aviation – That PAO Guy

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Elizabeth Rhonenus, a human factors engineer with the Aviation Flight Test Directorate, measures a Soldier from the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade before the first helicopter test of the Advanced Inflight Relief Universal System (AIRUS) at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Oct. 5, 2026.

Army News, Modernization & Innovation

101st CAB Pilots Test Advanced Inflight Relief System

October 8, 2026 — 0 Comments

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Kiel Spencer, 307th Operations Group, observes as a teammate practices B-52H Stratofortress air refueling on the EARL (Experiential Air Refueling Lightweight Simulator) trainer at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Oct. 6, 2026.

Air Force News, Modernization & Innovation

Every Minute Counts: How a Homegrown VR Trainer is Reshaping B-52 Training

October 6, 2026 — 0 Comments

U.S. Airmen assigned to the Montana Air National Guard’s 120th Airlift Wing conduct the wing’s final tactical training flight with the C-130H Hercules over Montana, Oct. 3, 2026.

Modernization & Innovation, National Guard News

Montana Air National Guard ends C-130H era with final tactical flight

October 4, 2026 — 0 Comments

The Idaho Army National Guard assisted the Owyhee County Sheriff’s Office, the Grand View Fire Department and the Idaho Mountain Search and Rescue Unit with the rescue of a 21-year-old male who was stranded clinging to a cliff several hundred feet above the ground in Purjue Canyon near Grand View on Sept. 24.

National Guard News, Training & Domestic Operations

Idaho Army National Guard conducts two search and rescues in back-to-back days

September 30, 2026 — 0 Comments

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jason T. Hinds, U.S. Air Forces in Europe – U.S. Air Forces Africa commander, pins a Distinguished Flying Cross medal onto a U.S. Air Force pilot during a ceremony in Essen, Germany, Sept. 22, 2026.

Air Force News, Airmen Stories

U.S. Air Force Pilot Receives Distinguished Flying Cross After Shielding Strike Package

September 30, 2026 — 0 Comments

A Montana Army National Guard helicopter assigned to Company C (DUSTOFF) supports a nighttime search-and-rescue mission near Mount Borah in Custer County, Idaho, Sept. 19, 2026.

National Guard News, Training & Domestic Operations

Montana National Guard DUSTOFF crew rescues two hikers near Mount Borah

September 28, 2026 — 0 Comments

Senior Master Sgt. Chad Bryant (left) and Master Sgt. Tyler Dickson, 512th Maintenance Squadron maintainers, display their creation, a gauge for a variable stator vane lever linkages rigging set for a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Aug. 1, 2026.

Air Force News, Modernization & Innovation

Dover reservists invent faster engine fix

August 27, 2026 — 0 Comments

A 413th Flight Test Squadron UH-1 Huey spins up as an F-35 Lightning II completes a low-level pass to the runway at Duke Field, Fla. The 413th FTS provides developmental testing to rotary wing aircraft such as the UH-1, CV-22 and the C-130. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Eglin Airmen mobilize for life-saving medical flight

August 25, 2026 — 0 Comments

U.S. Air National Guard airmen with the 103d Airlift Wing respond to a simulated aircraft mishap with a C-130 Hercules aircraft on the flight line during a Major Accident Response Exercise (MARE) at Bradley Air National Guard Base, East Granby, Conn., on July 30, 2026.

National Guard News, Training & Domestic Operations

Connecticut Air National Guard strengthens readiness through Major Accident Response Exercise

August 7, 2026 — 0 Comments