March 7, 2022 Kendall details ‘Seven Operational Imperatives’ & how they forge the Future Force Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall discussed how the Air and Space Forces must modernize to meet new, emerging threats and challenges by implementing the Department of the Air Force’s “seven operational imperatives.”
March 7, 2022 82ND ATRS modernizes missile retriever boats Tyndall Air Force base is proving their commitment to spearhead innovation by recently making progress on a $5.1 million project used to revamp three missile retriever boats assigned to the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron. The 82nd ATRS, a tenant unit at Tyndall belonging to the 53rd Wing, operates the
March 6, 2022 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron’s Watercraft prove critical in Air Force mission The 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron has a unique mission of providing aerial targets for testing Department of Defense and even foreign partners’ weapons systems. Providing subscale and full-scale drones allows multiple DoD entities to employ live weapons, including pilots involved in the Weapons
Feb. 17, 2022 RAAF participates in Exercise Lightning Spear 2021 New F-35As from the Royal Australian Air Force’s No 77 Squadron participated in Exercise Lightning Spear 2021, a live-missile firing event supported by the 53rd Wing and Eglin Air Force Base.
Feb. 11, 2022 53rd Wing’s WSEP sets the stage for F-15EX shot, Agile Combat Employment, and AFSOC integration The 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group recently hosted the Weapons System Evaluation Program-East at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida January 24-28, 2022. The exercise included the 40th Flight Test Squadron’s historic first-time F-15EX Eagle II missile shot, as well as testing and evaluating maintainers
Feb. 9, 2022 53rd Wing tests avionics software update during Bomber Task Force sortie The 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron completed a test of the Sustainment Block-18 avionics software and achieved long-range communications utilizing Joint Range Extension Applications Protocol–A during a U.S. Strategic Command Bomber Task Force mission in the Indo-Pacific Command area of
Jan. 31, 2022 Eagle II fires first missile during live-fire event F-15 EX releases AIM-120 over Gulf of Mexico as part of Weapons System Evaluation Program.
Jan. 27, 2022 28th TES completes AIM-120D SIP-3 testing, establishes new telemetry relay capability The 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron completed the final integrated test on the third iteration of the AIM-120D Systems Improvement Program Nov. 2, 2021. Equipped with additional capabilities from the Advanced Electronic Protection Improvement Program for C7 air-to-air missiles, AIM-120D SIP-3
Dec. 20, 2021 Advanced Command and Control Tactics exercised during Checkered Flag 22-1 and Weapon System Evaluation Program-East Checkered Flag 22-1 was held at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 8-19, 2021. Tactical execution of Air Combat Command's largest air dominance exercise took over the airspace over the Gulf of Mexico and included over 90 fighter, tanker, and Command and Control aircraft.
Dec. 7, 2021 556th TES’ ACE REAPER efforts validate MQ-9’s INDOPACOM integration ability The 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron achieved major MQ-9 agile employment milestones during a combined 49th Wing, 432nd Wing, and 53rd Wing Immediate Response Force and Agile Combat Employment exercise Sept. 13-Oct. 6, 2021.