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  • 12th Air Force commander visits Offutt

    The 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) commander made his first official visit to base on Jan. 8 - 9.U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Tod D. Wolters, 12th AF (AFSOUTH) commander, met with Airmen, toured aircraft, received multiple briefings about the inner workings of the 55th Wing, and held an all-call

  • Off into the wild blue yonder

    In full view of the Joint Task Force Guantanamo Bay command element, a squadron of Airmen, co-workers, peers and friends, Air Force Lt. Col. Edward P. Phillips assumed command of the 474th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron during a Change of Command ceremony Jan. 8, at Camp Justice. Phillips

  • This day in Beale History: SR-71 Blackbird arrives at Beale

    The first SR-71 Blackbird arrived at Beale Air Force Base, Jan. 7, 1966.The Blackbird was an advanced, long-range, supersonic strategic reconnaissance aircraft. SR-71 was designed to operate at high speeds and altitudes to avoid threats. If a surface-to-air missile launch was detected, the standard

  • AFSOUTH Chilean liaison officers set a high standard of excellence

    The Chilean Air Force, formally the Fuerza Aérea de Chile, released its 2014 Alto Mando, or High Command, listing on Nov. 29, 2013 which listed four previous Chilean liaison officers to 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) to key positions. Each year the FACH publishes the Alto Mando announcing

  • AMARG cuts final B-52

    The 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group started deconstruction on the final B-52G Stratofortress, Dec. 19. This Aircraft saw service in seven bomb wings within the U.S. Air Force, flew numerous missions in Vietnam during Operation Linebacker II and is the 39th B-52G to be eliminated

  • Rescue Airmen work together to save an injured hiker

    On the evening of Dec. 19 Airmen from the 48th Rescue Squadron and 55th Rescue Squadron performed a real-world rescue mission to save an elderly woman who had fallen while hiking in the mountains.The 70-year-old hiker, who was visiting from Portal, Ariz., slipped on the loose terrain and sustained a

  • 7th MUNS officer selected for top award at 12 AF

    It's not every day that an Airman who has been in a new career for barely a year wins a numbered Air Force-level award. For one Dyess Airman, that day has arrived.Capt. Jenna Rederus, 7th Munitions Squadron maintenance operations officer, received notice she had won the 12th Air Force Lt. Gen. Leo

  • Unseen heroes: The 612th Air Base Squadron's Air Traffic Controllers

    U.S aircraft flying into or out of Soto Cano Air Base deal with a variety of challenges, including terrain, weather, and other aircraft. Each of these presents a potential hazard, and pilots operating in Soto Cano airspace rely on the work of a few members of Joint Task Force-Bravo to assist them in