Around the Air Force

In this week's look around the Air Force, Resolute Force Pacific 25 concludes after 30 days of exercising contingency-response capabilities across the Indo-Pacific, Deployable Combat Wings reorganize forces to meet requirements in any theater, and the Space Force approves a milestone upgrade towards advancing Space Domain Awareness.

U.S. Air Force Brigadier General Lee Hartley, the assistant adjutant general for the Tennessee Air National Guard, delivers a message to airmen at the 118th Wing in Nashville, TN, on April 5, 2025. The purpose of his visit was to reinforce embracing the warrior ethos mindset as we continue to collaborate, not only domestically, but on the international level, to defend our homeland. Wearing MOPP (...

Cpl Thomas Leroux explains his new role with Task Force-Volunteer. (U.S. Air National Guard video by SSgt DeJon Williams)

Texas Army National Guardsmen support local Texans at the Dallas Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center on April 1, 2020. Guardsmen and paratroopers unpack medical supplies and cots in preparation to host patients with COVID-19 symptoms. The soldiers set up Federal Medical Station's at different locations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. (Video By U.S. Air National Guard A1C Charissa A Menken)

Texas Air National Guardsmen from the 136th Airlift Wing, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, pack boxes of food for distribution, June 3, 2020. Their mission includes sorting dry goods, packing food boxes, and helping support families in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air National Guard video by A1C Charissa Menken)

Texas Air National Guardsmen tour Tarrant Area Food Bank with Chief Operating Officer, Bennett Cepak, June 17, 2020 in Fort Worth, Texas, with Team Two Leader, Master Sgt. Dan Bentley, following Mr. Cepak through the distribution center as he explains how the Guardsmen are helping operations and expedite the food distribution process. Guardsmen have helped pack fresh produce, dry goods, and perish...

Tarrant Area Food Bank Chief Operation Officer, Bennett Cepak, takes Texas Air National Guardsmen from the local GSU (Geographically Separated Unit) COVID response team two, on a tour through the Food Bank Distribution Center, June 17, 2020, in Fort Worth, Texas. Working their way through each large store room, Cepak shared how their processes have changed and how they've met the new challenges du...

TEXAS AIR NATIONAL GUARDSMEN FROM THE 136TH AIRLIFT WING HELP FACILITATE A FOOD RUN AT DICKIES STADIUM IN FORT WORTH TEXAS JUNE 24, 2020. THEIR MISSION INCLUDES UNLOADING PALETTES OF FOOD, DIRECTING VEHICLE TRAFFIC, AND LOADING CARS WITH FAMILY FOOD BOXES.TARRANT AREA FOOD BANK, CEO JULIE BUTNER, TELLS US THE GOAL OF GIVING BACK TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. “This is an emergency box line, the boxes wer...

Several 136th Airlift Wing agencies offer Citizen Airmen a helping hand in various areas of both their personal and professional lives September 23, 2020, at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas. (Texas Air National Guard video by Airman 1st Class Laura Weaver)

Texas Air National Guard Brigadier General Thomas M. Seltzer, Texas Military Department Director of Joint Staff, pins on his second star as Major General at the 136th Airlift Wing, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, January 23, 2021. General Seltzer gives thanks to family and friends as he takes on new responsibilities as Major General and celebrates his appointment by Governo...

Deputy Adjutant General - Air, Maj. Gen. Dawn Ferrell, retires at home base after 37 years of service, January 23, 2021, at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas. Ferrell celebrated her retirement and historical feats having been the first female General Officer in Texas with the Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard video by A1C Charissa Menken)

U.S. Air National Guard Citizen Airmen from the 136th Civil Engineer Squadron, Texas Air National Guard, participate in Innovative Readiness Training at Camp Paumalu Girl Scout Camp, Haleiwa, Hawaii, July 28, 2021. These Airmen worked on building six new cabins supporting the Girl Scouts of Hawaii in building a science, technology, engineering, and math-based Girl Scout camp while gaining crucial...

