A U.S. Air Force F-22 flies after being in-air refueled April 25, 2014, over the U.S. Central Command Area of responsibility by a KC-135 Stratotanker and aircrew from the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The F-22 is an advanced capability that can be provided to the Combined Forces Air Component Commander within the region to enhance missions supporting stability and security. Since 2009, the U.S. Air Force has frequently deployed the F-22 to the Pacific and multiple times to Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr./Released) Au ..read more

Air Force Athletics Brian Linder pennlive.com Air Force Academy offensive lineman Hunter Brown died Monday. He was 21. According to multiple reports, Brown, a sophomore from Lake Charles, Louisiana, suffered a “medical emergency” while leaving his dorm for class. First responders reportedly attempted to resuscitate Brown at the scene. His official cause of death has yet to be reported. Our players, staff and entire Academy have been so blessed and fortunate to have Hunter as a part of our lives,” Air Force coach Troy Calhoun said. “He was a pure joy to ..read more

Air Force Maj. Nicholas Carr, a neonatologist, takes a break from his paternity leave to give Air Force Staff Sgt. Keri Sorsby a sleep sack for her newborn Isabella in the post-partum unit at San Antonio Military Medical Center, Jan. 25, 2016. SAMMC is partnering with Bexar County on the Safe to Sleep campaign, which encourages parents to place babies on their backs on a firm surface free of pillows, crib bumpers and loose bedding. (U.S. Army photo by Robert T. Shields/Released) Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) —   The Department of the Air Force announced ..read more

Source : Twitter Rick Sobey Boston Herald No, the Boston-area was not under attack Monday afternoon. But for a few minutes, some residents — along with their pets — were freaked out and wondering what in the world was going on above them. “Um, did a fighter jet just do a flyover in Somerville, MA? Or Boston? Or if not, anyone know what that sound was?” Greg M. Epstein wrote on Twitter. “Whatever sound that was in the skies over Cambridge or Boston a minute ago, it was fast and low,” Juliette Kayyem, a national security expert, tweeted. “That ..read more

Source : Instagram -joshhuskin Sig Christenson San Antonio Express-News Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Sid Glenn earned the Distinguished Flying Cross on one of his 50 missions during the Korean War, but it’s not a subject he ever brought up — not even with his late wife. Now 97 and far removed from the war, he still won’t talk about it. Ask him about sports, and that’s another matter for a man more than a few call “coach.” It’s not that the mission stirs powerful emotions, though perhaps it does. The problem is he thinks it still might be classified all these decades since the bi ..read more

Senior Master Sgt. Jim Hart, 191st Maintenance Squadron, meets with a promotion board at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Dec. 14, 2011. Hart met with the board as a candidate for promotion to chief master sergeant, the highest enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force. Making up the board are (from left) Chief Master Sgt. Terry Muszynski, 127th Logistics Readiness Squadron; Chief Master Sgt. Gary Fantauzzo, 127th Force Support Squadron; Chief Master Sgt. Robert Dobson, 127th Wing command chief; and Chief Master Sgt. Mike Carroll, 127th Civil Engineer Squadron. Also sitting in as an observer was ..read more

A C-17 Globemaster III lands at an airfield in the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade’s area of operations in the Middle East. Brian Zahn New Haven Register, Conn. WEST HAVEN — Stationed in Qatar, half the world away from his native West Haven, Mike Raucci found himself thinking quickly. Moments earlier on Aug. 26, 2021, a suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan killed 183 people, including 13 members of the United States military. Afghans seeking to escape the country as it came under Tali ..read more

Noah Feit The State (TNS) The man who was shot at Shaw Air Force Base last week is a retired veteran, according to an affidavit shared by the FBI. Angelo Jerome Brown was in possession of weapons and a substance believed to be crack cocaine and has been charged with multiple crimes, FBI Special Agent Kevin Conroy said in the affidavit. The Air Force originally said that Brown “illegally gained access” to the base on Friday, but the affidavit clarified the incident. As a veteran, Brown had access to Shaw Air Force Base, “as long as h ..read more

Maayan Schechter The State (TNS) The FBI says it’s investigating a Friday shooting after an airman at Shaw Air Force Base shot a man who “illegally gained access” to the base. The airman, who is assigned to the 20th Security Forces Squadron, shot the man at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Shaw Air Force Base said in a statement Friday. “Our security forces personnel are trained to respond to a variety of situations to ensure the safety of our personnel and assets,” Col. Kristoffer Smith, 20th Fighter Wing commander, said in the Friday statement posted  ..read more

Capt. Steven Strickland, 22nd Operations Support Squadron chief of wing tactics, flies the McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, KC-46A Pegasus during in-flight refueling from a KC-135 Stratotanker from Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, in the Indo-Pacific, Dec. 17, 2022. Refueling operations highlight the ability of the KC-46A to support missions as Air Mobility Command continues to refine and expand the capabilities of the weapons system. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Felicia Przydzial) By Airman 1st Class Felicia Przydzial 22nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs MCCONNELL AIR F ..read more