June 26, 2022 Cadet dies after HUMVEE accident at Saylor Creek Range On June 24, 2022 at approximately 12:30 p.m., there was a vehicle accident involving a HUMVEE during a training event at Saylor Creek Range, a part of the Mountain Home Range Complex, that resulted in the death of an Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps cadet.
June 8, 2022 Partnership with Industry creates a more resilient Mountain Home Air Force Base On April 12th 2022, MHAFB and Idaho Power passed the initial phase to test whether a nearby dam could power the base if the grid experienced a widespread outage. The next phase includes simulating a full electrical load between MHAFB and the dam. If successful, Idaho Power and the Air Force will
May 16, 2022 Hurlburt provides critical Lead Wing C2 expertise to 366th FW The 705th Training Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, provided critical command and control expertise and training for the 366th Fighter Wing’s execution of their Lead Wing exercise, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Apr. 13-14.
April 25, 2022 AF crowns Readiness Challenge VIII winners, plans FOC event in 2023 Following a more than 20-year competition hiatus, the Air Force civil engineer community crowned winners of the Air Force Civil Engineer Readiness Challenge April 22.
March 28, 2022 Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 trains at Mountain Home Air Force Base The Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 501 deployed to Mountain home Air Force Base to conduct flight training for 21 student pilots flying the F-35B Lightning II aircraft. The goal is to advance the pilots through 1000 level Training & Readiness manual sorties. MHAFB has a range
March 18, 2022 Red Flag 22-2: Thunderbolts lead the way During the Vietnam War, the United States Air Force lost more than 1,700 aircraft and thousands of aircrew, sparking an immediate need to better prepare aircrews for combat. After the war ended in 1975, the Air Force established an air-focused exercise called Red Flag where aircrews could simulate
March 11, 2022 The 366th Fighter Wing reactivates the 366th OG and 366th MDG The 366th Fighter Wing (FW) reactivated the 366th Operations Group (OG) and the 366th Medical Group (MDG) on Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Mar. 11, 2021. This reactivation is part of an organizational change occurring on this base.