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  • Recruiter killed in motorcycle accident

    An Air Force Recruiting Service Airman was killed in a motorcycle accident near Martin, Tenn., the evening of April 17. Staff Sgt. Kirby Weaver, 26, was assigned to the 345th Recruiting Squadron, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., and is survived by his wife and two children. Sergeant Weaver performed

  • Widow receives husband's Distinguished Flying Cross for WWII

    On behalf of her husband, Mrs. William Norred received the Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor from Lt. Gen. Allen Peck, Air University commander, before a group of family members, friends and well wishers April 13.The ceremony took place at the Butler County Commission in Greenville, Ala., and

  • Star worthy Sheppard Airman

    Lt. Col. Joseph Turk, 782nd Training Group deputy commander, received the Bronze Star award presented by Col. David Norsworthy, 82nd Training Wing vice commander, April 17 at Sheppard AFB, Texas, after a one-year deployment to Iraq. As a member of the Coalition Air Force Training Team his mission

  • Wilford Hall doctor performs first Air Force robot-assisted surgery

    Lt. Col. (Dr.) Kyle Weld performed the first robot-assisted surgery in the Air Force at Wilford Hall Medical Center April 10. The surgery was a laparoscopic prostatectomy, or the surgical removal of prostate cancer. "The procedure went great," said Colonel Weld, 59th Surgical Specialties Squadron

  • Foreign aircrew trains for multi-national mission

    The Air Force C-17 Aircrew Training Center's ability to project a global force stretches well beyond the United States. The schoolhouse is currently preparing foreign aircrew for a first-of-its-kind mission in Hungary. A multi-national consortium consisting of 10 North Atlantic Treaty Organization

  • Reserve squadron to improve aircrew training

    Top military and government officials gathered at the 47th Annual Quail Breakfast in Washington, D.C., to announce Altus AFB will receive a reserve squadron, which will boost aircrew training for the KC-135 Stratotanker, C-17 Globemaster III and the eventual KC-X. Col. David Allvin, 97th Air

  • Volunteers provide selfless service to 59th Medical Wing

    Volunteer Appreciation Week, honoring 59th Medical Wing volunteers, takes place April 19-25 at Wilford Hall Medical Center. The theme for this year's event is, 'Volunteers: providing a world of commitment to our armed forces mission.' There are more than 400 volunteers currently working in the

  • 80th FTW activates new training squadron

    The 80th Flying Training Wing stood up a new training squadron April 10 in Hangar 2550. The 469th Flying Training Squadron was reactivated to alleviate congestion in the 90th FTS. Capt. Jeff Thomason, an organizer for the event, said the 90th FTS has always produced quality combat pilots, but

  • Wilford Hall team trains with Chilean Air Force medics

    An 11-man team of Air Force medics from the 59th Medical Wing participated in a Medical Readiness Training Exercise, or MEDRETE, with 31 Chilean Air Force medics in March. "This was clearly different from a routine 'humanitarian mission' as surgical subspecialty care was provided to a pre-screened

  • Coast Guard's top officer highlights service ties with Air Force

    The top Coast Guard officer said the Air Force and the Coast Guard have more in common than one might think. Admiral Thad Allen, Coast Guard commandant, told this to Air War College students here April 9, during a speech about homeland security. The bedrock of the relationship between the two