U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 23rd Civil Engineer Squadron cut down fallen trees as part of Hurricane Helene recovery efforts at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Sept. 29, 2024. Prior to the storm, leadership assembled a Hurricane Rideout Team who assumed responsibility for recovery efforts. The team assessed damages, cleared debris from roads, and removed safety hazards … [Read more...]
Mobile Field Exchange Opens After Hurricane Helene
OCTOBER 2, 2024 – The Department of Defense’s largest military exchange, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service, is moving out to support troops and families at Fort Eisenhower after Hurricane Helene. A mobile field exchange (MFE), a retail store in a 53-foot trailer with snacks, drinks, toiletries and more, opened its doors at Fort Eisenhower within 48 hours after the … [Read more...]
Kentucky Air National Guard Helping North Carolina
Members of the 123rd Airlift Wing’s Fatality Search and Recovery Team prepare equipment for deployment form the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Sept. 30, 2024, in response to massive flooding across North Carolina following Hurricane Helene. The 11-Airman team left Louisville Oct. 1 and will operate from Hickory, N.C, where they will assist coroners and … [Read more...]
Air Force Gears Up for First ATF Training
OCTOBER 1, 2024 - The Air Force is preparing for its first Air Task Force training events at Combat Support Training Range sites in November. The events will give Airmen from ATF Combat Air Base Squadrons, or CABS, an opportunity to train as a team and demonstrate the CSTR sites’ ability to host combat support training, said Col. Ross Dotzlaf, Air Force Installation and … [Read more...]
F-16 Pilot Awarded Kolligian Trophy
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 - Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin presented the 2023 Koren Kolligian Jr. Trophy to Capt. Harry "Butcher" McMahon during a ceremony at the Pentagon, Sept. 26. The trophy is named after 1st Lt. Koren Kolligian Jr., an Air Force pilot who was declared missing when his T-33 Shooting Star disappeared off the California coast on Sept. 14, … [Read more...]