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  • Dyess’ readiness tested during ORE

    For three days Team Dyess was tested on their ability to deploy personnel and assets to a deployed location in support of combatant commanders during an Operational Readiness Exercise Oct. 15-17.During this exercise, known as a Phase I ORE, Dyess was evaluated on the wing's ability to prepare and

  • 552nd ACW wins first base-wide energy conservation competition

    The 552nd Air Control Wing has set the standard and is the winner of Tinker's first Off We Go Energy Reduction Competition. Over the course of the summer, personnel in the wing's headquarters' building decreased energy consumption by 24 percent over what was used in the same period during fiscal

  • Hard work delivers success for 428th FS

    The first week of RED FLAG-Alaska 13-1 concluded Oct 12, 2012, with 428th Fighter Squadron aircrew studying and learning from the many combat training lessons while maintainers worked late into the night and throughout the weekend in order to keep aircraft operable.The constant push of 12 "sorties"

  • Just another day at RF-A 13-1

    The 428th Fighter Squadron out of Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, has settled in throughout the past weeks to their temporary home in Alaska.The Buccaneers are currently participating in RED FLAG-Alaska 13-1, and the rigorous flight schedule has kept them extremely busy. "I usually wake up

  • 30-Day Inspection ensures functionality and saves lives

    It takes an entire village to raise a child, and it takes an entire squadron to get an aircraft in the air, keep it there, and make sure the personnel on board are safe. The 563rd Operations Support Squadron is one such squadron, but there is more than just aircraft maintenance involved. There are

  • ACC commander visits Ellsworth

    Ellsworth hosted Gen. Mike Hostage, commander of Air Combat Command, Oct. 9 and 10, and took the opportunity to showcase 28th Bomb Wing Airmen accomplishing the mission at the home to two of the nation's three B-1 combat squadrons.During his visit, Hostage took time to speak with Airmen during a

  • Holloman breaks flying record

    The 29th Attack Squadron, 9th Attack Squadron, and the 6th Reconnaissance Squadron set a non-combat record October 2, by flying six MQ-9 Reapers and four MQ-1 Predators simultaneously during a training mission.The 29 ATKS, 9 ATKS and the 6 RS recently increased their training capacity to 10 lines. A

  • Holloman mourns the loss of Military Working Dog

    Holloman Air Force Base members said their goodbyes to one of their own at a memorial service that rendered full military honors to a 49th Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog Oct. 11.Roky/M628, a 5-year-old German Shepherd, died immediately following a demonstration Oct. 2 at Holloman AFB.

  • Firefighter Challenge builds unity, inspires determination

    Hose drag, dummy pull, ladder climb, hose pack hoist and Keiser sled are activities Ellsworth firefighters are more than familiar with. During the 28th Civil Engineering Squadron's annual Firefighter Challenge at the base fire station, Oct. 5, more than 50 Airmen and civilian employees became

  • MC-12W Liberty: One year later, one year stronger

    Editor's note: This is part one of a four part series highlighting the MC-12W Liberty weapons system. It has operated at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., for more than a year, reaching several milestones which support Air Force leaders as they normalize intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance