HEY THERE EVERYONE, I'M SENIOR AIRMAN ANGELO
ROSARIO WITH YOUR LOOK AROUND THE AIR FORCE.
A U.S. BOMBER TASK FORCE DEPLOYED TO AL UDEID
AIR BASE,
COMPLETED ITS FIRST MISSION IN MID MAY.
THE TASK FORCE INCLUDES THE B-52 STRATOFORTRESS LONG RANGE HEAVY BOMBER
FROM THE 20th EXPEDITIONARY SQUADRON AT BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, LOUISIANA.
THE STRATOFORTRESS IS CAPABLE OF FLYING AT
HIGH SUBSONIC SPEEDS UP TO 50,000 FEET, AND
CAN CARRY 70,000 POUNDS WORTH OF MUNITIONS.
THE TEAM DEPLOYED TO THE U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY
MAY 8th TO DEFEND AMERICAN FORCES AND INTERESTS IN THE REGION.
THE 33RD FIGHTER WING AT EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE,
FLORIDA WAS CHOSEN AS THE POTENTIAL NEW F-35
TRAINING SQUADRON. THE BASE ALREADY HAS AN F-35 ACADEMIC TRAINING
CENTER, AIRSPACE AND RANGE CAPACITY, MAINTENANCE
FACILITIES, AND A QUALIFYING RUNWAY, MAKING
IT THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE CHOICE.
THE MOVE WILL BE BASED ON WHETHER THE CURRENT F-22 TRAINING MISSION MOVES TO
LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, VIRGINIA.
A FINAL DECISION IS EXPECTED TO BE MADE IN THE SPRING OF 2021. THE AIR FORCE IS REACTIVATING
THE 65th AGGRESSOR SQUADRON AND MOVING ELEVEN F-35 LIGHTNING A-2’s
TO NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE NEVADA TO
IMPROVE TRAINING FOR 5th GENERATION AIRCRAFT.
THE REACTIVATION OF THE AGGRESSOR SQUADRON
AND THE ADDITION OF AIRCRAFT TO THE TACTICAL
AIR SUPPORT SQUADRON WILL ADD ALMOST 200 MILITARY PERSONNEL
AND 37 CONTRACTORS TO THE BASE.
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE HEATHER WILSON
ANNOUNCED THE REDESIGNATION OF THE 319th AIR
BASE WING AT GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE, NORTH
DAKOTA, AS THE 319th RECONNAISSANCE WING.
THE REDESIGNATION ALIGNS THE 69TH RECONNAISSANCE GROUP
WITH GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE'S HOST WING.
THE OFFICIAL REDESIGNATION CEREMONY IS JUNE
28th, ALONG WITH THE GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE
BASE CHANGE OF COMMAND.
YOU CAN FIND MORE AIR FORCE NEWS AND STORIES
ON AF.MIL. AND THAT'S YOUR LOOK AROUND THE
AIR FORCE.
