Aug. 5, 2016 Tyndall Reserve Airmen reach rare F-22 milestone Few people get to fly an Air Force fighter jet. Even fewer have flown the F-22 Raptor. And, even more rare are Reserve Airmen, Majors Bryan Dick and Robert Ice who have reached the 1,000-hour flying mark in the Raptor. Flying 1,000 hours equates to a pilot sitting in a fighter jet for 41 days and 16
June 29, 2016 Providing airpower to Operation Freedom's Sentinel Lt. Col. David Efferson, 457th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron commander, climbs in the cockpit of an F-16C Fighting Falcon, June 28, 2016, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The mission of the F-16C is to provide close air support for Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman
May 9, 2016 ACC releases F-16 accident report One pilot’s landing, lack of comprehensive braking and flight path deconfliction, combined with a second pilot’s delayed transition to the correct side of the runway led to the collision of two F-16C aircraft on the Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, runway Aug. 15, 2015, according to an Accident
March 11, 2016 AFRC nominates Breazeale, wife for O'Malley Award Air Force Reserve Command recently announced its nominees for the 2016 General and Mrs. Jerome F. O'Malley Award, and the 301st Fighter Wing commander and spouse team took the spot.Col. John Breazeale, 301st Fighter Wing commander, and Mrs. Karen Breazeale earned the nomination based upon their
Jan. 22, 2016 Fort Worth unit hosts Congressional tour NAVAL AIR STATION FORT WORTH JOINT RESERVE BASE, Texas - Master Sgt. William Warwick, 301st Mission Support Group Explosive Ordnance Disposal team member, briefs 11 Congressional staffers here Jan. 21 on equipment used to handle explosive devices. In addition to EOD, the Capitol Hill defense
Oct. 1, 2015 F-22, F-16 pilots hone water survival skills More than 70 reservists and active duty service members from three units participated in water survival training at Naval Air Station Key West, Florida, Sept. 14 - 18. Service members from the 301st Fighter Wing here and its geographically separated