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  • AFSOUTH Airmen conduct SMEE with Brazilian air force

    U.S. Airmen traveled to Brazil to participate in a week-long subject matter expert exchange with members of the Brazilian air force, from April 20-24, focusing on deployment and employment of Expeditionary Medical Support.EMEDS is a modular field deployable hospital platform consisting of a series

  • US military, multinational firefighters train together in Honduras

    Firefighters from Joint Task Force-Bravo's 612th Air Base Squadron along with 39 firefighters throughout Central America trained together during a Central America Sharing Mutual Operational Knowledge and Experiences exercise April 20 - 24, 2015, at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras.The exercise, also

  • AFSOUTH EMEDS: Light, lean and life saving

    Six Airmen from the U.S. Air Force travelled to Brazil this week to participate in a subject matter expert exchange with the Brazilian air force, focusing on Expeditionary Medical Support training.The Airmen, from 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern), Air Combat Command, Headquarters Air Force, and

  • Cody visits Soto Cano Air Base

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody visited with Airmen during a trip April 13-15, at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras.Cody visited numerous sections within the 612th Air Base Squadron and talked with Airmen on a personal level, holding several face-to-face conversations during his

  • 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

  • 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