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  • Florida recruits get taste of basic training

    Air Force recruits here recently participated in an exercise depicting what they might expect upon arriving at basic military training.Twenty young men and women in the 331st Recruiting Squadron delayed entry program participated in the session led by Senior Master Sgt. Grant Dugre, 96th Security

  • Air Force, industry herald T-38 turning 50

    The test pilot who flew the T-38 Talon on its maiden flight 50 years ago said April 10 that during the historic sortie he felt he was on the safest mission of his career. Then something dawned on him. "I hadn't landed it yet!," said Lew Nelson, one of the speakers at a celebration held on the

  • Air Force Recruiting Service Airman earns Bronze Star

    The attacks were constant. Iraqi insurgents used heavy mortars to keep the forward operating base in Baghdad, Iraq, under fire. The attacks came unexpectedly, killing and wounding coalition soldiers. "Day and night," explained Capt. James D. Couch. "It was common, I'd be in my trailer and I'd hear

  • 14th FTW dedicates GATR site to fallen Airman

    Columbus Air Force Base paid tribute to a fallen Airman with a dedication ceremony April 9. The ground-to-air transmitter and receiver site was renamed the Melendez Radio Site in honor of Staff Sgt. Luis Melendez, a former Columbus AFB Airman who was killed in a helicopter crash in support of

  • Congresswoman Fallin assesses Altus Air Force Base

    The 97th Air Mobility Wing welcomed Fifth District Congresswoman Mary Fallin April 9 as she toured Altus Air Force Base, Okla., for her assessment of the state's military readiness. Congresswoman Fallin is currently the only Oklahoma member of the House Armed Services Committee in Washington and has

  • Leader Magazine transitions from print to online

    In keeping with the evolving mediums for information dissemination, the Leader Magazine has ceased production of its print version and has become the Leader Magazine Online. The new Web site features Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps, Air Force Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets

  • Tiered construct defines future expeditionary skills training

    A guarantee to eliminate duplicate expeditionary skills training requirements for all Air Force personnel through a four-tiered construct is in effect. The improved enterprise-wide policy, process and tiered construct provides training programs designed to prepare Airmen for expeditionary missions

  • AETC announces 2008 Gen. Robert Huyser award winners

    Air Education and Training Command officials recently announced the 2008 General Robert "Dutch" Huyser Award winners, recognizing outstanding pilots, navigators, flight engineers, loadmasters and boom operators for sustained excellence in airmanship. These individuals will compete in the next level

  • AETC best in 2008 DOD Fire Emergency Services

    Air Education and Training Command officials recently announced the 2008 Department of Defense Fire Emergency Services Annual Award winners. These individuals and units will compete in the next level of competition. Military fire officer Senior Master Sgt. Russell Eidenschink, 14th Civil Engineer