16 Aug 2021

Operation Blood Rain testing continues

Testing, to determine if fresh blood could withstand airdrop and survive, moves to C-130 aircraft and the 417th Flight Test Squadron.

9 Aug 2021

Energy efficiency contract awarded for Hurlburt Field

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Hurlburt Field, Florida, is set to receive energy efficiency infrastructure improvements following the July 21, 2021 award of an Energy Saving Performance Contract by the Defense Logistics Agency-Energy. The $22.6 million ESPC Task Order, awarded to Schneider Electric Buildings Americas, Inc., is a collaborative

5 Jul 2021

AFSFC assessment tool improving health, readiness of military working dogs

Renovations to kennel facilities at the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron are enhancing the living conditions and wellbeing of military working dogs at Hurlburt Field, Florida.

19 Apr 2021

Air Force provides C2 advisors to operational-level commanders

With global competition heating up, the need to maximize the agility of U.S. Air Force operational command and control has never been more pressing. Fortunately, the USAF’s Operational Command Training Program is a foundational piece of its current C2 training architecture.

12 Nov 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.

25 Mar 2019

Air Commando pursues dream of flying on AFSOC airframes

As a child, she sat in front of the TV watching the “Top Gun” movie over and over again and listening to Tom Cruise proclaim, “I feel the need – the need for speed!” Watching the aircraft soar across the screen made it clear to her that she wanted to fly when she grew up.

18 Nov 2016

Defense Secretary visits Eglin

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter visited local Air Force bases including Eglin.