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Dec. 27, 2023
With sparks spewing out engine, aircrew remains calm to save aircraft, crew

What happened to Air Combat Command's 461st Air Control Wing crew based out of Robins Air Force Base, Georgia on September 23, 2022, is a survival story that brings together the importance of training, bravery, teamwork and cool heads prevailing in a hot situation.
Dec. 13, 2023
Emergency at 580 feet

Staff Sgt. Samuel McLean, 20th Operations Support Squadron Air Traffic Control watch supervisor, was handling a single U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon on approach to Shaw Air Force Base with radar approach control when a phone call leads him to assist a Cessna 550 Citation II civilian pilot who
Nov. 30, 2023
Unit uses parts from multiple mishap aircraft to create F-35 ‘Franken-bird’

F-35 maintenance experts here are taking on a seemingly impossible task – stitching two mishap damaged aircraft together to a fully operational F-35A Lightning II. Led by the F-35 Joint Program Office, the project requires a “dream team” from the JPO, the 388th Fighter Wing, the Ogden Air Logistics
Oct. 20, 2023
Beta testing new Air Force tactical communications kits

The 52nd Combat Communications Squadron at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, is playing an important role in shaping the Air Force’s future. The unit is beta testing two new deployable tactical communications kits, the Agile Communications Package and the Fly-Away Communications Terminal. The 52d
July 27, 2023
ACC RELEASES ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION BOARD REPORT FOR F-35A CRASH IN UTAH

Today, Air Combat Command released an accident investigation board report regarding an F-35A crash that occurred Oct. 19, 2022, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah

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With sparks spewing out engine, aircrew remains calm to save aircraft, crew

Emergency at 580 feet

Unit uses parts from multiple mishap aircraft to create F-35 ‘Franken-bird’

Beta testing new Air Force tactical communications kits

ACC RELEASES ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION BOARD REPORT FOR F-35A CRASH IN UTAH