The US Air Force Combat Controller community may soon no longer be an all-male affair, provided the latest female Airman makes it through the training pipeline. The female candidate, who is currently unidentified, is currently in the training program’s eight-week special warfare prep course, which began on October 14. If she passes, she will begin […]
Continue ReadingA Dutch Air Force fire crew -hoping to celebrate the arrival of the Netherlands’ first F-35A Lightning II with a water cannon salute- bungled a recent ceremony, spraying firefighting foam on the expensive warplane. The nation’s air force was looking forward to celebrating the replacement of the aging F-16 fleet, with one of the older […]
Continue ReadingA former Airman claims government agents got inside of his head and controlled his body, forcing him to shoot his wife.
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The US Air Force has made changes to the officer promotion categories, placing more emphasis on field expertise when it comes to ranking up. The move is a major one, and the first of its kind since the Air Force was founded in the late 1940s. Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and […]
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The US Air Force is pushing up to $6.4 billion in funding to “Red Air” services, in hopes that the contracted companies can provide top-tier aggressor services. While the USAF has their own aggressor squadrons, the organization has been looking to seven companies -Air USA, Airborne Tactical Advantage Company, Blue Air Training, Coastal Defense, Draken […]
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Ellsworth Air Force Base officials have identified the airman whose body was found at his off-base residence Monday Senior Airman William Horton was a B-1 journeyman with the 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 28th Bomb Wing, according to a base spokesman. “Team Ellsworth lost a member of the Raider family, and we are deeply saddened by […]
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A US Airman’s death has prompted an investigation after he was found dead near his base in South Dakota. The unidentified Airman was assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing stationed at Ellsworth Air Force Base, with reports indicating the individual was found in an off-base residence. According to the Argus Leader, the identity of the […]
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September was the month of nonstop steel rain in Afghanistan, according to the US Air Force. 948 air munitions were reportedly released as part of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, making a larger number of weapons dropped in one month than any point since October 2010. A massive amount of sorties have been moved this year, with […]
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Three men were killed late Friday when their vehicle drove attempted to drive through a gate at Robins Air Force Base. Their vehicle collided with a security barrier at the Georgia base’s gate, base officials said. The male driver of a vehicle and two male passengers were killed after striking a vehicle barrier at the […]
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The US Air Force is moving its Middle East Command Center out of the Middle East, setting their sights for the greener pastures of, well, South Carolina. Previously stationed at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, the USAF has now moved its control operations to Shaw Air Force Base, over 7,000 miles away from the […]
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