News - Category 19th Air Force

Oct. 30, 2020
Meritorious achievement, leadership leads to recognition

Maj. Chad Swinehart, 6th Attack Squadron director of operations, was presented the Bronze Star Medal here, Oct. 26, for his meritorious achievement while deployed to Southwest Asia.
Oct. 29, 2020
Functions of the Fab Flight

Many working parts go into the successful execution of the flying training mission at the 33rd Fighter Wing. One of those parts is the 33rd Maintenance Squadron Fabrication Flight. This shop works to maintain the structural stability of aircraft panels, evaluate and maintain the integrity of
Oct. 29, 2020
56th Fighter Wing Commander visits active association Airmen at Kingsley Field

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Gregory Kreuder, the 56th Fighter Wing Commander at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, visits the 173rd Fighter Wing where 550th Fighter Squadron active association Airmen are geographically separated at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon.
Oct. 21, 2020
Exercise Zia Sun

The 354th Fighter Squadron from Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona; 9th Air Support Operations Squadron from Fort Hood, Texas; 3rd ASOS, 7th ASOS, and 16th ASOS from Fort Bliss, Texas; 311th FS and 29th Attack Squadron from Holloman AFB, recently trained together in Exercise Zia Sun, at Centennial Range,
Oct. 16, 2020
F-35A, A-10 demo teams brief capabilities to Laughlin students

The A-10 Demonstration team from Davis-Monthan Air Force, Arizona, and the F-35 Demonstration team from Hill AFB, Utah, are touring the Air Force’s Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training bases to brief students in training on their capabilities.
Oct. 16, 2020
Ghanaian Airman obtains U.S. citizenship through service, trains future combat aviators

The road to citizenship for Airman 1st Class Gaddiel Acquaah, a 47th Operations Support Squadron aerospace physiology technician at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, certainly wasn’t without hardships. Now, he plays an important role in Laughlin’s mission of training future combat aviators.
Oct. 16, 2020
Activation ceremony heralds new chapter in trainer aircraft maintenance story

A trainer aircraft maintenance training center that will serve the needs of Air Education and Training Command for decades to come will be activated during a ceremony at 10:15 a.m., Oct. 29, in Hangar 62 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph.
Oct. 9, 2020
Laughlin firefighters help protect Del Rio community from wildland fire

Aug. 27, 2020, the 47th Civil Engineering Squadron Fire Department at Lauglin Air Force Base, Texas, received a call from Val Verde County Emergency to assist nine local agencies battling a raging wildland fire in Del Rio that was also rapidly approaching a local elementary school.
Oct. 7, 2020
Luke commemorates Tuskegee Airman with flyover

Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 944th Fighter Wing at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, executed an F-35 Lightning II Missing Man formation flyover October 2, 2020. The mission over the Arizona State Capitol paid tribute to the late Maj. George Washington Biggs, U.S. Air Force (Ret.).
Oct. 1, 2020
Photos: 56th Ammunitions Flight builds 72 laser guided bombs

Airman Quinton Chaney, 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron munitions systems technician, and Senior Airman Tre Tate, 56th EMS munitions systems technician, use a forklift sling to move GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bombs Sept. 22, 2020 at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Airmen assembled 24 bombs