training, on April 19, 2023, at Key West, Florida. Fliers are required refresher training every three years.

  • Flightline business

    A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft assigned to the 911th Airlift Wing, Pittsburgh, takes off at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio on April 25, 2023. Aircrew from the 911th AW practiced tactical flying operations on Youngstown ARS’s flightline and in Trumbull County’s uncongested airspace. (U.S. Air

  • Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour 2023

    The 403rd Wing’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron recently completed the Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour, in which the public had the opportunity to learn about the aerial weather reconnaissance mission and the importance of being prepared for the upcoming hurricane season.

  • Check wheels down one last time

    July 2023 will mark 43 years of service for the KC-10A Extender and its inaugural flight. The following year in 1981, the U.S. Air Force received delivery of this airframe at Barksdale Air Force Base, LA. In March of this year, the 70th Air Refueling Squadron filed a final flight plan for ORCA01, a

  • Back pedaling: Command Chief's road to recovery after tragedy

    “No one is immune to the challenges of life,” said Chief Master Sgt. Barbara J. Gilmore, 403rd Wing command chief. “And those challenges will most often come unexpectedly.” Gilmore knows all too well the rigors of overcoming challenges; she has endured plenty over her 30-year career in the Air Force

  • The dawn of YARS’s electronic aerial spray

    The 910th Airlift Wing’s aerial spray team returned to Hill Air Force Base, March 6-17, 2023, for its annual aerial spray mission at the Utah Test and Training Range to create fire breaks for wildfire prevention and safe unexploded ordnance removal. But this year’s product sprayed just a bit faster