Global Hawk collects reconnaissance data during Haiti relief efforts

An RQ-4 Global Hawk is providing imagery to determine the extent of damage to earthquake-stricken Haiti and usability of its infrastructure, an Air Force official said during a Department of Defense Bloggers Roundtable Jan. 15."A lot of images of destroyed buildings," said Col. Bradley G. Butz, the

12th Air Force command chief visits Creech

The 12th Air Force command chief, Chief Master Sergeant H. Layton Clark, visited Creech AFB recently to meet with Airmen and to get a first-hand look at 432d Wing operations. This was Chief Clark's second visit to Creech since becoming the 12th AF command chief in 2009. The chief visited various

Airmen from across Latin America at Davis-Monthan for SICOFAA Committee

Members of the System of Cooperation Among Americas Air Forces, or SICOFAA, met last week at Davis-Monthan AFB to participate in the A-III Operations Committee meeting with 11 Latin American Air Forces. The meetings focused on development of an upcoming humanitarian support exercise and

23rd Wing aircrew in Chile practice rescue ops during SALITRE

Last week, members of the 23rd Wing, 71st Rescue Squadron trained together with Chilean Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Chile, or FACh) special forces from the No. 8 Squadron at Cerro Moreno Air Base in Antofagasta, Chile to practice search and rescue techniques, inserting and retrieving medical teams in

"Airman Culture" key to exercise SALITRE success

Exercise SALITRE came to a successful close Oct. 30 thanks to the Total Force effort of nearly 200 active-duty and Air National Guard Airmen, representing five U.S. bases, and supporting coalition efforts to strengthen regional military ties and interoperability. The monumental exercise, hosted by

Chilean and U.S. Air Forces invite school children to tour base

More than 40 children of the Colegio Macaya in Alto Hospicia, Chile, visited the Fuerza Aerea De Chile base in Iquique Oct. 30 to view United States and Chilean aircraft and talk with Airmen. U.S. Airmen participating in SALITRE visited Colegio Macaya earlier in the week to spend time with the

Chile, U.S. aircraft maintainers find common ground in the profession of arms

Combined exercises present an opportunity for the U.S. Air Force to work together with partner nations in preparation to assist allies with humanitarian assistance and regional security threats during real-world crises. Exercise SALITRE, a multinational exercise hosted by the Fuerza Aerea de Chile,

AFSOUTH commander visits Airmen in Chile

SALITRE participants share Airmen spirit of service with local orphanage, hospital children

A little girl came running down the hospital hall with her arms wide open toward a group of uniformed officers towering above her. "I didn't get a patch," she cried in Spanish pointing toward the 612th Air Operations Center squadron insignia on the Airmen's flight suits. All of the officers knelt

U.S. and Chilean Airmen visit school during SALITRE

U.S. and Fuerza Aerea de Chile (FACh) Airmen visited an elementary school in Alto Hospicia, Chile Oct. 27 during SALITRE, a multinational exercise focused on interoperability between Chile, the United States, Argentina, Brazil, and France. More than 100 children welcomed the Airmen, shyly saying