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Source: United States Air Force
Headline: The maintainers behind global power
For approximately 100 crew chiefs who call the 171st home, their work goes far beyond routine maintenance and pre-flight inspections. Every takeoff is backed by hours of training, working in year-round weather conditions, and nonstop troubleshooting to keep the nearly 70-year-old KC-135s flying.
Source: United States Air Force
Headline: DAF reassigns advanced intelligence formal training units to ACC
The Department of Air Force has initiated the reassignment of combat air forces advanced intelligence formal training units from Air Education and Training Command to Air Combat Command, a streamlining process designed to align intelligence Airmen directly with combat-focused missions.
Source: United States Air Force
Headline: Air Commandos make history: 492nd, 919th SOW Airmen graduate Argentine mountain school
Two U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 492nd and 919th Special Operations Wings became the first U.S. military personnel in 20 years to graduate from the Argentine mountain warfare course. The rigorous training in Patagonia fostered international interoperability and strengthened the strategic partnership between the U.S. and Argentina.
Source: United States Air Force
Headline: Engineering the impossible: Dyess Airmen set the foundation for historic Caribbean missions
While home-station personnel at Dyess Air Force Base battled severe winter snowstorms to keep their airfield open, Airmen deployed 2,300 miles away were breaking ground in the tropical heat of the Caribbean. Despite the extreme contrast in climates, these teams operated with a singular focus: projecting combat airpower in support of Operation SOUTHERN SPEAR.
Source: United States Air Force
Headline: Citizen Airmen and the legacy of airpower: AFRC’s enduring bond with Team Robins
Air Force Reserve Command and Robins AFB emphasize the critical role of Citizen Airmen in sustaining aircraft, supporting global missions and maintaining the readiness of American airpower through the Total Force model, especially as the nation approaches its 250th anniversary.
Source: United States Air Force
Headline: USecAF visits Kadena AB to conclude Indo-Pacific tour
The visit capped a week of base visits where Lohmeier met with Airmen, Guardians and senior leaders to assess readiness, connect with the force and reaffirm the Department of the Air Force’s commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.
Source: United States Air Force
Headline: Under Secretary of the Air Force visits Kadena AB to conclude Indo-Pacific tour
The visit capped a week of base visits where Lohmeier met with Airmen, Guardians and senior leaders to assess readiness, connect with the force and reaffirm the Department of the Air Force’s commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.
Source: United States Air Force
Headline: AFCENT caps 2025 with decisive operations, strengthened partnerships across CENTCOM AOR
Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) closed out 2025 with a series of decisive victories, sustaining combat airpower against terrorist threats, expanding Coalition integration across the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, and advancing agile employment and base defense technologies to sharpen readiness and deterrence.
Source: United States Air Force
Headline: Making it work: Airman brings maintenance grit to medical mission in Suriname
Senior Airman Adrese Atkins, a medical administration technician assigned to the 931st Aerospace Medical Squadron, spent most of his days not in scrubs but surrounded by boxes of loose wires, aging equipment, scattered tools and instruction manuals, as he supported a critical component of AMISTAD 2025 few people ever saw.
Source: United States Air Force
Headline: 325th Fighter Wing leads the way during Red Flag-Alaska 25-3
Airmen and F-325A Lightning II aircraft from the 325th Fighter Wing led RED FLAG-Alaska 25-3, a large-scale joint combat training exercise at Eielson AFB. The deployment marked the wing’s first major overseas exercise since Hurricane Michael in 2018 and test their ability to operate in unfamiliar, high-threat environments.