SANTIAGO, Chile - The Texas Air National Guard, State Partner of Chile, supports the Feria Internacional del Air y Espacio (FIDAE) along with other various U.S. Air Force units April 5-10, 2022, in Santiago, Chile. The U.S. Air Force is participating in the international air and space show in an effort to showcase the enduring promise, commitment and partnership with Chile and the Americas. (U.S....

Texas Air National Guardsmen from the 136th Airlift Wing Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, practice airdrops for the Falcon Leap Exercise on Eindhoven Airbase on September 16, 2022. The NATO exercise is in commemoration of the World War II allied forces, Operation Market Garden and is designed to train interoperability with other nations and practice personnel airdrops at the...

Multiple units from the United States Air Force, Guard and Reserves conduct a military exercise showcasing the proficiency of their multi-capable Airmen. The exercise was held at Muniz Air National Guard Base in Puerto Rico Feb. 25, 2023. This training involved the collective effort in setting up communication and control of an air strip in a simulated deployment to a hostile, contested environmen...

Texas Air National Guardsmen in the Critical Response Flight (CRF), learn how to refuel the A-10C Thunderbolt II from Moody Air Force Base, Ga., at Muniz Air National Guard Base, Puerto Rico February 25, 2023. This training expands Airmen's skills while developing the interoperability of the CRT (Critical Response Team) when setting up communication and control in new environments while helping de...

The 181st Airlift Squadron conduct method-B cargo drop at a critical response exercise at Muniz Air National Guard Base in Puerto Rico Feb. 25, 2023. The ramp coordinators and aircrew work together to place barrels underneath the cargo as the C-130J Super Hercules pulls forward off-loading the materials onto the barrels. This unique method is used in situations where there is no forklifts availabl...

A C-130J Super Hercules from the 181st Airlift Squadron, Texas Air National Guard, at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, deploys flares during a training mission March 15, 2023, to maintain Citizen Airmen readiness and mobility throughout Texas, the nation and beyond. (U.S. Air National Guard video by 136th Airlift Wing Senior Airman Charissa Menken)

U.S. Air National Guard Capt. Matthew McBride discusses the capabilities of the C-130J Super Hercules with U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Chile, Bernadette M. Meehan, during a recent tour of the aircraft April 9, 2024, in Santiago, Chile. McBride was part of the U.S. delegation present at the FIDAE2024 Air Show as part of a State Partnership Program which focuses on the promise, commitment, an...

Retired U.S. Air Force Gen. John P. Jumper delivered a keynote speech during the 75th U.S. Air Force Weapons School 75th Anniversary dinner, May 18, 2024. The Weapons School traces its roots to the Aircraft Gunnery School established in 1949 at Las Vegas Air Force Base, which later became Nellis AFB in 1950. This organization brought together a cadre of World War II combat veterans dedicated to te...

Citizen Airmen from the 136th Airlift Wing Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, arrived at Volk Field, Wis. June 5, 2024, aboard a C-130J Super Hercules. The reinforcements enhanced our operations in BUMBU FORGE 2024, engaged in and supported the critical exercises of week two, and brought essential expertise to our mission of bolstering operational readiness and joint capabilit...

During BUMBU FORGE 2024 at Fort McCoy, Wis., a CH-47 Chinook from Bravo Company, 2-135th General Support Aviation Battalion, Nebraska Army National Guard, displayed exceptional coordination by transporting Air National Guard Airmen from the 264th Combat Communications Squadron, Peoria, Illinois, on June 10, 2024. This joint exercise highlighted the seamless collaboration between U.S. Army and Air...

This edition features stories on Explosive Ordinance Disposal Airmen who use robots to dispose of bombs and other explosives, an air show featuring the British Red Arrows at Langley Air Base and the display of aircrafts of the past at the air show including a replica of the Memphis Belle. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Jason Litalien.

This edition features stories on the 2008 New Horizons Peru project, the awarding of the Distinguished Flying Cross and the historic F-4 Phantom being used as a remote controlled training aircraft for live missiles. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Jason Litalien.

This edition features stories on the addition of Iraqi missiles to the Iraqi Air Force, an Airmen from Peru returning home to Peru and the new rules applying to nannies on Incirlik Airbase which will make them have to work for companies and pay taxes. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Jason Litalien.