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Airfield NCO Gets Medal for Accident Response
The NCO in charge of aircrew flight equipment for the 306th Operations Support Squadron received an Air Force Commendation medal from Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Mike Gould here Feb. 1.
Airmen Stop Nighttime Training to run Rescue
Combat-search-and-rescue Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing here halted their nighttime training operations at a remote drop zone in Central Florida to transport accident victims to the hospital.
Airmen Give Dental Care in Honduras
Members of the Joint Medical Readiness Training Exercise provided medical services to more than 730 La Bacadia community members here recently, including more than 85 patients seen by the dental team.Joint Partnership Gets Equipment Home
Twenty-six Airmen from the 435th Contingency Response Group traveled to Romania in partnership with the 21st Theater Sustainment Command to re-deploy the 170 th Brigade Combat team's equipment from Afghanistan to their home unit in Baumholder, Germany.
Airmen Help Partner Nations Work Together
Two Airmen from the Inter-American Air Forces Academy, out of Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, are currently deployed here in support of a month-long Building Partner Capacity mission.Wolfenbarger Tapped to be AF’s First Female Four-Star
Air Force Lt. Gen. Janet C. Wolfenbarger would become the highest-ranking woman officer ever to serve in the Air Force if a nomination forwarded Monday by President Barack Obama is approved by the Senate.New Fuels Course Grads First Class
A new fuels training course developed by 364th Training Squadron members here officially started Jan. 23 and graduated its first students Feb. 3.
AF Tests Next-gen Networks
Everywhere you look, people are tapping, talking and swiping away at smartphones and tablets. Rapidly-emerging technologies give users information immediately, and these super machines fit easily in the palm of your hand.Guardsmen Rescue Man off Calif. Coast
Air National Guardsmen from the 129th Rescue Wing here performed a rescue mission 200 miles off the coast of California on Feb. 4.
Air Force Recognizes top EOD Flight
The 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight at Barksdale Air Force Base was named as the best in the Air Force recently.
All-AF Air Evac Team Makes Historic First Flight
The first all-Air Force Critical Care Air Transport and Aero-medical Evacuation Team to fly with the only fixed wing aircraft dedicated to the medical evacuation mission in Afghanistan completed its first successful mission Jan. 13 and continues saving lives.AF Night Vision Course Helps Train Trainers
Night-vision goggles are an important tool for pilots and ground forces in low-light environments, so it's vital they learn how to properly use them.Electronic Flight Bags Spreading Across AF
Born out of the Electronic Flight Bag Initiative for aircrew and intended to cut down on inefficiencies, the Digital Air Wing Initiative is now in effect at Travis Air Force Base.
Eugene Bullard: First African-American Pilot
After watching his father narrowly escape a lynching in early 20th century Georgia, Eugene Bullard would escape the confines of racial tensions and a segregated country to become the first African-American combat pilot and one of the first African-American heroes of World War I.
AF Leaders Detail Cuts to End Strength
The Air National Guard will bear the brunt of the Air Force's end strength reductions, accounting for more than half of the 9,900 airmen the service plans to cut, Air Force Secretary Michael Donley announced Thursday.
Airmen win Honors at Worldwide Talent Search
Air Force entertainment officials selected the top 12 entertainers from 90 Airmen who participated in the annual Air Force Worldwide Talent Search in San Antonio Jan. 9-16.
AF Basic Training a Family Affair
Like most any parent attending Friday's Air Force basic training graduation here, Lori Huayacla had to navigate through the crowd in search of her son.Air Force Publishes new Strategy Document
Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz released the 'Air Force Priorities for a New Strategy with Constrained Budgets' white paper Feb 1.Most Popular
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