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  • LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (AFPN) -- Gen. Ronald Keys answers questions during a press conference to announce the F-22A Raptor's initial operating capability today. General Keys is the commander of Air Combat Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Quinton T. Burris)

    ACC commander receives top AFA award

    The commander of Air Combat Command received the Air Force Association's most prestigious annual award during the National Aerospace Awards and Air Force Anniversary Dinner here Sept. 26. Gen. Ronald E. Keys earned the H. H. Arnold Award as the military member who has made the most significant contribution to national defense. "I am deeply honored
  • Gen. Ronald E. Keys outlines the strain put on equipment and Airmen by increased operations tempo during an interview May 14 at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. General Keys is the Air Combat Command commander, in charge of the primary force provider of combat airpower to America's warfighting commands. He plans to retire this fall. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. A.J. Bosker)

    After four decades, General Keys calls it a career

    After four decades in uniform, the Air Force's current longest serving commissioned officer retires Oct. 1. Gen. Ronald E. Keys, commander of Air Combat Command, is saying goodbye to the service he joined June 4, 1967. Suggesting there have been a lot of changes in his 40 years would be an understatement. Still, the general narrowed down the most
  • A 2nd Bomb Wing B-52H Stratofortress flies over the UNSN 2nd Lt John P Bobo, a maritime pre-positioning ship, during a maritime intercept training mission, Aug 24. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Ricardo Beruvides)

    Barksdale Airmen recreate history

    Several units from Barksdale Air Force Base added their mark to a significant page in history Aug. 24 when they recreated a historical flight. The 2nd Bomb Wing, 53rd Wing, U.S. Air Force Weapons School and the 917th Wing came together for the first time to fly a maritime intercept mission. The original mission was flown by three B-17s from the 2nd
  • F-22 Raptors from the 1st Fighter Wing at Langley AFB, Va. soar over the Utah Test and Training Range during the Weapons System Evaluation Program Aug. 12-23. The program, better known as ?Combat Hammer,? analyzes the bomb from the time it is built to the time it is deployed to determine how successful it might be in combat.

    Munitions put to test by Combat Hammer

    Those around Hill Air Force Base may have noticed an increased number of sorties and a diverse group of aircraft flying west to the Utah Test and Training Range recently. From Aug. 12-23, approximately 250 sorties and six types of aircraft took part in the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadrons' Weapons System Evaluation Program, better known as "Combat

  • Wing Senior Airmen make the grade

    Forty seven 53d Wing senior airmen are walking throughout the wing a little lighter on their feet now that they found out they were selected for promotion to staff sergeant, Aug 15. They were part of the 15,130 of 36,608 eligible senior airmen who made the next step up the ladder of the enlisted ranks. This year the selection rate was up more than
  • TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Joe Latham lowers a QF-4 drone onto a tractor trailer while Tech. Sgt. Mike Reuschel, 1st Special Operations Equipment Maintenance Squadron, Hurlburt Air Force Base, Fla., steadies the aircraft onto a flatbed trailer. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

    Final Flight for Tyndall QF-4

    The final flight for QF-4 AF-194 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. took a little less than five minutes and cap off its service to the Air Force as an aerial target Aug 3.The final four minute "flight" was achieved with the assistance of a 15-ton crane that lifted the aircraft from its parking position and loaded it onto a commercial flatbed tractor
  • Name: Samuel King Jr. Deployed unit: CENTAF Public Affairs Home unit: 53d Wing Job description: Direct marketing NCO

    From the Front

    Name: Samuel King Jr. Deployed unit: CENTAF Public Affairs Home unit: 53d Wing Job description: Direct marketing NCO What will you remember about your deployment 20 years from now? Going downtown and witnessing a culture I'd never seen before and enjoying the similarities and differences. My trip to Africa was a powerful experience as well. Also
  • BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Members of the 49th Bomb Squadron in the 2d Bomb Group rest after participating in the Army Ordnance Day demonstrations at Aberdeen, Md. Oct. 8, 1931. The 49th BS became the 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron, which celebrated their 90th anniversary Aug. 6.

    49th TES celebrates 90th anniversary

    A 53d Wing squadron is celebrating a legacy that extends three decades beyond that of the Air Force itself. The 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron began as the 49th Aero Squadron at Kelly Field, Texas, Aug. 6, 1917. After several consolidations and realignments, Barksdale became the central location for the 4201st Test Squadron in July 1974. The
  • Name: Maj Jeff Elliott Deployed unit: 1st Battalion 503rd Parachute Infantry Division Home unit: 28 TES Job description: Battalion EWO

    From the Front

    Name: Maj Jeff Elliott Deployed unit: 1st Battalion 503rd Parachute Infantry Division Home unit: 28th Test & Evaluation Squadron Job description: Battalion EWO What will you remember about your deployment 20 years from now? The people I work with on a daily basis. The Warlock contractor, Donnie, the other EWO on base, "Rone", and all the people I
  • Name: Maj. Chris McCleary Deployed Unit: Combined Air Operations Center Home unit: TES, F-15E Operational Test Job description: Master Air Attack Planner

    From the Front

    Name: Maj. Chris McCleary Deployed Unit: Combined Air Operations Center Home unit: TES, F-15E Operational Test Job description: Master Air Attack Planner What will you remember about your deployment 20 years from now? How to stare at a computer monitor for 11 hours straight without blinking. What's the most useful item you packed? Protein powder
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