Women who aren't afraid of heights or fights

With women now allowed to pursue combat related career fields, the first notion is that women have not participated in combat related duties whatsoever. But in reality this isn't the first time women have been put in the line of fire. During an airborne training exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C., female

RED HORSE takes part in JOAX 2013

The 820th RED HORSE's Airborne Flight joined the 27th Engineer Brigade in a Joint Operational Access Exercise to train in how to perform mass air drops and runway repair at Fort Bragg, N.C.The exercise had some soggy weather to contend with, but the weather didn't hold back the airborne jumpers."Our

Remembering the father of RED HORSE: Brig. Gen William T. Meredith

Brig. Gen. William Thomas "Tom" Meredith, United States Air Force retired, died Wednesday, Feb. 20, at the age of 93 following a brief illness.Brig. Gen. Meredith was born Oct. 15, 1919 in Halifax, Va. He attended William and Mary College and eventually enlisted in the Army, beginning a military

MilPDS upgrade begins

This one of a series of articles to inform total force Airmen about personnel programs affected by the Military Personnel Data System upgrade occurring in March.The Military Personnel Data System will be offline for 23 days, as of this morning, to allow the Air Force Personnel Operations Agency to

99th Security Forces Staff Sgt. receives medal for providing aid

Hacking away at tomorrow's threats: Red Flag incorporates cyber domain

The United States has achieved global air superiority. It has a well trained and equipped military force, and the resources to provide and maintain peace and stability throughout the world. With these requisites met, many wonder how Nellis' Red Flag exercise can possibly continue to prepare Airmen

Air Force cuts aviation support at public events

As the Air Force braces for potential sequester, leadership has cancelled all aviation support to public events for at least the remainder of the fiscal year and is standing down the Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team to save flying hours to support readiness needs. Effective today, active-duty,

Pentagon lifts F-35 grounding following inspections

The Defense Department lifted its grounding of the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter after analysis concluded that a cracked turbine blade in an engine on a single plane resulted from overuse in test operations, according to an official with the F-35 Joint Program Office.In an email statement,

Sequestration measures cancel Thunderbirds' appearances past 1 April

In response to sequestration actions, the Air Force and Air Combat Command (ACC) officials have canceled aerial demonstration team performances to include the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds past 1 April. This decision enables ACC to reallocate flying hours to combat readiness training, which will

23 master sergeants earn next stripe

Air Force officials selected 1,360 of 12,834 eligible master sergeants for promotion to senior master sergeant for a selection rate of 10.65% percent.The average overall score for those selected was 673.11. Selectees' average time in grade is 4.02 years and time in service is 18.89 years. Other