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  • 'Transformers' movie features Altus Airmen

    As local residents crowd the movie theaters to see "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," they might notice some familiar faces. A group of Altus Airmen not only provided consultation to the movie's production team, but showed off their talents on the silver screen. Capt. Judd Baker, 58th Airlift

  • 36th Rescue Flight makes 634th save

    What started out as a day of hiking in the cathedral-esque mountains just west of Wenatchee, Wash., turned into a nightmare for a local 58-year-old man and his son at around 3 p.m. June 14. One misplaced step sent the man tumbling more than 1,000 feet down a mountain in an avalanche caused by rain,

  • Flowers: Sheppard is a great wing, moving forward

    Maj. Gen. Alfred Flowers, 2nd Air Force commander, highlighted Sheppard Air Force Base's continued success in accomplishing remarkable ventures in training and taking care of people during his site visit here June 23-25. "Sheppard is a great wing and is setting the standard for all our wings," he

  • SNCO Professional Development Seminar set for July 21-24

    The Maxwell-Gunter "Top-3" organization will host the Senior Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Seminar, or PDS, July 21-24, 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Gunter NCO Academy auditorium, Bldg. 1143. A Senior NCO Induction Banquet will be held July 24, 6 to 10 p.m. at Gunter's Falcon's

  • Air University to host AETC Future Operator Symposium

    What is an Air Force operator?Organizers of the The Future Operator Symposium hope to define the term Air Force operator by utilizing the knowledge and experience of subject matter experts and senior leadershiop from throughout the Air Force. The symposium is scheduled for July 21 to 23 at Maxwell

  • 59th Medical Wing receives 'excellent' UCI rating

    The 59th Medical Wing received an overall "excellent" rating during a Unit Compliance Inspection outbrief conducted at Wilford Hall Medical Center June 23. "It is not often that we see an organization that has no 'unsats' or 'marginals' in any area," said Col. Monty L. Brock, Air Education and

  • SFS team takes aim at competition

    Author Jim Rohn said, "Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals." The fundamentals are just what a team of Security Forces Airmen have in their sights as they train for the 2009 Air Mobility Command Airlift Rodeo at

  • Joint Base San Antonio moves closer toward implementation

    Representatives from the Office of the Secretary of Defense and participating branches of the service met to finalize the way ahead for Randolph, Lackland and Fort Sam Houston during a joint basing workshop hosted by Air Education and Training Command June 9-11. The memorandum of agreement review