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The Air Force’s newest helicopter, the MH-139A Grey Wolf, lifts off from the flight line for its first combined test flight Feb. 11, 2020 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Grey Wolf is set to replace the Air Force’s aging UH-1N Huey fleet. (Samuel King Jr./Air Force)

A longtime C-130 unit is trying something new: helicopters

"I cannot overstate what a traumatic emotional event this is for people," 908th Airlift Wing commander Col. Craig Drescher said.

By Rachel S. Cohen

6 months ago

Air Force college professor admits concealing Chinese contacts

A longtime professor at a U.S. Air Force school in Alabama has pleaded guilty to lying to a federal investigator about his contacts with a Chinese official, prosecutors said Monday.

17 months ago

Enlisted development ‘action plan’ coming this fall, Chief Bass says

A series of 90-day "sprints" to redefine enlisted professional military education will begin this month.

By Rachel S. Cohen

20 months ago

Training base evacuates T-38s to Florida amid severe weather threat

Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi evacuated some of its T-38 training jets to Florida’s Space Coast as severe weather threatens to batter parts of the South.

By Rachel S. Cohen

2 years ago

Kirtland tapped to host Ghostrider training unit

Ghostrider training could move to Kirtland in summer 2022.

By Stephen Losey

2 years ago

New Community College of the Air Force degree coming for thousands of airmen

The new degree will be open to about 12,000 enlisted airmen who don't qualify for current programs.

By Stephen Losey

3 years ago