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  • Farewell to the Force

    Knowing he’d soon be hanging up his military uniform for the last time, Gen. Mark A. Welsh III reflected on his first day, in 2012, as Chief of Staff of the Air Force, a job that entails making sure 660,000 active-duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian Airmen are trained, equipped, organized, and able to

  • The Man-Machine Interface

    Sprinkled strategically around the world, pilot-physicians combine their experience as pilots with their expertise as medical doctors to scrutinize the physiological interaction of humans and the aircraft they fly

  • The Swat Team

    Airmen control mosquito populations to stem Zika virus, other illnesses

  • Finding Closure

    For nearly 72 years, Victoria Thomson lived life with a painful void thats source rested within the contents of a few boxes of loosely sorted photos and scattered war medals, along with some stories reluctantly voiced by her father’s fellow crewmembers

  • From Cradle To Space

    Uniformed and civilian Airmen with the 45th Space Wing verify rocket boosters and satellites are primed while keeping the 16,000-acre range operating safely

  • Comfort in the Cold

    Battle Dawgs empowers veterans dealing with post traumatic stress disorders or traumatic brain injuries through therapeutic and exhilarating experiences by harnessing the natural splendor of Alaska’s landscape and the majestic healing power of sled dogs

  • A Fighting Raven

    Phoenix Raven candidates are exposed to more than 70 use-of-force scenarios where stress is simulated using role players

  • Formation of a Legacy

    The F-38 and the F-35 participated in Air Combat Command’s Heritage Flight Training Course, a program that features modern fighter/attack aircraft flying alongside Word War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War-ear aircraft

  • Struck By The Thunderbolt

    In the heart of the Sonoran Desert lies a 2,600-acre piece of land, a “boneyard,” where it is commonly understood a unique bond exists between an Airman and his aircraft

  • The Perfect Storm

    Six operational test and evaluation F-35s and more than 85 Airmen of the 31st TES travelled to Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, to conduct the first simulated deployment test of the F-35A

  
 
 

 

 

 

 
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