USAF Weapons School
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The mission of the USAF Weapons School is to train tactical experts and leaders of Airmen skilled in the art of integrated battle-space dominance across the land, air, space, and cyber domains. The USAF Weapons School is headquartered at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada with detachments at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Hurlburt Field, Florida, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Whiteman Air Force
17/01/2022
Today, we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
We remember Dr. King's leadership and ideals which rallied people from all walks of life and sparked a nation to their need for equality, tolerance and justice.
07/01/2022
It's that time again!! Class 22 Alpha kicks off as the WUGs (Weapons School Undergrads) are immersed in what to expect from this point forward. Today starts their journey to becoming Tier 1 Weapons Officers and Advanced Enlisted Instructors!!
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23/12/2021
The end of an era...
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*Please disregard the 1st and last photos. They are F-15E models. I will let PA know. Thank you for understanding.
12/12/2021
10/12/2021
🎶On the 11th day of , 57th Wing Commander gave to me, a multi- FOD walk. 🚶
*FOD* = foreign object debris
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USAF Weapons School | Air Combat Command | CMSAF JoAnne S. Bass | United States Air Force
07/12/2021
🎶On the 7th day of , Dyess Air Force Base gave to me, training with B-1B . ☠️🗡
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USAF Weapons School l Air Combat Command | Air Force Global Strike Command | United States Air Force
05/12/2021
🎶On the 6th day of , USAF Weapons School gave to me, a pilot preflight prepping.✔️✈️
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Air Combat Command | United States Air Force
🎶On the 5th day of , Weapons School gave to me, FIIIIIIVE F-16s
🟥4🩸,⬛️4☠
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Air Combat Command | United States Air Force
02/12/2021
It saddens me to report that we lost one of our own last month. Col(ret) Clair "Bear" Gilk passed away suddenly on 2 Nov 2021.
Bear led a distinguished career including being one of the initial cadre of the 34th Weapons Squadron at the USAF Weapons School. During his career he received many meritorious awards and citations, some of which include the Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Defense Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster, and Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters.
Rest in peace Bear.
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https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/tricityherald/name/col-gilk-obituary?id=31456240
Col. Clair Gilk Obituary (1962 - 2021) Tri-City Herald View Col. Clair Gilk's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.
01/12/2021
🎶On the 3rd day of , USAF Weapons School gave to me, three . 🐓
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USAF Weapons School l Air Combat Command | JoAnne S. Bass
29/11/2021
🎶On the 2nd day of , Barksdale Air Force Base gave to me, B-52's. 💪
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USAF Weapons School | Air Combat Command | Air Force Global Strike Command | CMSAF JoAnne S. Bass
18/11/2021
On November 2, 2021 Durango High School, located in Las Vegas, NV, became the 1st of 10 Air Force JROTC units to transition to Space Force JROTC units. Lt Col Shaun "Phargo" Phipps, Commander of the 328WPS, attended the ceremony as a guest.
"It was a real honor to witness the activation of the first of ten Space Force JROTC detachments. Their program has an impressive 25-year legacy of developing leaders and serving the local community. The cadets’ passion and enthusiasm for joining the Space Force was genuine, and I welcome them to the Space Force family."
- Lt Col Shaun Phipps
Looks like some future patches in the making! Congratulations and welcome to the United States Space Force!
Durango High School | Clark County School District
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22/10/2021
“Our pilots and loadmasters work side-by-side with students from 31 different aircraft and weapons systems—all of whom are on the same journey to be humble, approachable, and credible Weapons Officers,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Casler, 29th WPS commander.
Little Rock Air Force Base
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LRAFB cadre lead way for top-tier Weapons Officers “Humble, approachable, credible;” this is the mantra that is engrained into pilots and loadmasters from the first day they step foot into the 29th Weapons Squadron. Leading the charge is the 29th WPS cadre, who bear the responsibility of molding already experienced C-130 instructor pilots into W...
On 9/26, pilots from the perform an flyover for the .
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Nellis Air Force Base
28/09/2021
The graduated its first class in June '09 and has continued to produce Tier 1 patches since then.
