Airmen show 'Honor Flight" vets huge welcome

More than 340 military personnel from the Maxwell-Gunter area welcomed Honor Flight veterans of World War II May 2 at Montgomery's Dannelly Field. It was the third honor flight for Montgomery and surrounding area veterans of WWII in the past two years. At no cost to the veterans, they are flown on a

AETC seeks runners for 2009 U.S. Air Force Marathon

The thirteenth annual 2009 U.S. Air Force Marathon takes place Sept. 19 on Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. Events include the marathon, half-marathon, individual 10- and 5-kilometer races. This year Air Education and Training Command continues its support of this fitness event by selecting four female

AFRS covers Dominican Republic humanitarian mission

An Air Force Recruiting Service creative team returned this week from the Dominican Republic where it photographed and videotaped Air Force medics providing healthcare during a medical humanitarian mission. The video and images will be used in a new five-CD health professions package slated for

Wounded warrior receives surprise promotion

Staff Sgt. Daniel Acosta woke May 7 thinking he was a senior airman. He was happily surprised to discover that he was promoted to staff sergeant without his knowledge. Lt. Col. Michael Glass, 59th Medical Support Squadron commander, advised Sergeant Acosta that Lt. Gen. Richard Newton, U.S. Air

Racing champion gains pilot insight in Talon flight

Eight-time American Motorcycle Association National Enduro Champion Mike Lafferty and motorcycle photojournalist Shan Moore visited the 80th Flying Training Wing May 4-6 to get a first-hand look at pilot training. After experiencing the pilot training in simulators, the visit culminated with an

AETC to automate entry control

Drivers pulling up at gates on Air Education and Training Command bases will have something new to greet them later this year -- the Defense Biometric Identification System, or DBIDS. The most visible part of DBIDS, which has already been introduced at Air Force bases around the world, is the

Airmen help Florida youth see inner potential

For 10 troubled young men from the Liberty Juvenile Unit for Special Treatment in Bristol, Fla., May 5 was no ordinary day, but a chance to receive some respite from the confines of juvenile delinquency. The 325th Security Forces Squadron hosted the teenagers, who ranged from ages 15-18, on a tour

New facilty gives junior officers space to learn self-dense

Arms and legs flailed and thrashed in grappling and arm bars as instructors and students demonstrated self-defense tactics for a grand opening ceremony May 1 at the new Expeditionary Training Center here. Combatives are now part of the new warrior-ethos curriculum being developed and integrated into

Goodfellow AFB helps Keep San Angelo Beautiful

Innovation Center set to inspire future of learning

Much of military life may be by the book, but the new Air Education and Training Command Innovation Center promotes creative ideas on Airman training and education. Future Learning Division officials at Randolph AFB, Texas, opened the center's doors ceremoniously April 30 with congratulatory words