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Sept. 3, 2019
Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama opens for Hurricane Dorian support

At the request of the Department of Homeland Security, through U.S. Northern Command, Maxwell Air Force Base opened Aug. 29 as an Incident Support Base in advance of Hurricane Dorian.
Sept. 3, 2019
Air University Library digitizes research, products for remote Air Force, DOD access

The Air University Library is currently digitizing and cataloging 2,500 linear feet of analog resources to make the entire collection of unclassified AU research and products readily available to the larger Air Force and DOD communities.
Sept. 3, 2019
Altus AFB in photos

The 97th Air Mobility Wing had more than 10 agencies at Altus High School to showcase careers that applied to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), August 29, 2019.
Aug. 29, 2019
Laughlin FAIPs "XL" at FAIP FLAG 2019

Laughlin First Assignment Instructor Pilots (FAIPs) recently participated in the first FAIP FLAG white jet flying competition, Aug. 9-11 2019, at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Aug. 29, 2019
Military and Family Life Counselors support service members

With the rise of suicides in the military community, leadership and mental health providers are pondering what they can do to address the situation.
Aug. 29, 2019
2nd AF welcomes Tullos, bids farewell to Leahy

Maj. Gen. Andrea Tullos assumed command of Second Air Force from Maj. Gen. Timothy Leahy during a change of command ceremony, here, August 29.Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Education and Training Command, presided over the ceremony and spoke to Second Air Force Airmen and local civic leaders
Aug. 29, 2019
Pilot Training Next graduates 14 in learning experiment's second iteration

Air Education and Training Command’s Pilot Training Next program graduated 14 U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy and the Royal Air Force students from the learning experiment’s second iteration in a ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Aug. 29.
Aug. 29, 2019
CSAF Private Pilot Scholarship Program changing face of US aviation

In 2018, almost half of all newly licensed female pilots between the ages of 17 and 19 were graduates of the Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Flight Academy. This year, 150 cadets each received a scholarship from the Chief of Staff of the Air Force Scholarship Program to attend one
Aug. 28, 2019
Ammo, maintenance and pilots: how a strike mission is accomplished

From start to finish, many Airmen contribute to the success of an F-35A Lightning II strike mission.
Aug. 28, 2019
Sheppard in Photos

BOOM! Carrying the largest conventional payload of both guided and unguided weapons in the Air Force inventory, the multi-mission B-1 is the backbone of America's long-range bomber force. It can rapidly deliver massive quantities of precision and non-precision weapons against any adversary, anywhere