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  • Officials extend registration for AETC Symposium

    Registration deadlines for the 2009 Air Education and Training Command Symposium were extended to offer more opportunities to participate in the interactive technology exposé held at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio Jan. 15-16. Members of all commands are invited to take a

  • Three 'rare' children visit Luke as pilots for day

    Sometimes life can be hard and sometimes it can be easy, but imagine how would it be to live life by the hands of a clock. For three children who visited Luke Air Force Base recently, as part of a pilot for a day tour, life is just that way. Brittney "Crafty" Carroll, 14, and brothers, Robert

  • Wounded warrior receives laser eye surgery to cope with dissability

    Army Sgt. Robert "Scott" Stephenson lost the use of his left arm in November 2006 when an improvised explosive device detonated near him while on combat patrol in Iraq. After undergoing rehabilitation for his wounds, he requested a corrective eye surgery so he would not have to wear glasses or

  • Community spends time in sky

    Several weeks after local farmers and businesspeople gave Airmen from Altus Air Force Base a glimpse of their lives in the Oklahoma panhandle neighborhood, the base members returned the favor with a glimpse of the community from a different, elevated, level. By way of the Farm-City Program, a

  • Civilians graduate with lessons in military culture

    The first class of the Civilian Acculturation and Leadership Training program graduated recently here, and the 25 attendees returned to their government jobs with a better understanding of what the active-duty Air Force does. The course, designed to acquaint civilian employees with military culture,

  • Air Force colonel to pilot his first space shuttle mission

    Air Force Col. Eric Boe will achieve what many dream of and few accomplish - the chance to travel into space. As an astronaut with NASA, Colonel Boe will pilot the space shuttle Endeavour for mission STS-126, his first voyage into space. The 15-day mission is scheduled to launch Nov. 14 from Kennedy

  • Video to help kick off Texas Recycles Day

    Sheppard's Recycling Center is stepping it up to educate people on the importance of recycling as the annual Texas Recycles Day kicks off Nov. 15. The center will launch a video Nov. 14 that shows how to recycle properly in the workplace, and discusses some stark realities about the effects of not

  • Down but not out: Purple Heart recipient back in the fight after injury

    A technical sergeant assigned to Luke Air Force Base received a Purple Heart from a mortar attack that nearly cost him his leg -- and promptly volunteered to extend his time in theater. Tech. Sgt. Jerome Baker, 56th Logistics Readiness Squadron training NCO, was on his third tour of duty in Iraq

  • Recovering wounded Airman heals through helping

    "I'm not unique among the war's wounded," Staff Sgt. Christopher "Matt" Slaydon said. "All the guys and gals wounded think it's an absolute privilege to defend our country." Sergeant Slaydon and his wife Annette recently shared this message with the 300 Airmen, retirees, Greater San Antonio Chamber

  • Sheppard electrician wins 2008 AETC CINC award

    The Air Education and Training Command 2009 Commander in Chief Special Recognition Awards were announced Oct. 27 and one Sheppard winner captured individual and installation excellence. Staff Sgt. Terry A. Smith, 82nd Civil Engineering Squadron NCO in charge of interior electric, was recognized for