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  • Ready to deploy: 12th Air Task Force achieves final certification

    The 12th Air Task Force achieved its final certification on August 18, 2025, after successfully completing Bamboo Eagle 25-3. This accomplishment not only validates the unit’s readiness for its upcoming U.S. Central Command deployment but is also sets the standard as one of the first Air Task Forces

  • 18th Air Force Welcomes Newest Commander

    Maj. Gen. Charles Bolton assumed command of 18th Air Force from Maj. Gen. Corey Martin during a change of command ceremony officiated by Gen. Mike Minihan, Air Mobility Command commander.

  • 18th AF commander, command chief visits Showcase Wing

    Maj. Gen. Thad Bibb, Jr., 18th Air Force commander and Chief Master Sgt. Chad W. Bickley, his Command Chief, toured the Scott Air Force Bases "Showcase Wing” Jan. 28-29, and shared messages of staying balanced, keeping an eye on “our Wingmen,” keeping high standards, and “accelerating change” as the

  • Air Force, Army units collaborate to enhance interoperability

    Representatives from Air Mobility Command, 18th Air Force, 18th Airborne Corps, 82nd Airborne Division and U.S. Transportation Command came together for a Joint Forcible Entry Readiness Symposium at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, July 19 – 22.