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  • Four bronze busts in the likeness of Air Force Cross recipients were unveiled at a ceremony honoring the Airmen Dec. 6 at the Combat Control School at Pope Field, N.C. These busts honor Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, Senior Airman Zach Rhyner, Staff Sgt. Robert Gutierrez, and Capt Barry Crawford. (Air Force Photo/Major Lisa Ray)

    Air Force Cross recipients honored at Pope Field

    Four bronze busts in the likeness of Air Force Cross recipients were unveiled during a ceremony here honoring the Airmen at the Combat Control School Dec. 6. The busts honor Capt. Barry Crawford, Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, Staff Sgts. Robert Gutierrez and Zach Rhyner. Crawford and Gutierrez were in attendance as well as Chapman's widow and mother. He

  • Del Rio, Texas wins Altus Trophy

    Official word was given Dec. 18 that the city of Del Rio brought home the coveted Altus Trophy thanks to its stellar support of Laughlin, home of the Air Force's busiest airfield.The city of Del Rio won the 2013 Air Education and Training Command Community Support Award, known as the Altus Trophy, with substantial support from the Del Rio Chamber
  • U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Janeth Cubeddu and Chilean Army Sgt. Segundo Claudio Lopez Ramirez discuss the similarities and differences in hierarchies and structure between the U.S. and Chilean military services at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy in Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, TX, Dec. 5, 2012. (Photo by Robin Creswell)

    Air Force NCO training takes on international flavor

    The NCO course at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland helps to fulfill a key U.S. Air Force priority of partnering with joint and coalition teams to win today's fight.The Inter-American Noncommissioned Officer Academy course integrates U.S. Air Force NCOs into the class with Latin American partner nation
  • Two F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter aircraft from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.(Courtesy photo)

    AETC declares Eglin ready for F-35 training

    Following an independent evaluation of Eglin's capability to conduct F-35A Lightning II pilot training, Air Education and Training Command announced today the 33rd Fighter Wing can do so, starting in January. "The preliminary results provided by the Joint Operational Test Team show the F-35A aircraft and its pilot training and sustainment systems,
  • Air Force Capt. James Kareis, 85th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, poses for a picture in front of a T-6A Texan II aircraft at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Dec. 12, 2012. During a routine return flight from Fort Worth Alliance Airport, he heard distress calls from an aircraft experiencing engine malfunctions and acted as a liaison between the aircraft and air traffic controllers in Houston, Texas. Kareis helped to ensure responders had accurate coordinates of his location after landing in a field safely. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Scott Saldukas)

    Air Force pilot provides critical communication during pilot's mid-flight emergency

    During a two-aircraft formation flight Dec. 5, a T-6A Texan II instructor pilot with the 85th Flying Training Squadron here demonstrated poise and composure when faced with a situation he had yet to come across in his career.Air Force Capt. James Kareis was flying back from Fort Worth Alliance Airport when he heard distress calls from an aircraft
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