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Oct. 1, 2024
Under pressure, weather flight must forecast hurricane's impact

Hurricane Francine quickly approached the Louisiana and Mississippi coastline as a category 3 Hurricane, leaving Columbus Air Force Base leadership with less than 24 hours to make the decision to evacuate over 200 aircraft or shelter in place.
Oct. 1, 2024
Spacecom, Commerce Department to boost spaceflight safety

U.S. Space Command and the Commerce Department will begin dual-track operations in the provision of space situational awareness information and services to satellite owners and operators.
Oct. 1, 2024
Troops rescue hundreds in Helene aftermath

More than 5,900 National Guardsmen from multiple states rescued hundreds of people and cleared roads across the Southeast in the wake of Hurricane Helene.
Sept. 30, 2024
Night Rescue: Columbus AFB hosts aircraft evacuated from Hurricane Helene's path

Amidst the darkness of Hurricane Helene, Columbus Air Force Base opened its doors and answered the call. On Sept. 25, Columbus AFB hosted 16 A-10s, 2 HC-130s and 3 HH-60 aircraft from Moody AFB, Georgia, due to a weather evacuation caused by Hurricane Helene.
Sept. 30, 2024
Firefighters sharpen vehicle extraction skills

Members of the Joint Base San Antonio Fire Department went through vehicle extraction training at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston on Sept. 24, 2024.
Sept. 30, 2024
Air Task Force training to test strength, weaknesses

The Air Force is preparing for its first Air Task Force training events at Combat Support Training Range sites in November. The events will give Airmen from ATF Combat Air Base Squadrons, or CABS, an opportunity to train as a team and demonstrate the CSTR sites’ ability to host combat support
Sept. 30, 2024
Navigation system failure, severe weather, spatial disorientation lead to F-16C crash

Pacific Air Forces released the results of its investigation into an F-16C aircraft mishap that occurred near Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, on Dec. 11, 2023.
Sept. 30, 2024
During flight, Airman aids firefighter suffering from severe dehydration, fatigue

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - On Sept. 2, while returning from a fire assignment in Oregon, Ben Wagner experienced a terrifying health scare midflight. Wagner, a U.S. Forest Service assistant fire management officer based out of Michigan, had just completed two exhausting weeks leading fire relief efforts in
Sept. 30, 2024
When suicide hits home, heartache of losing loved one goes on

For Angela Phillips, a management and program analyst with Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Oklahoma City, National Suicide Prevention Month in September has taken on a profound significance. What began as subtle changes in her husband of 30 years after returning from a deployment – a little
Sept. 27, 2024
Safety team discusses midair collision avoidance on Maui

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – The 15th Wing Safety office traveled to Maui, Hawaii, on Sept. 26, 2024, to inform local general aviation communities about military aircraft operations within the Hawaiian Islands airspace in order to increase flight awareness.“We coordinate crosstalk with

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