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  • 33rd FW Airmen wins lessons learned award

    Air Education and Training Command recently selected Maj. Matt W. Renbarger, 58th Fighter Squadron Weapons and Tactics chief, the winner of the 2010 Gen. George C. Kenney Award for Lessons Learned for his efforts in working with three military branches, and eight international partner countries to

  • AETC commander selected for Order of the Sword

    Air Education and Training Command enlisted members recently selected Commander Gen. Stephen R. Lorenz for induction into the Order of the Sword. The Order of the Sword is the highest honor and tribute NCOs can bestow upon an individual. General Lorenz is set to accept the honor in a formal ceremony

  • Air Force cancels Officer Training Boards

    Air Force Recruiting Service officials here announced April 14 that the Air Force is canceling the upcoming summer Officer Training School board and possibly other future boards until further notice. The board is being canceled due to the Air Force's recently announced overall force management

  • Sheppard Airmen return safely from Chile, quake

    Two Sheppard Airmen who faced the 8.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Chile Feb. 27, returned safely April 17.After the earthquake struck the instructors had to innovatively train their Chilean air force students while assisting with local relief efforts. The Airmen spent 60 days in Santiago,

  • Wilford Hall leaders honor Alamo fallen heroes

    Every year since 1925, the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Alamo Mission Chapter, holds its annual Pilgrimage to the Alamo, a memorial tribute to the heroes and the heritage of Texas. A solemn wreath-bearing procession of historic, civic, patriotic, military and school groups walk silently from

  • Salvia ordered off limits for Airmen

    Sold in baggies and readily available over the Internet and some local smoke shops, the usage or possession of Salvia, a psychoactive hallucinogenic plant, is restricted for Airmen stationed at Goodfellow AFB, Texas.Col. Thomas Geary, 17th Training Wing commander, recently signed into effect an

  • Airman gets NASCAR 'Royal' treatment

    It's not every day the morning starts with a phone call from a NASCAR great, but that's exactly how a 56th Maintenance Group Quality Assurance inspector began work April 8.Staff Sgt. Damon Thurman reacted with surprise when his supervisor handed him the phone and Matt Kenseth, driver of the No. 17

  • Tutor.com 24-7 solution to homework questions

    Educators, students, family members, Airmen and their leaders on Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, learned in Mid- Apri that for those Airmen or family members confused by homework, there's now help 24-hours-a day.As 60 people listened in the base library, representatives from Tutor.com demonstrated

  • Altus Airman, Soldier, helps set world record

    ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla.-- A soldier with the U.S. Army parachute team the Golden Knights attempted to set a new world wing-suit distance record over Altus Air Force Base April 14. U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ben Borger met up with a crew from Altus AFB during the filming of "Transformers 2" in late