An official website of the United States government
A .mil website belongs to an official U.S. Department of Defense organization in the United States.
A lock (lock ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .mil website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

  • AETC hosts international officer

    Air Marshal Simon Bryant, Royal Air Force deputy commander-in-chief of personnel, traveled from the United Kingdom to San Antonio to tour Air Education and Training Command headquarters Oct. 27. AETC regularly hosts international officers to allow senior leaders to exchange mission briefs, share

  • Changes to AETC base acces to start soon

    Access to Air Education and Training Command installations is going high tech. In the near future, gate guards will use Defense Biometric Identification System to scan ID cards to validate authorization to enter AETC bases.DBIDS installation is scheduled to begin in November and December at eight

  • Sheppard selects Family of the Year

    Staff Sgt. Philip Baham III and his 9-year-old son, Kade, stood on a stage in the Wichita Falls Multi-Purpose Events Center Oct. 29. The pair received accolades from 82nd Training Wing Commander Brig. Gen. O.G. Mannon and guests during Sheppard's annual recognition of the base's Family of the Year.

  • New PT venue preps Luke Airmen for combat

    Luke Air Force Base held a ribbon-cutting ceremony in front of about 75 members of the Luke community Oct. 29, officially opening a facility which is designed to improve the combat fitness level of Airmen on base.The new combat PT course complements Luke's fitness center, gym annex and CrossFit

  • New AFSOC vice commander named

    82nd Training Wing Commander Brig. Gen. O.G. Mannon was named the next vice commander of Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Field, Fla., the Department of Defense announced Oct. 2. Replacing him at the helm of the 82nd TRW will be Brig. Gen. Darryl W. Burke, currently of 12th Air Force

  • Generals share leadership messages at AFROTC Commander's Conference

    More than 140 detachment commanders from around the world attended the 2009 Air Force ROTC Commander's Conference, hosted by Headquarters AFROTC. The annual conference provides the detachment commanders opportunities for training with regional breakout sessions, updates on program changes,

  • A year later, BEAST gets rave reviews

    When the Basic Expeditionary Airman Skills Training course opened last December, followed closely by basic military training expansion to 8.5 weeks, Air Force officials had high expectations. The combination of the two programs has been so successful it may send leadership looking for new adjectives

  • Air Force Wargaming Institute hosts CSAF wargame

    More than 35 active-duty and retired generals, senior government leaders and allied military members joined about 150 individuals from the Department of Defense, other U.S. government organizations, allied nations and think tanks to participate in the 2009 Future Capabilities Game at Air

  • Dedication of Gilbert Hall honors valor of OTS alumnus

    Building 1487 of the Officer Training School Complex was dedicated as Gilbert Hall Monday in memory of Maj. Troy L. Gilbert, a 1995 OTS distinguished alumnus who exemplified the Air Force Core Values by how he lived and how he died. A commemorative plaque and memory wall on display at the new