• U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Boyd Kempher, 442d Maintenance Group Aerospace and Jet Engine Propulsion mechanic works on the centrifugal multi-switch, an integral piece to the jet engine dryer on Kansas Speedway on 2 May 2021. With unavailable help and the spare multiple states away, Kempher and Russell, both Reserve Airmen, were hand-selected to troubleshoot the speedway’s dryers in case of inclement weather.

    Two A-10C Thunderbolt II jet engine mechanics assist NASCAR’s Kansas Speedway

    Weather in the Midwest is unpredictable and even the slightest accumulation of moisture on the track can pose a major risk to NASCAR drivers on race day. To combat unwanted moisture, the racetrack is cured with a dryer attached to the bed of a truck that blasts hot air via jet engines straight onto the track. With a slight chance of rain in the forecast for the highly anticipated Buschy McBush Race 400, a broken dryer, contracted repair team unavailable, and the closest spare multiple states away, the Kansas Speedway reached out to the 442d Fighter Wing for assistance.
  • A line up of the A-10s that operated during Operation Desert Storm.

    476th Fighter Group deputy commander recalls lessons learned as POW

    “I said goodbye to myself because I thought I was a dead man.”As a young first lieutenant, Lt. Col. Rob “Sweetness” Sweet, never thought he’d have to live a nightmare. But that’s just what happened when Sweet, now the deputy commander of the 476th Fighter Group at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, became a prisoner of war in 1991.On his 30th mission
  • Maj. Cameron Horn, 419th Flight Test commander, presents Gen. Timothy Ray, Air Force Global Strike Command commander, with a B-2 test program morale patch during his visit to Edwards Air Force Base, California, May 5. The B-2 fleets continued technological advancement enables expanded strike capabilities while ensuring the aircraft can keep pace with evolving threat levels. (Air Force photo by Giancarlo Casem)

    B-21 Flight Test aircraft build progresses while B-21 Combined Test Force takes shape

    Gen. Timothy Ray, the Commander of Air Force Global Strike Command and Air Forces Strategic-Air, U.S. Strategic Command, visited several organizations across the bomber test enterprise to receive first-hand updates on the progress of the B-21 program during a visit to Edwards Air Force Base and Plant 42, in California, May 5-6.
  • A T-38 Talon prepares for takeoff at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, April 28, 2021. The T-38 is used as a trainer aircraft for the B-2 Spirit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Devan Halstead)

    Off into the wild blue yonder: OSS Airmen take to the air

    Less than 4% of active-duty U.S. Air Force members are pilots, however, it takes hard work and dedication from the other 96% to ensure the safety, readiness, and operability of a successful mission.Not everyone gets a chance to take to the air, even in the world’s greatest Air Force.In an effort to familiarize Airmen with the aircraft they support,
  • Airman 1st Class Elijah R. Posana, security response team member with the 509th Security Forces Squadron, stands in front of B-2 Spirit at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, Nov. 18, 2020. Members of the 509th SFS protect both personnel and assets supporting the U.S. Air Force Global Strike's stealth bomber fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexandria Lee)

    Whiteman Air Force Base Defender found dead after going missing in waters off Freeport, Texas

    A 509th Security Forces Squadron member was found dead May 4, near Surfside Beach, Texas, after going missing on Sunday.Elijah Posana, 22, an active-duty security response team member, was on leave with family when he went missing. Airmen assigned to the 509th Security Forces Squadron protect personnel and assets of the 509th Bomb Wing and its
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