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A B-1B Lancer assigned to the 419th Flight Test Squadron, 412th Test Wing, takes off from Edwards Air Force Base, California, Dec. 4. The mission’s flight crew conducted an external release demonstration with a Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile attached to an external pylon. (Air Force photo by Richard Gonzales)

B-1B Lancer Completes Successful External Release Demonstration

By U.S. Air Force Press Release

The 419th Flight Test Squadron successfully conducted an external weapon release demonstration at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Dec …

Shovels sit in the dirt at the ground breaking ceremony of the non-standard aviation simulator facility at Duke Field, Florida, Nov. 9, 2020. The new 8,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility is the first part of a multi-building campus project aimed at increasing the mission capability and training effectiveness of the special forces community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Charles)

AFSOC Breaks Ground on Non-standard Aircraft Simulator Facility

By U.S. Air Force Press Release

Members of Air Force Special Operations Command broke ground on a non-standard aviation simulator facility at Duke Field, Florida, Nov. …

COVID-19 Amplifies Importance of Trusted Care Culture

By U.S. Air Force Press Release

by Air Force Surgeon General Public Affairs Office

Preparing for the unexpected has long been an essential part of the …

An artist's rendering of the overall site perspective of the Advanced Munitions Technology Complex at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The recent award of a $19 million contract is the second phase of the two-phased project in support of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s high explosive research and development of nano-explosives and advanced energetics. (Courtesy graphic)

Eglin AFB to Get New Cyberspace Test Facility, Munitions Complex

By U.S. Air Force Press Release

The Air Force Civil Engineer Center is leading the construction of $107 million in state-of-the-art facilities at Eglin Air Force …

Master Sgt. Kevin Shafer, 16th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief section chief, left, and Staff Sgt. Joshua Ohienmhen, 16 AMU Non-Commissioned Officer in charge, stand in front of an AC-130W Stinger II gunship, Tail No. 1303, prior to the aircraft’s final flight before retirement at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Oct. 19, 2020. Shafer was Tail No. 1303’s Dedicated Crew Chief in 2009 while Ohienmhen served as the most recent DCC for the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

Dedicated Crew Chiefs Say Farewell to Tail No. 1303

By U.S. Air Force Press Release

The 16th Aircraft Maintenance Unit said farewell to one of its AC-130W Stinger II gunships as it took its final …

Photo Gallery: NATO Preserves Peacetime Presence

By U.S. Air Force Press Release

U.S. F-15C/D Eagles assigned to the 493rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron are deployed to Keflavik Air Base, Iceland, in support of …

Air Force Senior Airman Vanessa Colindres, 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron medical technician (right), helps load a litter of medical gear onto a C-130 Hercules aircraft to prepare for a combat aeromedical evacuation mission at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar in August 2020. (Photo by Senior Airman Ashley Perdue, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs.)

Air Force Unit Provides Worldwide Medical Response Capability

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by Senior Airman Ashley Perdue, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

On a typical mission with one crew, two flight …

A B-1B Lancer bomber from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, takes off from Tinker AFB, Okla., Dec. 15, 2015, following completion of the Integrated Battle Station modification. The eight-year project to install the IBS on the B-1B Lancer fleet, which began in 2012, was completed in September 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kelly White) (U.S. Air Force photo/Kelly White)

USAF Completes B-1B Integrated Battle Station Modification

By U.S. Air Force Press Release

An eight-year project to install the Integrated Battle Station, or IBS, on the B-1B Lancer fleet has been completed ahead …

321st Special Tactics Squadron Airmen repel from a CV-22B Osprey, based out of RAF Mildenhall, U.K., during a training mission at Rygge Air Station, Norway, August 25, 2020. Integration with the Norwegian Air Force allowed the 352d Special Operations Wing to enhance and strengthen bonds with our partner nation and further secure the strategic high-north region. The exercise provided training for 352d Special Operations Wing members on capabilities such as personnel recovery, forward area refuel-ing point, aerial refueling, maritime craft delivery system, and fast rope training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Washburn)

352nd Special Operations Wing Cultivates Partnership and Capability with Norway

By U.S. Air Force Press Release

Members with the 352nd Special Operations Wing recently returned home after participating in a training exercise, Fluid Needle, near Rygge …

U.S. Air Force Awards Contract for New ICBM System that Enhances, Strengthens U.S. Triad

By U.S. Air Force Press Release

The Department of the Air Force awarded an Engineering and Manufacturing Development contract for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) …