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  • 12th AF commander receives firsthand look at ISR mission

    The Hunters of the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing welcomed the 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) commander, Lt. Gen. Tod D. Wolters during a two-day visit Jan. 13-14.The visit gave the commander the opportunity to meet the Airmen who perform the Air Force's intelligence, surveillance and

  • F-16s from Hill deploy, conduct routine security in the Asia-Pacific Region

    Nearly 300 personnel from Hill's active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Air Force Reserve 419th Fighter Wing recently deployed to the Republic of Korea for several months, demonstrating continuing U.S. commitment to stability and security in the Asia-Pacific Region.Air Combat Command routinely deploys

  • LRS takes training to the street

    Miles and miles of empty snow-covered land spread ahead of the convoy, as vehicle operators from 366th Logistics Readiness Squadron made their way to the Convoy Operation Readiness Training site. Enduring bumpy roads, freezing temperatures and hours of driving was just a side note I experienced

  • NEWS RELEASE: 4th Space Squadron set to leave Holloman

    The Secretary of the Air Force announced today that the 4th Space Control Squadron, currently located at Holloman AFB, N.M., will collocate with the 76th Space Control Squadron at Peterson AFB, Colo., this year.Approximately 90 active duty positions will be affected by the move.The 4 SPCS and

  • Commander of ACC visits Beale

    Gen. Mike Hostage, commander of Air Combat Command, visited Beale AFB and held an Airmen's call at the community activity center here Jan. 14.During the forum with Airmen, Hostage addressed top issues within the Air Force, such as budget concerns, force management programs and retirement

  • Super Hercules arrives at Bagram

    On the morning of Jan. 9, 2013, the first C-130 Hercules departed Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, for the final time, while the first C-130J Super Hercules arrived from Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. "With the reductions that are going on in the AOR, the U.S. Air Force has reduced the number of

  • AFSOUTH Airman and Soldiers aim for the T.K.O.

    The sounds of bodies hitting the mat rang through the Benko Fitness Center as Airmen from 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) and Soldiers from the 1st Battlefield Coordination Detachment (1 BCD) learn the basics of hand -to -hand combat. Members from the 1 BCD, taught the Modern Army Combatives

  • 337th TES assures JASSM-ER carriage capability

    The 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron has recently completed a captive carriage exercise with a Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range to verify the weapon's ability to maintain functionality after being carried for close to 100 total flight hours over several sorties with one single

  • Ellsworth, 82nd CST conduct CBRNE exercise

    Ellsworth first responders teamed up with the South Dakota National Guard's 82nd Civil Support Team to conduct a vital Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive training exercise at Camp Lancer, Jan. 8. The exercise was designed to test the ability of participants to respond to a

  • First five F-22s leave for Tyndall

    Off they go into the wild blue yonder, climbing high into the sun, the first five F-22 Raptors left Holloman for Tyndall Air Force Base Fla., Jan. 6, as part of the transition of the F-22s leaving the base."Today is the culmination of about two and half years of Air Force planning to move the F-22