23 Mar 2018

Mountain Home Air Force Base gathers information for proposed urban close air support training spaces for environmental assessment

The 366th Civil Engineer Squadron at Mountain Home Air Force Base is in the process of gathering information to conduct an environmental assessment for air and ground training spaces in urban areas located throughout Idaho.

11 Dec 2017

Fighter Wing trains for contingency operations

Gunfighters practiced their wartime skills during a Phase II Focused training exercise, Dec. 4 - 8, 2017, here. The Phase II Focused exercise is aimed toward giving individual units the chance to tailor contingency training to best fit their needs.

23 Oct 2017

Airmen prepare for deployment in phase 1 exercise

The 366th Fighter Wing tested its ability to prepare for a deployment in a moment’s notice this week with its first Phase 1 exercise in almost three years.

3 Oct 2016

Teaming-up to take down an invader

Idaho is home to thousands of acres of grassland teaming with sage brush, slickspot peppergrass and wheatgrass, but one species is claiming this unique landscape as its own.

23 Sep 2016

Luke F-35 pilots enhance capabilities at Mountain Home AFB

Seven Luke F-35s are at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, September 10 through 24, 2016, for pilot training. While this is not the first time Mountain Home AFB has supported F-35s, it is the first time the base has supported Air Education and Training Command pilot training. “The main objective of this training deployment was to increase our instructor pilots' proficiency in finding and destroying surface-to-air threats, which is a bread-and-butter mission for the F-35,” said Lt. Col. Michael Gette, 61st Fighter Squadron commander. “Mountain Home AFB provides a unique opportunity for this training due to their outstanding range complex, which includes several surface-to-air threats we can ‘fight’ in increasingly complex scenarios.”

11 May 2016

CMSAF Cody discusses operations tempo with Mountain Home Airmen

Mountain Home AFB welcomed Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Cody May 5. During his visit, airmen from around the wing showed Cody current initiatives for readiness as well as quality of life improvements. “We are a great Air Force make no mistake about it,” Cody said to airmen during an all call. “We are great because of you; we are great