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  • TRICARE is your partner in mental health care

    Suicidal thoughts can be experienced by anyone and are a serious mental health concern. If you or someone you know is struggling, reach out. Help is available, and TRICARE is here to support you.

  • REVIL, enabling the next generation of reentry vehicle research

    The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, hosted a groundbreaking ceremony July 29, 2024, to mark the commencement of construction for the Re-Entry Vehicle Integration Laboratory, or REVIL, that will serve AFRL’s Nuclear Mission branch and provide a state-of-the-art lab space for integrating test

  • Moving to higher grounds: AC-130J relocating to 58 SOW at Kirtland

    The 58th Special Operations Wing at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., hosted an aircraft arrival ceremony on Sept. 5 to mark the arrival of the U.S. Air Force AC-130J Ghostrider gunship. This historic event introduced the AC-130J into the ranks of distinguished aircraft at Kirtland.

  • Air Force to establish AFGSC wing at Offutt AFB

    The Department of the Air Force intends to activate a new wing headquarters, the 95th Wing, at Offutt AFB, Nebr. This new wing is one of the many efforts underway to reorganize the department for Great Power Competition.

  • How Privileged Safety Information Safeguards Mission Readiness

    When a mishap occurs in the Department of the Air Force, operations may be impacted until the cause of the mishap can be identified and a plan implemented to prevent recurrence.  Due to potential direct and immediate impacts on mission readiness and combat capability, the Department quickly convenes

  • Part II: The Public Historian

    In order to fully understand public history, one must take into account the vital role that the public historian plays in ethically preserving and presenting historical information. The public historian must consider carefully their ethical responsibilities as they execute their critical part in

  • Part I: Air Force Historians and the Power of History

    We are our history—and history has power. Without it, we only react—but with it, we can remember, understand, plan, and often foresee.I am Jeremiah Foster, and I am the historian of the 377th Air Base Wing.Did you know that Kirtland Air Force Base has historians? In fact, the base has a total of

  • First consolidated Officer Training Course for Guardians to begin

    OTC is the Space Force’s initial leader development course created to produce a multidisciplinary officer corps with a broad understanding of mission concepts and a foundational baseline to synchronize effects across the range of Space Force operational missions.