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  • Secretary of the Air Force Barbara M. Barrett administers the oath of office to incoming Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. during the CSAF change of responsibility ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Aug. 6, 2020. Brown is the 22nd Chief of Staff of the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wayne Clark)

    Brown formally installed as 22nd Air Force Chief of Staff

    In remarks following the formal “Change of Responsibility” ceremony in which he took over from retiring Gen. David L. Goldfein, the 21st Chief of Staff, Brown acknowledged an array of people who influenced his life. Among them were his wife, Sharene, and his parents, as well as a list of Air Force colleagues, including Goldfein and other “extraordinary leaders.”

  • Air University teaches space as a warfighting domain

    In all levels of professional military education and select professional continuing education curricula, the university will now be presenting space curriculum that is focused on developing joint-minded graduates who are prepared for joint, all-domain conflict, where the space domain is likely to be contested, degraded and operationally limited.
  • U.S. Air Force Airmen load humanitarian aid supplies onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Aug. 6, 2020, bound for Beirut, Lebanon. U.S. Central Command is coordinating with the Lebanese Armed Forces and U.S. Embassy-Beirut to transport critical supplies as quickly as possible to support the needs of the Lebanese people. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Parsons)

    US delivers humanitarian aid to Beirut

    Personnel from the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Air Mobility Command’s 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron and 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron on Al Udeid Air Base, and the Area Support Group-Qatar from Camp As Sayliyah worked to palletize food, water and medical supplies delivered to Beirut later that day.
  • Exercise "Enduring Lightning II" strikes again

    AF Week in Photos

    This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
  • Tech. Sgt. Muris Secerbegovic, 433rd Maintenance Group quality assurance inspector, as a child with his father, Mustaj, in Banja Luka, Bosnia-Herzigovina, May 1983.

    ‘This is it!’ former war refugee lives dream as Reserve Citizen Airman

    On August 6, 1992, the United States established diplomatic relations with Bosnia-Herzegovina following its independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; however, the country was in the midst of conflict.Tensions between Bosnia’s Muslims, Croats and Serbs escalated into armed conflict early in 1992 as a result of the break-up of
  • Colonel Joseph Revit, 94th Mission Support Group commander, passes the guidon to Lt. Col. Emily Steinfort, incoming commander of the 94th Civil Engineer Squadron, Aug. 1, 2020, at the 22nd Air Force Headquarters. Steinfort plans to surpass the expectations of Headquarters so that her Airmen are ready for anything. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shelby Thurman)

    94th Civil Engineer Squadron welcomes new commander

    Lt. Col. Emily Steinfort took command of the 94th Civil Engineer Squadron from Maj. Joseph Thomas on Saturday, at a change of command ceremony at the 22nd Air Force Headquarters here.
  • An Armed Forces Body Bearer Team carries the flag-draped casket of Rep. John Lewis at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia, July 29, 2020. DoD personnel are honoring the congressman by providing military funeral honors during his congressional funeral events. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kendra A. Ransum)

    Members of Congress arrive at Dobbins for funeral of Rep. John Lewis

    Members of Congress, including Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, arrived here July 30, 2020 on two 932nd Airlift Wing C-40C Clippers to attend the funeral of Rep. John Lewis of Georgia at the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in downtown Atlanta.

  • Modifications to the southern training area, Dobbins Air Reserve Base to publish

    The purpose of the proposed action is to restructure the Southern area in a manner that meets the needs of Dobbins ARB today and into the foreseeable future, ensure critical training is available to Explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel, and ensure the safety of personnel assigned to the Munitions Storage Area and others using the Base’s Southern Area.
  • The Community College of the Air Force announced plans for a new degree program slated for launch in 2021. The new Associate of Applied Science in Military Technology and Applied Sciences Management degree is a flexible alternative for enlisted personnel serving in Air Force specialties lacking enough formal skills training to meet current degree program requirements, said Dr. Hank Dasinger, the dean of CCAF. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Klynne Pearl Serrano)

    Community College of the Air Force reveals plans for new degree program

    The new Associate of Applied Science in Military Technology and Applied Sciences Management  degree is a flexible alternative for enlisted personnel serving in Air Force specialties lacking enough formal skills training to meet current degree program requirements, said Dr. Hank Dasinger, the dean of CCAF.
  • An Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircrew flies into Hurricane Douglas July 24, 2020, to collect weather data to assist the Central Pacific Hurricane Center with their forecasts. The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, assigned to the 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, departed July 22 to conduct operations out of Barbers Point Kapolie Airport, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)

    Hurricane Hunters fly first Pacific hurricane

    The Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircrew flew into the first hurricane of the Pacific Ocean season to collect weather data to assist the Central Pacific Hurricane Center with their forecasts.
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