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  • Rapid Ascent: Airmindedness

    In 1948, the AFM 35-15 Air Force Leadership set out principles and techniques for early Cold War commanders to build cohesive and efficient organization to face the challenges of the post World War II security landscape.  Its values are timeless, but it was aimed at an audience familiar with

  • Take care to barbecue, grill safely this summer

    Barbecuing ranks as one of America’s favorite ways to entertain families and friends and people fire up the barbecue more than three billion times a year, said the National Fire Protection Association.

  • Air National Guard helps battle California fires from air

    At the request of the National Interagency Fire Center, U.S. Northern Command deployed two C-130 aircraft equipped with Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) from California and Colorado for wildland firefighting operations from Channel Islands Air National Guard Station in Port Hueneme,

  • Air Force contracted firefighters lend helping hand to Gila Bend emergencies

    Whether it’s aircraft incidents, flooding, warehouse fires, vehicle accidents, or wildfires, this team of Air Force contracted firefighters isn’t known for shying away when it comes to lending a helping hand.   About 60 miles southwest of the Phoenix metropolitan, lies a quaint town most have not

  • 502nd ABW provides support to FEMA emergency response for Hurricane Beryl

    Joint Base San Antonio and the 502nd Air Base Wing worked in cooperation with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to pre-stage supplies at the JBSA-Seguin Auxiliary Airfield, Texas, on July 6, as part of FEMA’s emergency response effort to provide relief to people impacted by Hurricane Beryl.

  • Crew chief honored for keeping MQ-9 Reaper fleet in air

    This year, the 49th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron’s own U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Shaun Shaffer earned the prestigious Crew Chief of the Year award for his outstanding dedication to his craft and ability to keep Holloman’s MQ-9 Reaper fleet in the air.