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  • Laughlin Airman explains Pride

    All across the Department of Defense, lesbian, gay and bisexual service members, LGBT civilians and their families, are being recognized for their significant contributions and sacrifice to the military community. Laughlin seeks to recognize those individuals who bravely serve and encourage all

  • Enlisted pilots honored during Maxwell ceremony

    The military's sergeant pilots, enlisted aviators who served from 1912-1957, were honored during a monument unveiling and dedication at Maxwell-Gunter's Enlisted Heritage Hall June 9.Nearly 14 years in the making, the monument depicts Corporal Vernon L. Burge, the Army Signal Corps' first enlisted

  • Fort Sam Houston Civil Engineering prepared shelters for migrant children

    The 502nd Civil Engineer Squadron responded with lightning speed after the call came late on a Friday afternoon in mid-May to establish an emergency shelter to house up to nearly 1,200 unaccompanied migrant children at a Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland facility.In less than 24 hours, the 502nd CES

  • New commander takes the lead of Basic Military Training

    Air Force Basic Military Training welcomed a new commander Monday during a change of command ceremony at the Recruit and Family In-processing Information Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.Col. Michele C. Edmondson assumed command of the 737th Training Group from Col. Deborah Liddick. Liddick

  • BMT commander retires, reflects on experience

    Friday's Air Force Basic Military Training graduation and parade will no doubt be special for the BMT senior leader.It will be the last BMT graduation and parade for Col. Deborah Liddick as the 737th Training Group commander before Col. Michele C. Edmondson assumes command of the group during a

  • Key spouse program key to family readiness

    Air Force spouses are key to maintaining stability on the home front as Airmen maintain focus on the war front, according to the wife of the Air Force's top officer.The key spouse program is an official unit/family program overseen by commanders designed to enhance readiness and establish a sense of

  • Reflecting on D-Day: world-class training led to air supremacy

    Many know June 6, 1944, as D-Day, the day when more than 150,000 Allied Forces stormed the Nazi-occupied beaches of Normandy, France, selflessly risking their lives to establish a strategic beachhead. Though the victory came at a high price, few friendly casualties were lost to enemy aircraft that

  • Gay Airman paved path for future service

    With his father, a 30 year Air Force veteran by his side, Leonard Matlovich was just another scared but excited 19 year old taking the oath of enlistment in 1962. He couldn't predict then that his presence in the Air Force would ignite a national debate. Shortly after his enlistment, the war in

  • Japan Air Self-Defense Force general visits AETC

    The head of Japan Air Self-Defense Force Air Training Command visited Air Education and Training Command, Monday, May 12. Lt. Gen. Masayuki Hironaka, commander of Air Training Command, was given an overview of AETC's mission and international training programs. Hironaka and Gen. Robin Rand,

  • Final F-35A delivered to Eglin

    The 58th Fighter Squadron became the Air Force's first complete F-35A Lightning II squadron after they welcomed their 26th and final F-35A May 28 at the 33rd Fighter Wing, here.Maj. Scott Charlton, 58th FS pilot, ferried the aircraft, AF-45, from Lockheed Martin's F-35 production center in Fort