• A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, flies in formation over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, July 18, 2019. The JPARC is a 67,000 plus square mile area, providing a realistic training environment commanders leverage for full spectrum engagements, ranging from individual skills to complex, large-scale joint engagements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James Richardson)

    Engaging the Arctic

    In 1935, Billy Mitchell, former U.S. Army brigadier general and airpower advocate, testified before Congress that Alaska was the most strategic place in the world. From there, he said, U.S. Army aircraft could reach any capital in the northern hemisphere within nine hours.
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jacob Johnson, 435th Air Expeditionary Wing chaplain assistant, takes a selfie with Nigerien children at a village in Agadez, Niger, June 27, 2019. Johnson assisted the 724th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron civil engineer flight with constructing a classroom for the village. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Devin Boyer)

    Based In Trust

    Growing trust between the local community and U.S. service members, and fostering good relationships with the government in the area surrounding a new base increases the chance of local support for Airmen deployed there in an effort to bring stability to the region
  • A REDHORSE Airman guides a steam roller on freshly paved asphalt, at Air Base 201, Agadez, Niger. RED HORSE airmen had to overcome extreme heat, dust storms, plagues of locusts, and flash floods to build the largest Air Force led construction project in Air Force history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Perry Aston)

    Built From Scratch

    For three years, RED HORSE Airmen have been rotating every six months to Air Base 201 in Agadez, Niger, to participate in the largest troop labor construction project in Air Force history
  • Nigerien Air Base 201 in Agadez, Niger is the largest Air Force-led Construction project in recent history. It’s 6000-foot runway will expand the Air Force’s ability to project air power to western Africa to combat growing violent extremists in the region.

    Air Base 201

    After 1000 days, and barriers including dust storms, thunderstorms, and the isolated location, US Air Force Airmen at Air Base 201 in Agadez, Niger have completed the largest troop labor project in history
  • Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Energy John W. Henderson believes mission requirements rely on infrastructure readiness.

    PODCAST: ASAF Henderson

    In the spring of 2019, Airman interviewed John W. Henderson, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Energy, about the current state of Air Force installations and the path forward in recapitalization
  • Airman 1st Class Caitlin Good is a KC-10 Extender crew chief assigned to the 660th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Travis Air Force Base, California has excelled and was waived through the four-month long Maintenance Qualification Training Program and was selected to join the ranks of Flying Crew Chiefs. ( Video/ Pete Ising and J.M. Eddins Jr.)

    Maintaining Success

    Airmen at aircraft maintenance squadrons around the service have begun innovating with new scheduling, accelerated hands-on training courses and virtual reality simulators to get new maintainers proficient quickly; keeping more aircraft ready to fly and improving operational readiness
  • Airmen with the 6th Air Refueling Squadron prepare a KC-10 Extender before a mission to conduct a flyover for Maj. Brent Burklo’s funeral, July 16, 2019, at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. Burklo was a KC-10 pilot at the 6th ARS who died July 10, 2019, after a two-year battle with cancer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Joey Swafford)

    Maintenance Solutions

    Air Force aircraft maintenance addresses key areas to readiness recovery in building a more ready, lethal force
  • By the end of 2015, after decades of unpredictable budgets, a period of sequestration, forced personnel reductions and a relentless operations tempo, the Air Force was facing a huge hurdle to achieving its operational readiness goals – a shortage of roughly 4,000 aircraft maintainers across the service.

    Closing the Gap

    Maintenance is the backbone of the world's most powerful Air Force
  • Airman gather together for "mail call" on the flight line during the Korean War. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    Squadrons 'Beating Heart' of the Air Force

    In the Air Force, squadrons are the basic level of operations, its “beating heart” as Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. David Goldfein calls them
  • A U.S. Air Force fighter jet soars past a CAP Cessna aircrew during an intercept training exercise. CAP planes simulate trespassers in secured space so military pilots can practice dealing with such airspace violations. Photo // Civil Air Patrol

    Guarding the Nation's Skies

    Operation Noble Eagle was created to protect the skies of North America
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