News - Category 19th Air Force

May 15, 2023
97 AMW hosts wing training day

Airmen from the 97th Air Mobility Wing hosted a wing-wide training day at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, May 12, 2023. The day included a run on the flight line, wing and group photos, and ended with squadrons conducting additional unit-specific training. The wing utilizes quarterly training days
May 11, 2023
Mothers from the ‘Mighty 97th’

For Mother’s Day, the Mighty 97th is celebrating all mothers around Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Altus AFB honors both the many mothers who raised the brave men and women serving our country in uniform and those mother’s serving in uniform.
May 10, 2023
173rd FW Airmen prepare for wildland fire season

Airmen from the 173rd Fighter Wing spent five days preparing to fight wildland fires and be ready if the Oregon Governor needs to call upon them this summer. The Oregon Department of Forestry trained 20 Airmen in the Red Card certification process May 3-7, 2023.
May 9, 2023
173rd FW completes 2023 Unit Effectiveness Inspection Capstone

The 173rd Fighter Wing completed their 2023 Unit Effectiveness Inspection Capstone, May 7, 2023. This in-person inspection is the final element of a four-to-five-year inspection cycle.
May 9, 2023
49th Wing initiates transition to A-staff structure

The 49th Wing stood up its first A-staff, one of three wings in Air Education and Training Command to begin this transition ahead of the command-wide implementation later this year.
May 2, 2023
56th Fighter Wing hosts Haboob Havoc at Barry M. Goldwater Range

Haboob Havoc is a total force competition that provides an opportunity for pilots from various bases to demonstrate their skills across a diverse range of aircraft while also testing their abilities in different mission sets such as simulated dogfighting, strafing, and gun runs.
May 2, 2023
Luke AFB, RSAF celebrate 30 years of partnership

The 425th Fighter Squadron celebrated 30 years of partnership between the U.S. Air Force and Republic of Singapore Air Force with a parade ceremony, April 25, 2023, at Luke AFB, Arizona.
April 25, 2023
Det. 62 - Small Detachment, Big Impact for AETC's 2022 Team of the Year

In its short existence, Air Education and Training Command’s Detachment 62 has had an outsized impact on the electric vertical take-off and lift (eVTOL) landscape across the nation. Partnerships across industry and the government have been key to success for Det. 62, who was recently recognized as
April 24, 2023
Laughlin | Flying From Filing Cabinets to the Cloud

In today's digital age, the amount of information organizations generate and store has increased exponentially. This is no exception for Laughlin Air Force Base, which deals with thousands of records documenting its operations, policies, and procedures. This records management may sound tedious, but
April 20, 2023
Vance | ACC commander pins on wings of Vance’s newest UPT graduates

Gen. Mark Kelly, commander of Air Combat Command, and ACC Command Chief Master Sgt. John Storms, visited Vance Air Force Base April 13-14, to celebrate the Air Force’s newest aviators.