July 15, 2022 Eagle to celebrate golden anniversary The F-15 Eagle is celebrating its 50th birthday this month with events planned across the country.
July 14, 2022 Air Force announces top athletes of the year JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- The Air Force recently announced a winter Olympian and a nationally ranked Jiu-Jitsu champion as the 2021 Female and Male Athletes of the Year – Airman 1st Class Kelly Curtis and Staff Sgt. Justin Southichack, respectively.Female Athlete of the Year
July 14, 2022 AFRL Regional Research Hub makes headway, plans to announce initial projects in near future The Air Force Research Laboratory’s pilot initiative to establish regional research networks in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic (AFRL Regional Research Hubs) is progressing as operational processes are established by the lead institutions, Purdue and Cornell universities.
July 14, 2022 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline goes live July 16 A new 988 telephone number has been designated as the new three-digit dialing code that will route callers to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. While some areas may be currently able to connect to the Lifeline by dialing 988, this dialing code will be available to everyone across the United
July 14, 2022 746th Test Squadron develops high power jammer system for continuous tracking With the goal of improving the ability to test increasingly robust GPS systems for aerial assets, the 746th Test Squadron at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, developed a high power jammer tracking system, or HPJ-T, to provide constant GPS jamming on a system for an extended period of time.The
July 14, 2022 Robins Air Force Base opens new MQ-9 Reaper facility The Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex held a ribbon cutting ceremony for a new MQ-9 Reaper aircraft electronics repair facility at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, July 12, 2022.
July 14, 2022 No place like home: Program improvements help Air Force cultivate better base housing In three years since launching a sweeping effort to improve housing for Airman, Guardians and their families, the Department of the Air Force has completed more than 90 percent of its initial improvement goals.
July 13, 2022 Air Force completes another successful hypersonic test The Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon Booster Test Flight-3 was the 12th flight for the program and third release demonstration.
July 13, 2022 New medical profile system to enhance communication, readiness A new medical profile system aimed at improving communication and overall readiness has been developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory in collaboration with the Air Force Medical Readiness Agency and the Defense Health Agency, and is slated to roll out to military treatment facilities later
July 11, 2022 Help available for Airmen, Guardians to mitigate inflation impacts Aiming to ease the burden of price hikes, the Department of the Air Force is assessing and enacting support across compensation, entitlements for permanent change of station/household goods moves, personal finance readiness and food insecurity aid.