The Veterans Day ceremony was held at the Union Station Train Shed and began with a Fly over by the Alabama Air National guard and a 21 Gun Salute. The speakers at the event were Mayor Steven L. Reed, Lieutenant General James B. Hecker, Adjutant General of Alabama Major General Sheryl E. Gordon, WWI Commissioner Monique Seefried. After the speakers…
Local Air Force members are getting a new and innovative way to train. MGMWERX, along with Air University, held an Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Expo to introduce their new training simulations. The virtual reality technology creates amazing realism for the Air Force to engage in. These include: sight, sound, and smell. The virtual training will help with being able…
The U.S. Air Force has released an accident report detailing the events that lead to a training aircraft crash in Montgomery that killed two service members.
A Jet Crash took the lives of two pilots, Friday evening near the Montgomery Regional Airport. Residents who live near the crash site say they were shocked and full of emotion once they found out the magnitude of what happened. Phillip Birch, lives on Old Lamar Road, and says when he and his wife got home Friday, there were an…
U.S. Space Command Logo (Source: U.S. Space Command) Huntsville will now be the new permanent home of the U.S. Space Command Headquarters. Governor Ivey and several officials made the announcement Wednesday afternoon. “I couldn’t be more pleased to learn that Alabama will be the new home to the United States Space Command!,” said Governor Ivey. Governor Ivey said she was…
Photo by Samuel King, Jr./U.S. Air Force U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) and Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed are applauding the U.S. Air Force for deciding to base a Flight Training Unit of MH-139 Grey Wolf helicopters at Maxwell Air Force Base. “This long-awaited news regarding the MH-139 Grey Wolf is excellent for Maxwell, the Montgomery area and the entire state,”…
The 2018 Air Force IT Conference kicked off in Montgomery Monday for a three-day event that brings in companies that can help with solving the Air Force’s toughest national problems. The Conference includes activities, training sessions, and networking opportunities. Richard Aldridge is the Program Executive OFficer at Maxwell Air Force Base. He says the U.S. is having to adapt to…
MONTGOMERY – Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson announced on Thursday that the Alabama Air National Guard’s 187th Fighter Wing has been chosen as the home for the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Jet. “I am thrilled and very pleased that the 187th Fighter Wing has been chosen as the home for the new F-35 fighter jet,” Governor Ivey said. “This announcement…
The United States Air Force is looking for a home for two new units of F-35 Fighter Jets. Five cities are being considered for the F-35’s: Boise, Idaho; Jacksonville, Florida; Detroit, Michigan; Madison, Wisconsin; and Montgomery. Former State Representative Perry Hooper, Jr. says Montgomery is the perfect city to house some of the military’s top technology. “We’ve got the best…
Tuskegee could become the manufacturing site of a new U-S Air Force training jet. And it could create hundreds of new jobs. CEO of Leonardo DRS, a global aerospace and defense firm, says “We looked at a number of different locations and frankly Alabama , Tuskegee put together the best package”. The company plans to create an advanced assembly center at…
