News - Page 25

Jan. 9, 2020
ACC leadership visit reflects past, forecasts future

Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, and Chief Master Sgt. David Wade, Command Chief of ACC, visited Creech to speak with Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) leadership and Airmen about the future of their enterprise, Jan. 7, 2020.
Jan. 6, 2020
432nd WG/432nd AEW brings Reaper airpower into the new decade

In early 2009, a recently reactivated combat unit, now named the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing, achieved the mark of 500,000 hours of combat, for a relatively new form of airpower, known as Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA).
Jan. 3, 2020
Air Force to solicit 75th birthday theme ideas

Concepts for the 75th birthday theme should consider inclusiveness of multi-domain operations, capture Airmen’s innovation and reflect the Air Force’s heritage over the last 75 years.
Dec. 26, 2019
Military conducts first test of Advanced Battle Management System

The Air Force, Navy and Army used new methods and technology Dec. 16-18 for collecting, analyzing and sharing information in real time to identify and defeat a simulated cruise missile threat.
Dec. 10, 2019
89th ATKS: Under snow, providing overwatch

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

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

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

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
Nov. 7, 2019
Goldfein outlines risks of budget uncertainties

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

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.