WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Dec. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Mikaley Kline, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Public Affairs The most recent Advanced Tactical Acquisition Corps team wrapped up on Nov. 22, 2023, culminating with a brief to the Honorable Andrew P. Hunter, the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics. ATAC, or the Advanced Tactical Acquisition Corps, is a program intende  more

HURLBURT FIELD, Florida, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command issued the following news: UPDATE 13, December 11, 2023 0800CST: The seventh Airman whose remains were recovered Dec. 10th, 2023 following the CV-22 mishap that occurred on Nov. 29th, 2023 off the shore of Yakushima Island, Japan has been identified and next of kin has been notified. U.S. Air Force Maj. Jeffrey "Jeff" T. Hoernemann, 32, was a native of Andover, Minnesota. Jeff received his commission through th  more

HURLBURT FIELD, Florida, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command issued the following news: UPDATE 14, December 12, 2023 1121CST: The U.S. Military, alongside the Japan Coast Guard, Japan Self-Defense Forces, local law enforcement, and Japanese civilian volunteers, has been conducting intensive search, rescue and recovery operations for the CV-22 crew and aircraft debris following the mishap that occurred on Nov. 29 off the shore of Yakushima Island, Japan. Since the outset   more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, New Mexico, and 22 distributed locations - For the first time in the fourteen-year history of the Virtual Flag: Coalition exercise, integrated forces from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada fought against a peer adversary in a virtual Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. To increase combat effectiveness, the combined f  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: UPDATE 13, December 11, 2023 0800CST: The seventh Airman whose remains were recovered Dec. 10th, 2023 following the CV-22 mishap that occurred on Nov. 29th, 2023 off the shore of Yakushima Island, Japan has been identified and next of kin has been notified. U.S. Air Force Maj. Jeffrey "Jeff" T. Hoernemann, 32, was a native of Andover, Minnesota. Jeff received his commission through   more