24 Sep 2018

'PJ Rodeo’ Tests for the 'Best PJ'

SAN ANTONIO — More than 400 current and former pararescuemen, or PJs, and spectators gathered Sept. 17 to 21 for the 10th biennial PJ Rodeo, a chance for active-duty, Reserve and retired PJs to gather and compete in two-man teams for the title of “Best PJ,” here.  “It’s a competition that everyone takes seriously, but more importantly it’s about

24 Sep 2018

Cloud-based Air Force learning ecosystem to give control and “21st Century speed” to Airmen

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas – Air Education and Training Command officials announced the service’s new cloud-based learning ecosystem is currently in a beta test with four courses, with testing expected to complete in the summer of 2019 and full operational capability expected in early 2020.The learning ecosystem will put students in

21 Sep 2018

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: Remembering Those Who Came Before

The third Friday of September is reserved to honor both those who went missing in action, and those who were captured. Prisoners of War and Missing in Action day is held every year to honor those who were captured and those who never made it back home.

20 Sep 2018

Air Force realigns Holloman AFB under AETC

The 49th Wing at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, and all co-located units, will realign from Air Combat Command to Air Education and Training Command effective Oct. 1, 2018. This transition will align Holloman Air Force Base, which hosts MQ-9 Reaper and F-16 formal training units, under the major command with responsibility for recruiting,

20 Sep 2018

MSAS, nation partners meet at Sheppard for C-130 training

The 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron out of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, trained maintainers from the Chadian and Nigerien air forces during a three-week venture that provided intermediate to advanced level C-130E/H maintenance training as part of an effort to promote air mobility operations and procedures to help develop their air mobility systems.