Dec. 10, 2019
89th ATKS: Under snow, providing overwatch
ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. — It’s a snowy Thanksgiving Day in South Dakota, where families are recovering from holiday meals, while the 89th Attack Squadron, based out of Ellsworth Air Force Base, is preparing for a holiday weekend of snowdrifts and combat.
Nov. 25, 2019
MQ-9 Reaper, aircrew: Protectors from Nevada
CREECH AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — The MQ-9 Reaper and its aircrew pose for photos underneath a Nevada sunset.
Nov. 22, 2019
MQ-9 Reaper makes debut flyby at Aviation Nation
CREECH AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — The 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing made history by performing their first Aviation Nation MQ-9 Reaper flybys, and munitions load demonstrations, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Nov. 16-17.
Nov. 7, 2019
Creech civic leaders officially join Hunter family
CREECH AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — The 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing commander, Col. Stephen Jones, presided over the base's first self-organized civic leader induction ceremony since obtaining installation command authority from Nellis Air Force Base. The ceremony was a marker for a new era of community involvement for Creech AFB and the Hunter Family.
Goldfein outlines risks of budget uncertainties
WASHINGTON (AFNS) — Funding for the entire U.S. government expires Nov. 22 at 12:01 a.m. unless Congress acts. While progress on forging a budget agreement has been slow, congressional aides say there is movement toward approving a short-term spending plan that keeps the government running into December.
Oct. 24, 2019
432nd Wing Airmen gain Coalition Virtual Flag perspectives
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — MQ-9 Reaper pilots, sensor operators and intelligence analysts from the 432nd Wing/432 Air Expeditionary Wing joined coalition and joint partners in simulated combat missions, hosted by the Distributed Mission Operations Center at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Sept. 8 – 20, 2019.
Oct. 22, 2019
432nd Wing Support facilities set to reopen after renovations
CREECH AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — Force support Airmen are preparing to welcome their fellow Airmen to two renovated facilities on Creech Air Force Base before the end of 2019.
Senate confirms Barrett to be Air Force secretary
WASHINGTON (AFNS) — The 85 to 7 vote makes Barbara Barrett the third consecutive woman confirmed to lead the Air Force and its 685,000 total force Airmen. Barrett replaces Heather Wilson who resigned in May. Undersecretary Matthew Donovan served as acting secretary in the interim.
Oct. 16, 2019
Separated, not detached: 20th ATKS Airmen critical to Hunter mission
WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. — The 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing is based out of Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, however, its Airmen and their contributions to the MQ-9 Reaper mission are not bound to one installation. There are some operational squadrons that organizationally fall under the 432nd WG but aren’t physically located on the same base as the wing.
Oct. 9, 2019
Share your truth: Be present (Part 2)
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — “I was in an undercover [police] survival class and they said if you can recognize or comprehend that you have been shot, then you can live. At that point you can address the injury and call for help. In life, a lot of times, it’s the same way. We don’t recognize or comprehend that we have been shot (injured) and we suffer or die, because we never