June 4, 2024 Security forces 'Gear for Life' kit enhances operational efficiency, safety A four-year initiative to modernize the day-to-day equipment active-duty security forces use has reached its fifth and final phase.
May 23, 2024 Pilot fit facility outfits 1,000th F-35 pilot with helmet, survival gear Leadership from the 33rd Fighter Wing, Joint Program Office, and Lockheed Martin Corporation gathered here to celebrate the facility’s significant milestone as the 1,000th F-35 pilot to be outfitted received his flight helmet and survival gear May 22.
May 20, 2024 Airmen recount harrowing combat rescue that took place during blinding sandstorm On April 16, 2004, the 41st Rescue Squadron and Pararescuemen from the 38th Rescue Squadron fought bad weather and faced enemy surface-to-air threats to save the lives of five U.S. Army CH-47D Chinook aircrew who had crashed in a sandstorm on the desert plains of Iraq.
May 14, 2024 Exposed to extreme G-forces at dangerous altitudes, pilots' health focus of human performance team Effectively operating a Fourth or Fifth-Generation fighter jet requires the human body to surpass extraordinary physical and mental heights. Spending hours upon hours strapped into the confined space of a cockpit, fighter pilots endure a constant barrage of extreme G-force at dangerous altitudes
May 6, 2024 Seat belts work! Airman rescues mother, three children after SUV tumbles on bridge Capt. Bryon Adams Jr, chief, A2 operations division, CONR-1AF (AFNORTH and AFSPACE), crawled through broken glass into an overturned SUV to rescue a mother and her three children following a rollover accident near Tyndall AFB, Fla.
April 22, 2024 Accident investigation finds mechanical failure led to MQ-9A Reaper crash Today, Air Combat Command released an Abbreviated Accident Investigation Board report regarding an MQ-9A Reaper that crashed on May 4, 2023, in the ocean in an undisclosed location within the United States Africa Command area of responsibility. The mishap resulted in no fatalities, nor injuries or
April 15, 2024 CSAF's 'Follow Through' letter includes training transformation focused on enhancing resiliency, human performance, lifestyle management Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin released his latest letter to Airmen, following up on his previous letter.
April 11, 2024 New DAF Mental Health Overview clarifies mental health resources for Airmen, Guardians The overview guide contains seven brief chapters that debunk common mental health assumptions, differentiate clinical and non-clinical treatments, and provide guidance on the spectrum of mental health care available for different symptoms and levels of mental distress.
April 5, 2024 Fluorine-free foam flows to Air Force to make firefighting activities safer Department of the Air Force installation fire departments are replacing current stocks of aqueous film forming foam, or AFFF, in fire and emergency services vehicles with a fluorine-free formulation as part of a Defense Department-wide effort to remove PFAS from firefighting activities.
April 3, 2024 Pilot error leads to MQ-9A Reaper crash Today, Air Combat Command released an Accident Investigation Board report citing pilot error as the cause of an MQ-9A Reaper crash that took place on Jan. 18, 2023, at the Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville, California.