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  • Mighty Eighth marks 1 year since Operation Midnight Hammer

    BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. (AFNS) - One year ago, Airmen across the Eighth Air Force helped execute Operation Midnight Hammer, a historic long-range strike mission that demonstrated the reach, capability and effectiveness of America's global strike force.Conducted on June 24, 2025, OMH became the

  • 124th ASOS TACP Airmen conduct CAS training at Razorback Range

    FORT SMITH, Ark.  - Tactical Air Control Party Airmen from the 124th Air Support Operations Squadron, Idaho Air National Guard, conducted close air support training at the 188th Wing’s Razorback Range at Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center, April 20-21. Razorback Range provides ASOS

  • Team Whiteman Demonstrates Readiness During Spirit Vigilance

    WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - The 509th Bomb Wing and 131st Bomb Wing capped off the most recent iteration of exercise Spirit Vigilance by performing a mass fly-off of 12 B-2 Spirit stealth bombers April 15 at Whiteman Air Force Base.Spirit Vigilance is one of a series of routine exercises held by

  • Vermont ANG F-35s join NATO’s enhanced air policing mission

    SPANGDHALEM AIR BASE, Germany (AFNS) -- Eight F-35A Lightning II fifth-generation fighters from the Vermont Air National Guard’s 158th Fighter Wing recently arrived at Spangdahlem Air Base to continue NATO’s enhanced air policing mission along the eastern flank.As part of NATO’s plan to bolster its

  • SecAF, CSAF recognize motivation of Total Force at 380th AEW

    The 380th AEW is in a unique position as the only wing in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility that supports all five Air Force core missions, said Goldfein. However, it is not just the diversity of mission sets that sets the wing apart. The 380th AEW is made up of approximately 25