• Balikatan 25: 317 AW transports HIMARS to Batan Island

    U.S. Army soldiers with the 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Multi-Domain Task Force, load a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System onto a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules from the 39th Airlift Squadron, during Exercise Balikatan 25 at at Clark Air Base, Philippines, April 23,

  • Balikatan 25: 317 AW transports NMESIS to Batan Island

    U.S. Air Force C-130s from the 39th Airlift Squadron transported the NMESIS during the Maritime Key Terrain Security Operations event. The NMESIS and U.S. Marines from the 3d Littoral Combat Team’s Medium-Range Missile Battery (MMSL) established an operating position on Batan Island, while U.S. and

  • Behind the Flight: AFE powers BTF readiness

    U.S. Air Force Airman Senior Airman Jacob Gomez, 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, performs an inspection on a HGU 55P helmet before the aircrew takes off for a Bomber Task Force mission at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 21, 2025. The Bomber Task Force missions

  • Texas nurse receives USAF Thunderbirds Hometown Hero flight

    Cari Selzer, a nurse from the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, was recognized with a Hometown Hero flight during the Wings Over West Texas airshow April 18, here.The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Hometown Hero Program is used to recognize citizens who represent the best of their community and exemplify

  • B-1B Lancers arrive at Japan for BTF 25-2 Deployment

    A B-1B Lancer assigned to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, lands at Misawa Air Base, Japan, during Bomber Task Force 25-2, April 18, 2025. Bomber missions provide opportunities to train and operate with allies and partners in joint and coalition exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Emma

  • Wings Over West Texas: Day 2

    Dyess Air Force Base hosted day two of the 2025 Wings Over West Texas Airshow at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 19, 2025. Airshows allow the U.S. military and civilian demonstration teams to display their capabilities through aerial demonstrations and static displays.

  • Wings Over West Texas: Day 1

    Dyess Air Force Base hosted day one of the 2025 Wings Over West Texas Airshow at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 19, 2025. Airshows allow the U.S. military and civilian demonstration teams to display their capabilities through aerial demonstrations and static displays.