U.S. Air Force aircrew assigned to the 63rd Air Refueling Squadron and the 6th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron respond to an alert call during a Nuclear Operational Readiness Inspection at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, May 3, 2025. The Air Force maintains and validates high standards of readiness through periodic inspections required by the nuclear mission, such as the NORI. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Monique Stober)

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  • Commander delivers news

    Single-digit temperatures and howling, blustery 50 mile-per-hour winds driving wind chill readings well below zero, is not a typical Michigan winter but one which recent visitors will remember for some time. Traveling cross country leaving behind the sunny, warm climate of southern California to

  • Packin' up, movin' out!

    Aircraft have begun migrating to the Guard, with completion scheduled for July. Military and civilian personnel continue to find employment through the Air Force Reserve Command clearinghouse and with Air Force Reserve units that are within commuting distance. Signing on with the Michigan Air

  • Air Force watchdog

    Working 12-hour shifts in hostile environments, enduring 100-plus degree temperatures with windstorms whipping sand against their faces like coarse sandpaper, driving critical vehicle convoys across unrelenting, barren desert and guarding multi-million dollar aircraft on desolate airstrips. Who are

  • AMDF assures mission readiness

    Airmen line up against the hallway walls. Everyone is familiar with the routine. Some are reading while others are engaged in conversation-anything to help pass the time. It's a Saturday Unit Training Assembly at the hospital. For the 927th Aerospace Medicine Flight members, it is a day where their

  • Airman makes history

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley awarded six Airmen the Air Force Combat Action Medal during a ceremony June 12 at the Air Force Memorial. These Airmen were the first in the Air Force to receive the new medal.Recipients of the award were Maj. Steven A. Raspet, Capt. Allison K. Black,

  • Rocky Mountain high

    Awesome! Beyond my wildest dream! I couldn't believe my eyes! All of this and much more from a group of 27 civic leaders traveling to Peterson AFB, Colorado April 24-25. After several months of planning and organizing, community and business leaders stepped onto an Air Force Reserve Command KC-135R

  • BRAC transition takesoff

    It is common knowledge and a well known fact the 927th Air Refueling Wing has been slated by the Base Realignment and Closure Commission to stand down as a unit-equipped wing and become an associate unit to serve alongside 6th Air Mobility Wing, located at MacDill Air Force Base, located in Tampa,

  • Combat training, force integration

    A public affairs specialist being trained in combat skills is not exactly what was expected when volunteering for a 120-day deployment to serve halfway around the world alongside U.S. Army Soldiers .Settling in with over 100 other Air Force students, yes Air Force, at Fort Dix, New Jersey, the class