The 49th Fighter Wing at Holloman AFB, N.M., launched its first two-ship training mission with its new F-22 stealth fighters Oct. 22. The mission was conducted in preparation for a large force employment exercise held the following day. Holloman is...

Air Forces Southern’s first Operation Southern Partner, a focused series of subject-matter exchanges and partnership-building exercises with air forces in Latin America, concludes today after 12 days of activities. More than 70 US airmen made the trip to South America...

The new main runway at Edwards AFB, Calif., home to the Air Force Flight Test Center, is now up and running after a ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 31 and subsequent first flight from it that day. The 300-foot wide, 15,000-foot-long runway...

TSgt. Robert Weston, a member of the 3rd Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, received a Bronze Star medal Oct. 31 for his actions during a recent deployment to Southwest Asia. Col. Thomas Bergeson, commander...

Airmen played a huge role in transporting a seriously injured Australian researcher earlier this week from Antarctica to a hospital in Hobart, Australia during a multi-day mission covering thousands of miles over barren terrain and in the face of some...

The South Dakota National Guard’s 82nd Civil Support Team moved into its new facility at Ellsworth AFB, S.D., during a ceremony on Oct. 29, marking the first time that a Guard unit will call the bomber base home. The 22-member...

For 59 airmen formerly of Air Force Reserve Command’s 927th Air Refueling Wing at Selfridge ANGB outside of Detroit, working under AFRC’s 459th ARW at Andrews AFB, Md., is their final assignment before retiring in January. Under BRAC 2005, the...

SSgt. Don Elias, a member of the 88th Security Forces Squadron at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, is one of the thousands of Air Force members who has taken on roles in support of the Global War on Terror that have traditionally...

Air Force investigators have determined that a faulty cable connection on an MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle flying June 12 near Kandahar, Afghanistan, caused the aircraft to make erratic and uncommanded flight movements and be unresponsive to the pilot’s attempts...

Air Sorties in War on Terrorism, Southwest AsiaNov. 4, 2008 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total YTD ISR 32 13 45 11,290 CAS/Armed Recon 43 68 111 31,779 Airlift 150 150 40,142 Air refueling 54 54 15,623 Total 360 98,834...