Airmen from the 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron participated in a training exercise on Nov. 21, 2024, at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, as part of ongoing efforts to enhance readiness. This training is part of the Air Force’s efforts to reoptimize for Greater Power Competition, and the focus on aeromedical evacuation will ensure readiness in addressing challenges and increase survivability. The squadron maintains a high level of preparedness by regularly conducting exercises focused on patient transport, flight safety and in-flight medical care. A distinctive feature of the 375th is its innovative Battle Lab, which brings together Airmen from Critical Care Air Transport and En-Route Patient Staging for integrated training. This...
Airman 1st Class Miguel Angel Herrada, a client systems technician at Vance Air Force Base, was selected as the Global Gaming Ambassador for Overwatch, where he will build a competitive gaming community to help Airmen connect.
A T-7A Red Hawk, assigned to the 416th Flight Test Squadron, lands at Vance Air Force Base, Okla., Nov. 7, 2023. More than 200 Airmen, including student and instructor pilots gathered in front of Air Control Tower to see what the future of Undergraduate Pilot Training looks like.
Capt. Kyele Bridel grew up with two dreams. Become an Air Force pilot and play soccer professionally. She has accomplished the first and is continuously striving toward the second.
Bridel is assigned to the 33rd Flying Training Squadron at Vance Air Force Base as a T-6A Texan II instructor pilot. She is also a member of the U.S. Armed Forces Women’s Soccer team.
Friday night, Jan. 24, the flying squadrons at Vance met to do battle on a brand new, purple-surfaced pool table. They were about to engage in a Crud tournament.
“It’s like full contact pool without a cue stick,” said James W. Shepherd, with the board of directors of Soldier’s Wish, the organization that helped provide the new Crud table to the Greven Crosswinds Club on base.
Chief Master Sgt. Hope L. Skibitsky, now the command chief of the 27th Special Operations Wing at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, has had an incredible journey, from leaving for the military at 17 with nothing to her name, to becoming a command chief.
