The Air Force inactivated 13th Air Force, headquartered at JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, transferring its airpower planning and execution functions to Pacific Air Forces headquarters, also at Hickam. “Our commitment to the region remains steadfast,” said Lt. Gen Ted Kresge,...
Tyndall AFB, Fla., transitioned from Air Education and Training Command to Air Combat Command on Oct. 1 as part of the Air Force’s F-22 fleet reorganization. Tyndall, currently home to one Raptor training squadron, will receive a combat-coded F-22 squadron...
The Air Force on Oct. 1 activated the Air Force Civil Engineer Center at JBSA-Lackland, Tex., to oversee the service’s civil engineering functions worldwide. The new field operating agency will manage more than 1,600 personnel. Its creation reflects the merger...
Officials at Kadena AB, Japan, expect the damage caused by Typhoon Jelawat to “creep in to the millions” of dollars, said Lt. Col. Bryan Opperman, 18th Civil Engineering Squadron commander, in an Oct. 2 base release. The eye of the...
The Air National Guard’s enlisted corps inducted Lt. Gen. Harry Wyatt, Air Guard director, into the reserve component’s Order of the Sword, honoring him for his contributions to supporting enlisted Air Guardsmen. The induction ceremony took place on Sept. 28...
Air Force Special Operations Command officials held a ceremony to mark the move of the 6th Special Operations Squadron—a combat aviation advisory unit—from Hurlburt Field, Fla., to nearby Duke Field. The shift is part of the squadron’s transition from under...
The final flight of a UH-1N Huey assigned to the 6th Special Operations Squadron occurred last month along the coast of the Florida panhandle and southern Alabama, announced officials at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Col. Jim Slife, commander of the 1st...
Britain-based Fact Not Fiction Films is bringing its feature-length World War II documentary drama “Shady Lady” to US shores for its American premier on Oct. 3 at a VIP screening in Boston. The film is the story of the B-24D...
