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  • Airmen awarded for learning innovation

    Air traffic controllers from the 14th Operations Support Squadron here, were recognized by Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr., Air Education and Training Command commander, at the 2011 AETC Symposium as the recipients of the third annual Learning Innovation Award Jan. 21 in San Antonio, Texas.Senior Airmen

  • New Fitness Requirements for JET Airmen

    Airmen preparing to attend Army-taught Combat Skills Training prior to deploying to a Joint Expeditionary Tasking in direct support of Combatant Commander or Joint Task Force ground component missions will soon be required to possess a current and passing fitness assessment, according to new Air

  • Columbus, Miss., wins inaugural Altus Trophy

    The kick-off to the 2011 Air Education and Training Command Symposium could hardly have been better for a contingent from Columbus, Miss. The small group of community leaders were the first-ever recipients of the AETC Community Support Award and the Altus Trophy.The award is given to the community

  • Air Force Secretary honors AETC Heroes

    Nearly a thousand Airmen from across the command gathered here Friday to hear Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley during the Air Education and Training Command Ball.The Ball, the largest formal event hosted by the command, culminated the AETC Symposium and Exposition. More than 3,500 Airmen,

  • Columbus, Lowndes County named best community support in AETC

    What the commander and Airmen of Columbus Air Force Base have known for years is now official - Columbus AFB has the most supportive community in Air Education and Training Command.The City of Columbus was selected as the first AETC community to receive the AETC Community Support Award (Altus

  • Pre-travel medical information available

    Planning that much needed vacation to Europe or the Pacific soon? Perhaps taking one of outdoor recreation's Caribbean cruises? If so, base Public Health offices offer invaluable travel health information in regard to required vaccines, medications and other measures necessary to prevent illness and

  • Special agent receives BSM for efforts during deployment

    A special agent received a Bronze Star Medal at Luke Air Force Base Jan. 12 for efforts made during a six-month deployment to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan."When I first found out that I would receive the BSM, I was in disbelief," said Nathan Hunter, Air Force Office of Special Investigations Special

  • '57 state golf champs visit Laughlin

    For the 1957 state champion San Felipe High School Golf team, Laughlin has been a memorable retreat. Laughlin was visited by two members of the '57 team, Gene Vasquez and Felipe Romero, as well as Humberto Garcia, author of 'Mustang Miracle', which focuses on the team from their start as caddies to

  • F-16s bring 'battle rhythm' to JSF wing

    After 17 months of silence, the 33rd Fighter Wing flight line finally roared back to life Jan. 13. The 33rd Fighter Wing received four F-16s from the 56th Fighter Wing at Luke AFB, Ariz. The jets will help establish a "battle rhythm," as the wing stands up the first Joint Training Center for the