DECEMBER 15, 2025 - Each December, millions of families around the world follow along as Santa Claus makes his Yuletide trek around the globe, but the holiday tradition wouldn't be possible without the North American Aerospace Defense Command's Santa Tracker. The Santa-tracking enterprise has grown into a massive volunteer operation that started by accident decades … [Read more...]
B-52s Get New Modernized Radar
DECEMBER 11, 2025 - A B-52 Stratofortress has completed its ferry flight from the Boeing Company’s San Antonio facility to Edwards Air Force Base, California, following the installation of a new, modernized radar system as part of the B-52 Radar Modernization Program. This milestone marks a significant step forward in the aircraft's ongoing modernization efforts to ensure it … [Read more...]
Christmas Drop: Longest-Running Humanitarian Mission
DECEMBER 10, 2025 - Leaders from the U.S. Air Force, partnering nations and community members gathered for a traditional "push ceremony," marking the official beginning of Operation Christmas Drop 2025 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 8, 2025. The event served as the symbolic opening for the 74th iteration of the operation, the War Department's longest-running … [Read more...]
100th KC-46A Pegasus Delivered to Travis AFB
DECEMBER 5, 2025 - Air Mobility Command welcomed the 99th and 100th KC-46A Pegasus delivered to the U.S. Air Force, during an arrival ceremony at Travis Air Force Base Dec. 2. Lt. Gen. John P. Healy, chief of the Air Force Reserve and the commander of Air Force Reserve Command, flew the 99th KC-46A in formation alongside Gen. John D. Lamontagne, AMC commander, who flew the … [Read more...]
Airmen Strengthen Kadena’s Foundation for Airpower
DECEMBER 4, 2025 - Airmen assigned to the 18th Operations Support Squadron and the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron are teaming up to tackle one of Kadena Air Base's most ambitious airfield repair projects of the year in Okinawa, Japan. The project will strengthen the flight line that keeps airpower moving across the Indo-Pacific. The joint effort brings together airfield … [Read more...]