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  • Air control squadron stays vigilant with deployment exercise

    The Demons of the 728th Air Control Squadron packed up their gear and revved up their vehicles for their last deployment July 23.The 11-truck convoy and subsequent field training exercise named Bison Fury, was the final deployment-readiness exercise for this storied Air Combat Command squadron. The

  • 46th tests alcohol-based fuel in A-10

    On June 28, the 40th Flight Test Squadron made history here flying the first aircraft to use a new fuel blend derived from alcohol. "The A-10 is the first aircraft ever to fly on this fuel," said Jeff Braun, Chief for the Air Force Alternative Fuel Certification Division, at Wright Patterson AFB,

  • Eglin has an App for that

    Team Eglin has gone Mobile.The base's first Mobile Application or "App" went live today, June 6.It's called "My Military Communities," or MyMC2, and it's the first mobile application in the Air Force that will put a list of every event on base in the palm of your hand. The app is a free download

  • New upgrades revitalize B-1B Lancers

    B-1B Lancers are currently undergoing the most advanced hardware and software upgrades to date as part of the Sustainment-Block 16 program.Sustainment-Block 16 upgrades include a fully integrated data link in the aft station and vertical situation display upgrade in the front station as well as

  • SEEK Eagle gains with new 3-D laser scanner

    When the 46th Test Wing's Air Force SEEK EAGLE Office purchased a 3-D laser scanner system six months ago, they had no idea how much of an impact this system would make."This is state of the art," said Mark Hillman, lead engineer at the SEEK EAGLE. "We are breaking ground for the military."The

  • AFRL teams compete to solve real-world problems

    Two teams of junior force personnel drawn from across Air Force Materiel Command are hard at work on the Air Force Research Laboratory's 7th annual Commander's Challenge, a six-month competition during which teams focus on developing a viable technology solution to a pressing, real-world warfighter

  • B-1 aircrews employ laser JDAMS during Combat Hammer

    For the first time in history, B-1 aircrews from Ellsworth employed laser Joint Direct Attack Munitions against moving targets during a Weapon System Evaluation Program exercise May 14 to 16.Aircrews from the 37th Bomb Squadron "Tigers" and 34th BS "Thunderbirds" employed six GBU-54 laser JDAMs

  • New guide helps Airmen, families navigate social media

    Airmen and families have a new resource at their fingertips with the recent release of an updated and revised social media guide, shown here, by the Air Force Public Affairs Agency in San Antonio, Texas. The guide features sections geared toward all Total Force members and their families as well as