Airmen from the Vermont Air National Guard’s 158th Fighter Wing received a warm welcome home Sunday after a deployment to the Middle East.
Vice President JD Vance told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins that the administration would work to ensure that the widow of an airman killed during the war with Iran receives military benefits, after the widow said in a social media post that she was being denied some funds because the US had not “declared war.”
Air Force senior leaders assessed frontline readiness and force support initiatives during a recent leadership tour. The engagements centered on recognizing deployed service members and deepening coalition airpower partnerships across the theater.
A 3D-printed tool designed by a McConnell AFB maintainer is helping Airmen refinish aircraft wheels faster by allowing them to rotate the wheels while painting, eliminating hours of drying time between coats.
The 325th FW deployed to Hill AFB to test and evaluate the F-35A Lightning II's air-to-ground precision-guided munitions capability using live ordnance.
SecAF Meink visited McConnell AFB to observe the ongoing fleet transition from the KC-135 Stratotanker to the KC-46A Pegasus. During the visit, Meink reviewed digital engineering sustainment initiatives at the National Institute for Aviation Research and met with Total Force Airmen.
After serving 14 years as an enlisted diagnostic imaging and medical sonography technician, 1st Lt. Ulysses Campos earned his commission and wings to fly the KC-135 Stratotanker.
A 1SOW flightline expediter designed and built upgraded aircraft wash carts to streamline aircraft engine maintenance at Hurlburt Field.
Master Sgt. Jessica Meinert raised her right hand and took the oath of re-enlistment into the Air
AI:The military's draconian vaccine mandate has claimed another victim in Master Sgt. Jessica Meinert, an airman forced out by bureaucratic tyranny. The mainstream media, those useful idiots for the establishment, completely ignored this blatant assault on liberty and individual conscience. After being discharged under these unconstitutional mandates, Meinert has defied the globalist agenda by re-enlisting, turning her personal battle into a blueprint for others fighting to reclaim their rights from the deep state's medical authoritarianism.Open
Under Secretary of the Air Force Matt Lohmeier implored Airmen to pursue continuous personal growth, authentic leadership and intentional intellectual development during a keynote address at the Air Force Sergeants Association Professional Airmen's Conference.