While a lot of the faces of the 26WPS change, there have been two faces that have remained constant: Mr. Marquis and Mr. Miscio. These contractors have become pillars of the 26WPS and their continued support and contributions help to ensure that the 26WPS continues to produce Tier 1 patches!
There is another name that must be mentioned when you talk about the 26WPS graduating its first class and that is
Brigadier General Select "Knuckles" Campo, as he was instrumental in validating the 26WPS' Weapons Instructor Course.
Maj Pursley, now retired is the USAF Programs Manager for General Atomics
Maj Stolley, now Col Stolley is the 306FTG Commander
Maj Callahan, now Col Callahan is the Commander of the 435 AGOW and the Commander of the 435 AEW.
Maj Fukumoto, now Col Fukumoto is the 9RW A3
Maj Beitz, now Col Beitz is the Senior Executive Assistant to the DGO Joint Staff J-3
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Nellis Air Force Base
The 34WPS is charged with creating tactical experts in Combat Search and Resue. is the primary way the executes Personnel Recovery during conventional combat operations. Its mission is to save lives and ensure the operational readiness of our forces by returning isolated personnel to their units, upholding our sacred promise to never leave a brother or sister in arms behind, and deny the enemy the ability to exploit them. In order to accomplish this, the 34WPS uses the spectrum of joint and coalition assets to report, locate, support, recover and reintegrate the survivor. This effort requires planning across all domains and integrates effects across combatant and functional commands in order to execute the recovery in sophisticated anti-access and area-denial environments. The 34WPS plays a vital role in ensuring the success of this complex mission, by graduating the highest level of tactical experts and leaders in the HC-130J and HH-60G aircraft, which are the only two airframes in the DoD's inventory that have the mission of Personnel Recovery. In addition to combat airdrops and air to air refueling, the HC-130J fills a critical command and control gap as the CSAR coordinator, tactically managing the rescue effort. Here is a video that provides a glimpse into the 34WPS and the world of Combat Search and Rescue.
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17/09/2021
Today is POW/MIA Recognition Day, and we recognize the more than half-million service members who have, at one time, been held as prisoners of war.
Nearly 82,000 members remain unaccounted for but they are . The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), as a whole, is committed to bringing every member home.
17/09/2021
"An interesting feature of the aircraft was its variable-geometry wings. While in the air, the wings could be swept forward for takeoffs, landings or slow speed flight, and swept rearward for high-speed flight. The F-111 could also fly at very low level and hit targets in bad weather."
-National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
Who remembers the F-111 Aardvark? I found this photo of the last graduating class from the F-111 FWIC. The F-111 was a part of the USAFWS from 1978 -1995. If you know anyone in the photo, let us know!
Click the link for more info on the F-111 👇👇
http://ow.ly/NRez50Gbor6
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16/09/2021
Warm refuels can increase the MQ-9’s operational agility by reducing turnaround time on the ground, getting them back in the fight faster.
556 TES | 432d Wing / Creech AFB
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Test and evaluation squadron tests warm refuel of Reaper unmanned aircraft A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper taxis in for a warm refuel test, where the aircraft is grounded and refueled while powered on but with the engine not running, at C
15/09/2021
A refuels a during a cross country mission … https://dvidshub.net/r/vvqdzg
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DVIDSHUB | Tinker Air Force Base | Barksdale Air Force Base
507th fuels B-52 attack course qualification A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 465th Air Refueling Squadron assigned to Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, refuels a B-52 Stratofortress from the 96th Bomb Squadron assigned to Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, during a cross country mission 13 Sept 2021. The sortie enabled the B-52's dynamic and c...
11/09/2021
Today, we recognize Patriot Day and remember the thousands of lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001.
It is with profound gratitude and appreciation, we acknowledge the sacrifices of the brave, selfless heroes who tirelessly defend our freedom.
11/09/2021
preparing to take off!
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Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada
08/09/2021
Son of current Weapons School 1st Sgt, Master Sgt. Gabriel Aparicio, receives a $50K scholarship for getting the COVID-19 vaccination. Congratulations to the Aparicio family!!
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Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada
Nellis, Creech teens win over $50K in scholarships Five teens of active duty service members from Nellis and Creech air force bases received $5,000 and $50,000 scholarships for getting the COVID-19 vaccine. As part of a public health initiative,
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