PENSACOLA, Fla. – Rear Adm. Mike Studeman, Commander, Office of Naval Intelligence, visited the Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT), Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Corry Station, and Navy Information Operations Center (NIOC) Pensacola on Mar. 30, 2023.
Capt. Christopher Bryant, commanding officer, CIWT, hosted a roundtable discussion with Studeman and were joined by Cmdr. Colleen Hanbury, commanding officer, NIOC Pensacola, and Lt. Cmdr. Kevin Furst, executive officer, IWTC Corry Station, to discuss a wide range of information warfare training developments and initiatives.
8 FW flies first 7AF PoBIT upgraded F-16
OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea --
After receiving the first phase of one of the largest modernization efforts in U.S. Air Force F-16 program history, an upgraded Fighting Falcon has rejoined the 8th Fighter Wing’s Pack, April 4, 2023.
Wolf Pack Tail 021 has returned to 8 FW operations after about 7 weeks away for maintenance, where the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Post Block Integration Team, or “PoBIT” project, provided the 1989 aircraft with the first wave of 22 modifications designed to improve F-16 lethality to meet the needs of current day and future operations.
71st Fighter Squadron receives first F-22s
In another historic milestone for the 1st Fighter Wing, the 71st Fighter Squadron welcomed its first two F-22 Raptors, tails AF040 and AF042, from Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, to their new home on Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, March 29.
The aircraft, flown by Lt. Col. Andrew Gray, 71st FS commander, and Lt. Col. Matthew Evers, 71st FS director of operations, mark the first of 30 Raptors, which will be assigned to the 71st FS, the new home of the F-22 Formal Training Unit.
Army Corps of Engineers waives day use fees at recreation areas in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
WASHINGTON --
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today that it will waive day use fees at its more than 2,850 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 16.
The waiver covers fees for boat launch ramps and swimming beaches. The waiver does not apply to camping and camping-related services, or fees for specialized facilities (group picnic shelters) and events. Other agencies that manage recreation areas on USACE lands are encouraged, but not required, to offer the waiver in the areas that they manage.
Visitors are encouraged to contact USACE lake and river projects before visiting to ensure recreation areas are open. The status of USACE-managed campgrounds, boat ramps and swimming beaches and other sites is available at https://corpslakes.erdc.dren.mil/visitors/visitors.cfm.