12th Air Force bomb wings move to Air Force Global Strike Command

The Secretary and Chief of Staff of the Air Force have directed the realignment of the Air Force's B-1 bomber fleets and Long Range Strike-Bomber program from Air Combat Command to Air Force Global Strike Command, effective Oct. 1.The move will realign the Air Force's core mission of global strike

Western Hemisphere cooperation highlights SICOFAA's 54th Anniversary

Members of 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) gathered to commemorate another year of success for the System of Cooperation Among the American Air Forces, with a 54th birthday celebration April 16th. SICOFAA began as a meeting of officers from 13 different countries in 1961, led by Air Force Chief

AFSOUTH working with Colombia to develop space program

American Airmen from the Space community traveled to multiple U.S. space operations locations with Colombian air force counterparts in February as part of a U.S. Southern Command subject matter expert exchange.According to Lt. Col Trae York, 12th Air Force and Air Forces Southern Director of Space

Curacao Airmen assist with dog grooming

AFWA re-designated as 557th Weather Wing

The Air Force Weather Agency became the 557th Weather Wing in a re-designation ceremony March 27 at the Lt. Gen. Thomas S. Moorman building."This is a momentous occasion; we are about to close a chapter in weather history and start a new one," said Ralph Stoffler, U.S. Air Force acting director of

U.S. Air Advisors reach milestone in Air Drop Training with Colombian Air Force

Members of the 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron from Travis Air Force Base (MSAS) finalized their training with members of the Colombian Air Force while observing their performance of an air drop mission near Bogota, Colombia, March 4, 2015.The successful air drop concluded a month-long Air

CSAF visits D-M

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III visited Davis-Monthan Air Force Base March 25.Welsh made stops at several organizations including the 355th Fighter Wing, the 354th Fighter Squadron, the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group and also held an all-call at the 755th Aircraft

CSAF visits Airmen of 12th Air Force

Joint, Total Force Space Team highlights learning opportunities during Red Flag 15-2

A joint, total force representation of Space Operations experts gained beneficial experience during Red Flag 15-2 from Feb. 26 to March 13 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.This was the first linked exercise with tactical, operational and virtual tactical participants, according to Lt. Col. Trae York,

New Weather Wing to fall under 12 AF

The Air Force Weather Agency will be officially re-designated as the 557th Weather Wing.The change comes as a result of an Air Force organization management headquarters review announced last fall that reorganized the structure and processes for a number of units."We have been working on this hard