Airman Magazine

78 years of airpower — fueled by Airmen who #FlyFightWin! Salute the past and celebrate the future us. #AirForceBirthday

Your @usairforce news: ✅ 11th Air Task Force is the first ATF to deploy during Exercise Resolute Force Pacific. ✅ Explosive Ordnance Disposal Robot Depth-Perception System improves safety, speed & precision. ✅ @USSpaceForce graduates the first class of Guardian officers.

The 420th FLTS, part of the B-21 Combined Test Force, has taken delivery of the second Raider test aircraft. The 412th TW continues to accelerate #USAF test to deliver lethal capabilities for the warfighter. #AFMC @usairforce @HQ_AFMC @AFGlobalStrike @northropgrumman

This week's Airman Top Shot comes from Master Sgt. Luke Olson! Staff Sgts. Tyler Casanova and Skyler Dick, 114th Maintenance Squadron aircraft electricians, service a temperature control unit on an F-16 during night flying operations at Joe Foss Field, S.D., Aug. 21, 2025.

#NeverForget 🇺🇸

.@usairforce news: ✅ Collaborative Combat Aircraft platform takes flight ✅ Alternative navigation software tests whether aircraft can use internal GPS measures without relying on outside sources in combat ✅ @AirNatlGuard tests helicopter countermeasures against fighter jets

AIR FORCE CROSS Awarded this date 1967: A1C Duane D. Hackney (ARRS) became the first living enlisted man to receive an Air Force Cross for his heroic efforts to rescue a pilot downed North Vietnam’s jungles. On February 6, 1967, Airman Second Class Hackney, flying in an unarmed HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopter, was tasked to locate and rescue an O-1F pilot who was shot down over North Vietnam. Hackney was a United States Air Force pararescueman. He was the most decorated enlisted man in USAF history and the recipient of 28 decorations for valor in combat and more than 70 awards and decorations in all. He served in the Air Force from 1965 to 1991, retiring as a chief master sergeant. A recipient of the Air Force Cross, he was the first living enlisted man to receive the medal, and at the time of its award he was its youngest recipient. (USAF Image)

Getting down and dirty for the sake of #readiness. The @USAFReserve recently conducted tactical maneuvers in partnership with our 418th FLTS. In addition to providing conditions for test, Roger's Dry Lake makes an excellent zone for #USAF austere operations training. #AFMC

Last night, the U.S. Air Force Reserve’s Hurricane Hunters flew through Hurricane Kiko near Hawaii. The radar captured stunning views of the storm’s structure, while crews gathered data to improve forecasts that help protect lives and property across the Pacific. #HurricaneHunters #Kiko #NOAA #HurricaneSeason #ReserveReady

The best photos from around the @usairforce, all in one place! View the full album and vote for your favorite image by following the link below. 🔗 bit.ly/4mWIlHU

U.S. Air Force aerospace propulsion specialists test aircraft engines and diagnose problems, including the fuel, oil, electrical and engine airflow systems.

This week's Airman Top Shot comes from Staff Sgt. Joshua Hastings! Senior Airman Samuel Griego and Airman 1st Class Tavi Carter-Smith, 509th Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion journeymen, inspect an exhaust tube in a test cell at @Whiteman_AFB, Mo., Aug. 20, 2025.

横田基地所属のUH-1Nヒューイが本日、最後のタッチダウンをし、日本での任務を無事に完遂しました。50年以上にわたり空輸支援や要人輸送など幅広い任務を担ってきた歴史に幕を下ろしました。

The @AFResearchLab is investing in human machine teaming, an area that has the potential to deliver transformative technologies for future warfighting missions in all domains. Full Video: airmanmagazine.af.mil/Features/Displ…

What does it take to turn Alaska into a hub for power projection? Exercise Northern Edge 2025 had the answer. dvidshub.net/r/qcsdx6

Weekly @usairforce photo competition! View the full album and vote for your favorite image by following the link below. 🔗 bit.ly/3VvBvgc

@AF_Football 🫡 🇺🇸 🏈

It’s all Falcons at the break ⚡️

@DraftKings @LevyRestaurants That does it. Quadruple the nacho defense budget 🫡

Air Force will be serving a 'B2 Bomber Nachos Box' at their football games this season... and I need it 🙌 (📷: @LevyRestaurants)

.@AFGlobalStrike B-1B Lancers recently flew alongside @Forsvaret_no 🇳🇴 F-35s during #BomberTaskForce Europe, demonstrating our global #CombatReadyForce's 24/7 commitment to defending our Nation and #AlliesAndPartners in all domains. Source📽️ @USAirForce Staff Sgt. Thomas Sjoberg