July 29, 2022 MQ-9 instructors bolster skills during RIMPAC More than 25,000 service members from around the world are making waves at the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 exercise in Hawaii. For the first time in history, this includes instructor pilots from the 49th Wing’s MQ-9 Formal Training Unit.
July 28, 2022 Total Force Teamwork Leads to RIMPAC Success There is a tendency for people to think of the U.S. military as a massive singular unit, rather than complimentary units working in unison. This is actually how the Armed Forces function and nowhere is that concept more on display than during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022.
July 27, 2022 Total Force Airmen maintain MQ-9 mission at RIMPAC 2022 Unmanned and remotely operated vessels extend the capability of interconnected manned platform sensors to enhance the warfighting capacity of multinational joint task forces. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from
July 26, 2022 MQ-9s launch during RIMPAC 2022 U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 49th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron conduct MQ-9 Reaper pre-flight and launch checks during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 25, at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
July 22, 2022 54th Fighter Group hosts ‘Chief for a Day’ “I was told years ago as a Staff Sergeant that if you want to make chief, then you need to talk to a chief.”Chief Master Sgt. Nathan Chrestensen, 54th Fighter Group senior enlisted leader, has set out to build stronger lines of communication between senior leaders and Airmen by hosting a ‘Chief for
July 22, 2022 Holloman Top III hosts enlisted to officer commissioning panel The Holloman Top III hosted a panel at the Holloman Airman Leadership School for Airmen interested in learning about enlisted-to-officer commissioning opportunities.
July 21, 2022 MQ-9 makes its debut at RIMPAC SINKEX 2022 The first-ever use of a U.S. Air Force MQ-9A Reaper, a remotely piloted aircraft, during a Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 sinking exercise (SINKEX), July 12.Participating in the SINKEX provided an opportunity for units from Australia, Canada, Malaysia and the U.S. to test weapons and systems in a
July 15, 2022 New Mexico first sergeants improve mental health response skills First sergeants from Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, joined Holloman AFB first sergeants for a Mental Health First Aid course July 14, 2022, here.Twenty diamond-wearing and additional duty first sergeants attended the course to develop their skills to identify, understand and respond to signs