News

Oct. 20, 2020
DoD activates MQ-9s for imagery support in wildland fire fighting

Airmen at the 432nd Wing recently participated in Department of Defense support efforts to fight the California wildland fires.
Oct. 16, 2020
You’re not alone: An Airman’s journey toward resilience

Resilience is the ability to adapt well to adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats or even significant sources of stress according to the American Psychological Association. One 19-year-old Airman found out how much that word would mean to him during his first two years in the United States Air Force.
Oct. 1, 2020
Department of the Air Force makes additional updates to dress and appearance regulations

Following the Department of the Air Force’s initial review, a diverse panel of Total Force Airmen completed a second review of Air Force grooming and appearance guidance in order to enhance inclusiveness while maintaining Department of the Air Force professional standards.
Sept. 30, 2020
Spartan Warrior 20-9: NATO strengthens air power through distributed training

In an effort to strengthen distributed training capabilities, the U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Warfare Center hosted a multinational exercise at their facility and various facilities around the world, Sept. 22-28.The exercise, Spartan Warrior 20-9, utilized the Warfare Center’s
Sept. 29, 2020
Pipeline MQ-9 Pilots step into leadership

As the demand for MQ-1 Predators and MQ-9 Reapers around the world steadily grew in 2009, a new career field of aviators emerged to pilot them.
Sept. 29, 2020
MQ-9 Reaper Takes Flight with 8 Hellfire Missiles

The 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron conducted the first flight of the MQ-9A Reaper carrying eight live AGM-114 Hellfire missiles on September 10, 2020, reinforcing the platform’s “persistent attack” role. This new capability is part of the MQ-9 Operational Flight Program 2409, a software upgrade
Sept. 24, 2020
Changes continue for MOMMC

The Defense Health Agency has approved construction projects designed to modify and modernize the Mike O’Callaghan Military Medical Center’s (MOMMC) existing facility infrastructure in support of a major initiative to attain trauma center accreditation.These projects are essential since the 2017
Sept. 23, 2020
NTTR: Training our way to victory

Red Flag, an air-to-air combat exercise for pilots, and Green Flag, a ground combat training exercise, are two of the largest training operations in the Department of Defense. The NTTR enables training opportunities like these, while also providing a practice home to the U.S. Air Force Aerial
Sept. 22, 2020
One system, one fight

The 99th Medical Group (MDG) is scheduled to launch a new electronic healthcare record system known as Medical Health System (MHS) GENESIS on Sept. 26, here. MHS GENESIS provides enhanced secure technology to manage beneficiaries' health information.
Sept. 14, 2020
20th ATKS 'Hellhounds' earn RPA Squadron of the Year

The 20th Attack Squadron, a geographically separated unit (GSU) of the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing, and located at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, was appointed General Atomics’ 2019 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Squadron of the Year, as of August 18, 2020.