March 5, 2021 Strike Eagle can carry 15 JDAMs on single sortie February mission proves "Strike Eagle can now carry enough JDAMs for an active combat mission, land, reload itself and/or another aircraft such as an F-35 or F-22 for additional combat sorties
Feb. 3, 2021 AFMC Airmen among 2020 Vice Chief’s Challenge winners The challenge, which launched in February 2020, focused on identifying time-consuming tasks that provide the least direct value to generating combat effects; proposing innovative solutions to streamline current processes through the novel application of technology; and partnering directly with
Dec. 16, 2020 84th Radar Evaluation Squadron supports Long Range Radar programs during pandemic The 84th Radar Evaluations Squadron’s unique mission persists as the United States continues to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The 84th RADES at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, evaluates Long Range Radars all over the continental United States, Alaska, Canada, and in several deployed areas of
Nov. 24, 2020 Ready Player One? AF Services puts E-sports to the test in Global Strike Air Force Gaming made its official debut on November 11, under the Air Force Services Center with a new intramural e-sports program. Teams at eight Air Force Global Strike Command bases will compete in a pilot program to crown the gaming champions of the command. AFGSC Airmen and Space
Nov. 12, 2020 KC-46 tests command and control during ABMS onramp 3 The 605th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Detachment 1 from Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, participated in the most recent Advanced Battle Management System onramp experiment during exercise Valiant Shield at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, September 15-25, 2020.
Nov. 3, 2020 Female fighter pilots test modified ATAGS “G-suit” A modified version of the Advanced Technology Anti-Gravity Suits was successfully tested by five female fighter pilots October 26-30, 2020.
Nov. 2, 2020 Food 2.0 brings healthier dining options to Seymour-Johnson Seymour-Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, is the latest installation to implement the Food 2.0 initiative to offer healthier options to customers with the reopening of two renovated dining facilities on 29 Oct. Seymour Johnson joins 25 Food 2.0 installations with modernized facilities and
Sept. 16, 2020 Jolly Green II begins live-fire testing Three primary weapons: GAU-2, GAU-18 and GAU-21.
Aug. 25, 2020 Course developed at Hill AFB speeds training for new F-35 crew chiefs Crew chiefs newly-assigned to the F-35 have direct access to professional development thanks to a course recently created at Hill Air Force Base, which may be implemented throughout the Air Force. The first class of Airmen graduated Friday from the F-35 Crew Chief Upgrade Training course, which was
Aug. 10, 2020 No longer stealth: F-117A can be seen at Hill Aerospace Museum The Lockheed F-117A is possibly the rarest Air Force aircraft with only 64 ever produced and the Hill Aerospace Museum recently became the new home of one.