Source: United States Air Force
Headline: Senior US military officials tour the Arctic as the region copes with changing climate and shifting security demands
A contingent of senior Air Force leaders and other high-ranking officials are visiting multiple locations across the Arctic April 27-May 3 in an attempt to better understand operational challenges and refine approaches for meeting the changing security dynamics in the region.
Source: US Defense Joint Chiefs of Staff
Headline: Vice Chairman Stresses Realities of Strategic Nuclear Deterrence
Americans need to understand the strategic reasoning behind the U.S. nuclear triad and what those capabilities mean to the nation and the world, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said at a Strategic Deterrent Coalition symposium in Arlington, Virginia.
Source: United States Air Force
Headline: FAA grants AFRL waiver to operate SkyVision technology to advance UAS research
The Air Force Research Laboratory in partnership with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center has achieved its goal of establishing a test site within one hour of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio from which AFRL researchers can fly Unmanned Aerial Vehicles from beyond their visual line of sight.
Source: United States Army
Headline: Innovative Underwater Camera System Provides Unique View of Alaska’s Murky Depths
Accurately capturing and recording an underwater ecosystem is a difficult task and one made more difficult when it involves the deep, cold and dark waters of Alaska. This is the challenge presented to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Alaska District and Matt Ferguson, a biologist with the Environmental Resources Section in the Civil Works Branch.
Source: United States Air Force
Headline: Exercise Rapid Weasel enhances 52nd Fighter Wing innovation, readiness
“Rapid Weasel was a demonstration of the 52nd FW’s ability to rapidly project combat power by opening an airfield, refueling and re-arming fighter aircraft, then quickly departing to other locations,” said Lt. Col. Leonardo Tongko, 435th Contingency Response Squadron commander.
Source: United States Air Force
Headline: SecAF visits Aviano AB
Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson visited Aviano Air Base, April 24. Wilson was able to directly see and experience the many missions of the 31st Fighter Wing and how Aviano AB supports warfighters and contributes to the National Defense Strategy.