Unit deployment manager is 49th Wing Diamond Sharp Award winner

Every month, a first sergeant has the honor of choosing a deserving Airman to be presented the Holloman’s First Sergeant Council’s Diamond Sharp Award for an outstanding act or continuous outstanding performance.For the month of January, Master Sgt. Willie Hayes, 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron

Royal Australian Air Force completes training mission, departs from Luke

After achieving all training milestones, the Royal Australian Air Force began returning its F-35A Lightning II pilots, maintainers and aircraft to Australia from Luke Air Force Base in December 2019.

Air Force Learning Professionals now have online presence

The Air Force now has an online solution to bring learning professionals together with the launch of the Air Force Learning Professionals website in late December 2019. The site, https://www.learningprofessionals.af.mil, provides news, resources and information to help learning professionals develop

Operational height waivers focus of latest "The Air Force Starts Here" pod

The 23rd episode of "The Air Force Starts Here," Air Education and Training Command's podcast series, focuses on flying training and was released Jan. 14. On the episode, Jennifer Gonzalez from the AETC public affairs office talks about the operational waiver process for height, innovation in the

Forty-ninth wing acquires a new MQ-9 through ferry

The 49th Wing received its first MQ-9 Reaper through flight, Jan. 8, 2020. Typically when new MQ-9s are sent to Holloman, they are taken apart to ship and then reassembled when they arrive.

Fanged forty-niners in Florida

Temporary deployments are an important part of being in the active-duty military. They provide an opportunity for Airmen to hone in on skills and operate in a location that they are unfamiliar with, much like a deployment. The 311th Fighter Squadron is prepared for a temporary deployment to Key

BASHing bird strikes aim of JBSA-Randolph program

A bird strike is a collision between a bird and an aircraft, but the term is often expanded to cover other wildlife strikes, such as bats or ground animals. Despite significant dispersion, depredation and avoidance, U.S. Air Force pilots face this rare danger every time they don gear and sit in the

314th FS wins 49th Wing 4th quarter load competition

12 Airmen from the 9th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, 29th AMU, 314th Fighter Squadron and 311th FS competed in the 49th Wing’s fourth quarter load competition, Jan. 10, here.

Dedication, passion drove 97 CES to 3 AETC awards

The mission of the 97th Air Mobility Wing Force Civil Engineer Squadron is to support the men and women of Mobility’s Hometown through its infrastructure. Constant dedication and passion for the job are requirements to exceed and achieve this mission. The 97th CES was recognized for going above and

Luke AFB F-35s and F-16s soar in the morning sky