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  • First operational F-35As arrive at Hill AFB

    The Air Force ushered in a new era of combat air power today as Hill Air Force Base received the service's first two operational F-35As.Hill's active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Reserve 419th Fighter Wing will be the first combat-coded units to fly and maintain the Air Force's newest

  • New program aimed to improve MQ-1/9 community begins at ACC

    The initial stage of Air Combat Command's new program, the Culture and Process Improvement Program, began here, Aug. 21, and is designed to take place across 12 Air Force active duty, reserve and National Guard bases.The CPIP was established to target and develop methods of improvement for concerns

  • Belizean Firefighter Epitomizes Teamwork at CENTAM SMOKE

    Last week, a group of 35 Central American firefighters gathered in Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras to improve their interoperability along with members of Joint Task Force-Bravo's fire department.  These firefighters tested their skills in a series of scenarios that required teamwork and

  • Warfighter of the Week: Staff Sgt. Brad Johannes

    Staff Sgt. Brad Johannes, 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) manager of engineering operations, was recognized as the Warfighter of the Week, August 24, 2015.Johannes joined the Air Force in 2006 and comes from a long and distinguished line of veterans."Throughout my family's history, military

  • New Horizons Medical Personnel Provide Emergency Assistance in Mass Casualty

    U.S. Air Force medical personnel treated mass causality incident victims at the Dr. Salvador Parades Hospital in Trujillo, Honduras, Aug. 10, 2015.The incident involved 14 Honduran army soldiers from the 15th Battalion who were injured in an explosion at their base said a Honduran army official.The

  • Honduran air force members glean valuable knowledge from NDI technicians

    Five members from the Honduran air force teamed up with 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) and the 355th Equipment Maintenance Squadron for a subject matter expert exchange from Aug. 16-22, 2015.  The exchange focused primarily on a variety of nondestructive inspections lab processes."The NDI lab

  • CJCS visits Creech, gives praise to Airmen

    Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, accompanied by his wife Deanie, paid a visit to Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug. 12, 2015.While visiting, Dempsey held an all-call where he said farewell and gave thanks to all the men and women at Creech AFB for their hard

  • Warfighter of the Week: Capt. Sabrina Gonzalez

    Capt. Sabrina Gonzalez, 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) Operations, plans and assessments, executive officer, was recognized as the Warfighter of the Week, August 10, 2015.Gonzalez, a native of San Antonio, Texas, has been in the Air Force for 10 years and comes from a military family."The Air