STRATCOM Starts Commanders’ Course for USAF, Navy Nuclear Officers

US Strategic Command initiated a Nuclear Commanders Course to provide Air Force and Navy leaders in strategic deterrence units a better understanding of STRATCOM’s role in building and maintaining the nuclear war plan, its nuclear command and control capabilities, and...

New Boss at 24th Air Force

Maj. Gen. Burke Wilson assumed command of 24th Air Force at JBSA-Lackland, Texas, during a change-of-command ceremony held last week. Wilson, who previously served as director of space operations in Washington, D.C., replaced Maj. Gen. James McLaughlin, who led the...

C-130J Converted to Flying Critical Care Unit

Airmen from two Air Force units teamed up to convert a standard C-130J Super Hercules into a flying critical care unit in mid-air during a real-world mission out of Ramstein AB, Germany, according to an Aug. 4 release. The airmen...

Reservists Back from Supporting RIMPAC International Exercise

More than 60 Reservists from the 513th Air Control Group and the 970th Airborne Air Control Squadron returned to Tinker AFB, Okla., after nearly two weeks in Hawaii supporting the 2014 Rim of the Pacific exercise, the world’s largest international...

Hurricane Hunters Fly into Bertha

Crews from the Air Force Reserve’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron recently flew several missions into Tropical Storm Bertha from an airport in St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands. The “Hurricane Hunters” flew their first low-level flight into the storm...