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175th EFS brings U.S. Airpower to Bagram
Aug 08, 2018 - U.S. Airmen and F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 175th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS) deployed to Bagram Airfield in support of combat operations, July 27. [Read more...]
115th FW wraps up deployment to South Korea
Nov 09, 2017 - Approximately 180 Airmen from the 115th Fighter Wing, 176th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Wisconsin Air National Guard, also known as the Badgers, completed a 3-month Theater Security Package deployment on November 8. [Read more...]
Service before self: Avionics technician saves time, money with F-16 innovations
Oct 14, 2017 - The success of the Air Force isn’t determined by those with stars on their shoulders, but by the Airmen on the frontlines, who strive to create innovative new processes to execute the mission more effectively. [Read more...]
Colorado ANG prepares for Kadena deployment
May 03, 2017 - Approximately 250 Airmen and 12 F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 120th Fighter Squadron, Colorado Air National Guard, are deploying in May to Kadena Air Base, Japan, as the 120th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron in support of the U.S. Pacific Command Theater Security Package. [Read more...]
Pilot reaches milestone 1,000th combat hour
Apr 01, 2017 - The 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron commander reached a milestone – 1,000 combat hours in an F-16 Fighting Falcon – after flying a sortie March 20, 2017 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. [Read more...]
Maintainer-turned-fighter pilot puts new skills to the test
Jan 17, 2017 - When Capt. David was a child, his father would take him out to the flightline at Canon Air Force Base, New Mexico, and sit him in the cockpit of an F-111 Aardvark. [Read more...]
480th FS returns from Operation Inherent Resolve
Oct 12, 2016 - Hundreds of families reunited with Airmen assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron during the squadron’s return to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, October 12, 2016. [Read more...]
Hours on end: Viper pilot reaches two significant milestones
Nov 28, 2015 - “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Two thousand years after Chinese philosopher Laozi recorded this phrase, Air Force Col. Henry Rogers reached a similar figure as he stepped from his F-16 while deployed to Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. [Read more...]
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