JULY 8, 2024 – Airmen from across the 374th Airlift Wing, 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing and Japan Air Self-Defense Force joined representatives from Shizuoka City in remembrance during the annual B-29 Superfortress memorial ceremony on Mt. Shizuhata, Japan, June 29. Since 1972, the victims of a B-29 aircraft collision during World War II have been honored with an annual … [Read more...]
Air Force Hosts International Training for Dog Handlers
Katija Frei, a Rhineland-Pfalz Polizei dog handler, guides police dog Ares, through an explosive material detection scenario during an international working dog training seminar at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, June 26, 2024. The 52nd Security Forces Squadron hosted the training for U.S., German and Luxembourg military units and law enforcement agencies. (U.S. Air Force photo … [Read more...]
Air Chiefs From Across Americas Convene
Air Chiefs and representatives from across the Western Hemisphere attend the 64th Conference of the American Air Chiefs meeting in San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina, June 20, 2024. CONJEFAMER is a multi-national conference held to promote the exchange of experiences, knowledge and training while strengthening the capacities of the American Air Forces and their equivalents. … [Read more...]
US, South Korea Enhance Tactical Airlift Capabilities
JULY 3, 2024 - A formation of five C-130J Super Hercules from the U.S. Air Force and Republic of Korea Air Force executed a mass airdrop resupply mission as part of a training to strengthen tactical airlift capabilities in the Korean Peninsula June 25. The event marked the first time the U.S. Air Force and ROKAF conducted a combined five-ship formation on the peninsula, … [Read more...]
Air Force Completes Around the World KC-46A Flight
JULY 3, 2024 - A 22nd Air Refueling Wing KC-46A Pegasus executed the world’s first nonstop, KC-46A westbound circumnavigation endurance flight, called Project Magellan, June 29-July 1, starting and finishing at McConnell Air Force Base. This flight was the latest Maximum Endurance Operation (MEO) for the KC-46A, Air Mobility Command’s newest tanker aircraft. Overall, MEOs … [Read more...]