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Jan. 23, 2025
Breakfast is served: Smart Start Breakfast Program at Altus AFB Red River Inn

Service members and their families staying at the Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Red River Inn can now enjoy the convenience of the Smart Start Breakfast Program, providing quick, healthy breakfast options to fuel their day.
Jan. 23, 2025
Laughlin firefighters teach life-saving skills

Firefighters from the 47th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) partnered with the local Del Rio High School Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) class for a hands-on training opportunity here, Jan. 14, 2025.
Jan. 23, 2025
Air Force doctrine realigns to create a more lethal, resilient force

The U.S. Air Force has released three doctrine publications to emphasize reoptimizing for Great Power Competition efforts: Air Force Doctrine Publication 3-0, Operations; AFDP 3-0.1, Command and Control; and AFDP 5-0, Planning.
Jan. 23, 2025
DOD orders 1,500 troops, additional assets to southern border

The Defense Department is sending 1,500 active duty service members and additional air and intelligence assets to the southern border to augment troops already conducting enforcement operations in that region, Acting Secretary of Defense Robert Salesses said.
Jan. 22, 2025
CAFB UPT Class 25-04 Graduation

Twenty-six Undergraduate Pilot Training student pilots of Class 25-04, graduated on January 17, 2025, at the Columbus Event Center on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The UPT graduation ceremony officially marks the completion of initial flight training in the T-6 Texan II as students earn
Jan. 22, 2025
Vance Defender expands leadership skills at Ranger School

1st Lt. Adama Mbaye, a 71st Security Forces Squadron logistics officer from Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, graduated from the U.S. Army’s Ranger School at Fort Moore, Georgia.
Jan. 22, 2025
Mentorship Matters: Air Force General Officers Partner with AFROTC Detachments

The Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) has a long and proud history of producing exceptional leaders for the Department of the Air Force.
Jan. 22, 2025
Trump names acting secretary of defense, designates acting service secretaries

President Donald J. Trump named Robert Salesses as acting secretary of defense pending the confirmation of Pete Hegseth for the position.
Jan. 21, 2025
85 EIS demonstrates excellence during CIDARA exercise

The 85th Engineering and Installation Squadron conducted a Cyberspace Infrastructure Damage Assessment and Repair exercise Jan. 13-16, 2025. This exercise tested the unit’s rapid response capabilities in a simulated real-world scenario.
Jan. 21, 2025
Honorary Commander FAM Flight

U.S. Air Force MSgt Trent Stokes, 161st Air Refueling Wing boom operator, supervises as honorary commanders view refueling operations from the boom pod of a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker, Jan. 10, 2025, in the skies of Arizona. Boom operators pump thousands of pounds of fuel into aircraft