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Feb. 11, 2020
Columbus AFB provides aerial support for joint, multi-national exercise

Pilots and student pilots at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, have and will continue to take part in exercise Southern Strike from Feb. 3-13, traveling back and forth to Gulfport, Mississippi. The exercise is conducted to increase deployment readiness and included more than 40 units from the
Sept. 17, 2019
188th Airman named adjunct instructor at AF First Sergeant Academy

Master Sgt. Robert M. Stephens, a first sergeant with the 188th Medical Group, is the first Airman to complete the adjunct faculty selection process and become fully-certified to instruct the new curriculum at the First Sergeant Academy.
Sept. 8, 2019
Oregon Guardsmen participate in Joint Exercise Sentry Aloha

Five F-15 Eagles and more than ninety Airmen from Kingsley Field flew to Hawaii for three weeks to support Sentry Aloha 19-2, a large-scale exercise with both American and Australian Forces, August 16 through September 6, 2019.
May 15, 2019
149th FW Gunfighters take part in Operation Coronet Bronco

Members of the 149th Fighter Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland have been taking part in Operation Coronet Bronco at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho for several weeks.
Sept. 10, 2018
36th RQS helps leukemia patient live in the Now

Jimmy “LJ” Now was just another two-year-old boy before he was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. He played outside, spent time with his family and became fascinated with planes and helicopters after receiving a military soldiers toy kit for Christmas.
July 6, 2018
Krieger fluid in acing aircraft hydraulic systems course

Tech. Sgt. William H. Krieger, a native of Shamokin, Pennsylvania, and a member of the 193rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard, aced the 364th Training Squadron's 49-day aircraft hydraulic systems course at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas.
Dec. 21, 2017
AF selects locations for next two Air National Guard F-35 bases

The Air Force has selected Truax Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin and Dannelly Field, Alabama as the preferred locations for the next two Air National Guard F-35A bases.
April 12, 2016
AF names candidate bases, criteria for choosing next F-35A sites

Air Force officials announced April 12 that Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona; Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida; Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas; and Whiteman AFB, Missouri, are candidate bases for the first Reserve-led F-35A Lightning II location.