• Mad Hatters support USAF Weapons School

    The 492nd Fighter Squadron dedicated two of its F-15E Strike Eagles to fly in four-ship formations with students attending the United States Air Force Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada Sept 15. The Mad Hatters currently have three officers enrolled in the Weapons School's class and

  • USAF on display at Africa Aerospace, Defence Expo

    A team of U.S. Air Force Airmen took part in the opening day activities of the Africa Aerospace & Defence Exposition 2016 in South Africa, Sept. 14, as part of an ongoing effort to strengthen the partnership between the two nations.The total force helped to open the first day of the event, held at

  • African Partnership Flight commences in Ghana

    Approximately 50 U.S. personnel along with 100 Ghanaian and partner nation military participants were welcomed to African Partnership Flight in Ghana during an opening ceremony, Sept. 12."I would like to welcome the men and women from our sister African countries and the U. S. Air Force to the air

  • 501st Combat Support Wing Airman dies

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Janna E. Less, a Security Forces Airman from the 501st Combat Support Wing, passed away Sept. 10, 2016.Less was stationed at RAF Croughton with the 422nd Security Forces Squadron.“We are heartbroken by this tragedy,” said Col. Kevin Cullen, 501st CSW commander. “Our

  • Bulgaria, US commence joint air policing

    The United States and Bulgarian air forces will conduct the first ever joint NATO air policing mission in Bulgaria, Sept. 9-16. The air policing mission enables on-demand response capabilities, which serve to mitigate and deter violations and infringements on Bulgarian sovereign airspace. Working

  • Strength in diversity: A new perspective

    Diversity sharpens the U.S. Air Force’s ability to project airpower. I could think of no better example than when the 31st Fighter Wing deployed in support of a short-notice deployment.

  • Dyess B-1s deploy to Europe for Ample Strike

    Two B-1B Lancers from the 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess Air Base, Texas, Air Force Global Strike Command, deployed to the U.S. European area of responsibility today to join the B-52 Stratofortress, which arrived Aug. 30 at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom.