378 EMDS thrives under pressure - “it’s all hands-on deck”

Airmen in need of serious medical care are routinely airlifted out of the operational theater, loaded onto a cargo aircraft with other patients to reach the care they need. On May 11, 2024, a routine aeromedical evacuation mission was transiting between multiple geographically separated areas to

AFCENT Command Technology Data Office hosts Hackathon

Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central)’s Command Technology Data Office (CTDO) premiered a data- centric Hack-a-thon at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, April 29 to May 3, 2024.

USAF Participates in Desert Flag 2024

U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles from the 335th Fighter Squadron at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in North Carolina and U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 104th Fighter Squadron, assigned to the Maryland Air National Guard, as well as support personnel participate in Desert Flag 2024.

Meet the AFCENT Commander: Lt. Gen. Derek France

Lt. Gen. Derek France took command of Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) as the Combined Forces Air Component Commander under U.S. Central Command, April 18, 2024. With three decades of military knowledge and experience, France shared some insights into his leadership philosophy and his vision for

U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps conduct flightline repairs demonstrating total force integration

F-16s take off to support combat operations

C-5 Galaxy provides strategic airlift power to CENTCOM

AFCENT welcomes new commander, Lt. Gen. France

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Derek France took command of Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) and Combined Air Forces Central, succeeding U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Alex Grynkewich, during a change of command ceremony, today, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar

Coalition conducts Air & Missile Defense exercise in Arabian Gulf

Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) conducted Blue Sands 24.4, a combined air and missile defense exercise, in the North Arabian Gulf alongside coalition allies and regional partner nations, April 17, 2024.

General Grynkewich completes final flight as AFCENT commander

Lt. Gen. Alex Grynkewich, Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) commander, completes his final flight as the AFCENT commander, April 9, 2024, at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. The fini-flight is an Air Force tradition marking pilots’ departure from a unit, or the last time they fly an aircraft. As the