Tag: Air Force

An Airman, who deployed to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, embraces his family at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Oct. 3, 2022. After 16 consecutive years of active service, the 816th EAS was inactivated, and will be replaced by the 8th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christian Silvera)

Air Force Officers Struggle with Parental Discharge Policy

November 16, 2023

Some Air Force officers are facing difficulties when trying to utilize a policy designed to allow early separation from the ...

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Cadets cross the Terrazzo braving winter weather caused by a sudden snow squall on Feb. 24, 2020 at the U.S. Air Force Academy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Trevor Cokley)

Creighton AB Inc.’s Major Air Force Dress Coat Contract

by Editor Staff

November 14, 2023

Creighton AB Inc. and American Apparel Inc. have been awarded military contracts by the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support for ...

Stealth and Strategy in Special Reconnaissance Training

by Editor Staff

November 7, 2023

The Air Force's Special Reconnaissance (SR) airmen undergo rigorous training to master various reconnaissance skills, including ground and cyber surveillance, ...

U.S. Army Special Forces Soldiers assigned to the 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne) prepare to board the CV-22B Osprey aircraft operated by U.S. Airmen assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing for additional infil training in Szolnok, Hungary October 28, 2019.

Stealth and Intelligence at the Forefront with Air Force Special Reconnaissance

by Editor Staff

November 6, 2023

The U.S. Air Force's new Special Reconnaissance (SR) field, which emerged in 2019, focuses on providing air-minded reconnaissance and intelligence ...

The U.S. Army Parachute Team is competing in the United States Parachute Association National Skydiving Championship events. The team completes an 8-way Formation Skydiving jump. USAPT is competing from 25 Oct. through 30 Oct. 2021 in Eloy, Ariz. (Photo by Christopher Bess)

Record-breaking Skydive from 38,000 Feet Over New Mexico

by Editor Staff

October 17, 2023

A team of four Air Force Pararescuemen and a 73-year-old civilian astronaut achieved a skydiving altitude record for a group ...

Delta-8 is an illegal substance in the Army and is strictly prohibited. Per AR 600-85, The Army Substance Abuse Program, Soldiers are prohibited from using hemp or hemp derivative products. The use of hemp/CBD products is a violation of Article 92 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice and users are subject to punitive actions. Article 92 of the UCMJ covers failure to obey a lawful order or regulation.

Air Force’s THC Waiver Program Sees Unexpected Rise in Interest

by Editor Staff

October 5, 2023

The Air Force's pilot program, which allows potential enlistees who initially test positive for THC to retest and possibly enlist, ...

An MC-130J Commando II arrives at the 193rd Special Operations Wing Feb. 2, 2023 at Middletown, Pennsylvania. The aircraft is the first to arrive to the 193rd SOW, marking a symbolic beginning to its new primary mission as the first, and currently only Air National Guard unit to operate the Commando II. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Alexander Farver)

Beaches Become Pacific Airstrips for Special Ops MC-130Js

by Editor Staff

September 20, 2023

The Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) is contemplating utilizing beaches across the Pacific as alternative airstrips for MC-130J Commando ...