Trump Vows to Bring Troops Home from “Endless Wars” in State of the Union Address
Second Trump, Kim Summit to Take Place in Vietnam in Three Weeks
Votel: New Defense Strategy May Prompt Materiel Shuffle, Reliance on Partners
Schneider Takes Command of US Forces Japan, 5th Air Force
Contract Red Air Comes to Eglin
USAF Changing Promotion Process for Senior NCOs
Charleston Reservists Deliver Aid to Three Countries
Three C-17s and airmen from JB Charleston, S.C., delivered more than 80,000 pounds of food and aid supplies to three countries in Central America and the Caribbean during a weekend mission Feb. 3 and 4. The Reserve airmen and aircraft from the 315th Airlift Wing delivered $90,000 worth of aid, including medical supplies, an ambulance, and several tons of food to Guatemala, Haiti, and Honduras, according to a 315th AW release. The aid is expected to reach about 129,500 people. The mission stems from the Denton Amendment, a State Department and US Agency for International Development program to use space on existing USAF missions to deliver aid.
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Former Airman Who Thwarted Terrorist Train Attack is Made a Citizen of France
Former Air Force Staff Sergeant Spencer Stone and two other Americans who thwarted a terror attack on a French train in 2015 have been granted French citizenship. Air Force Times
Check Out Who’s Helping Boeing Build the Next Air Force Training Jet
L3 Technologies, Triumph Group Inc. and Collins Aerospace are among the companies that will work alongside Boeing to create the U.S. Air Force’s T-X trainer. Defense News
State Partnership Program Links DC National Guard and Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso has become the 76th nation to join the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program, following a formal signing ceremony with the District of Columbia National Guard and the National Armed Forces of Burkina Faso Feb. 1. AFRICOM News
732nd OSS Activates, Sets RPA Group Up For Success
The 732nd Operations Support Squadron activated during an assumption of command ceremony at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 23, 2019. Air Force News
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NASA Released this Short Video of the Juno Probe Making a Close Flyby of Jupiter.
Juno is studying Jupiter close up, and unlike recent space missions, this one will be relatively short: Five years after its 2016 arrival, the spacecraft will be flown into the planet. Being so close to Jupiter means Juno will be bathed in intense radiation, so it’s expected to start losing function after only a few years. “End of mission” is expected in 2021. YouTube