News Search

  • Liberty wing loaded

    Members of the 494th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew equip ordnance onto an F-15E Strike Eagle during the 48th Fighter Wing 2019 second quarter Load Crew competition at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, July 3, 2019. Load crew competitions help Airmen test their speed and accuracy

  • From enlisted marine to 100th ARW commander: dreams, hard work pay off

    At first glance, Col. Troy Pananon, 100th Air Refueling Wing commander, seems to be what many U.S. Airmen would expect a U.S. Air Force wing commander to be: energetic, driven, sociable and of course, intelligent. What might not be apparent are the struggles he faced in his quest to become the

  • Innovation at its finest: MJ-1 STEP

    Munitions Airmen often use the MJ-1 series bomb lift truck to help transport, load and unload a wide variety of munitions and other supplies. Typically, a ladder is used to make small adjustments for precise positioning of supplies during loading. But now, members from the 31st Maintenance Squadron

  • USAFE-AFAFRICA commander visits Spangdahlem

    U.S. Air Force Gen. Jeffrey L. Harrigian, U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa commander meets with service members assigned to 421st Fighter Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, on temporary duty assignment at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, July 3, 2019. The 421st FS is flying F-35A

  • Supply and demand

    The 39th Logistics readiness Squadron is made up of four flights. Within the squadron individual flights such as individual protection equipment, hazardous materials pharmacy and distribution and deployment provide Incirlik Air Base services to keep the Airmen ready to complete various missions

  • US, Italian F-35 aircraft train together in Italy

    U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft conduct bilateral training with Italian air force F-35s over Italy, July 2, 2019. The U.S. F-35s are deployed to Europe from the 388th Fighter Wing and Reserve 419th FW at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, to conduct training with NATO allies and partners allowing

  • The 457th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron continues TSP in Romania

    The 457th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, 301st Fighter Wing, Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, continues to operate as a rotational presence out of the 71st Air Base, Campia Turzii, Romania, for a Theater Security Package after changing over their operations section last month.

  • G-Code: A motto to live by

    “G-code in effect, I repeat, g-code is now in effect.”Codes are how the Air Force identifies the capabilities and sometimes the needs of its Airmen. To the flying community, a “G-code” signals there is a female aboard the aircraft, which is rare. For the 22d Expeditionary Air Refueling (EAR)