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  • Medical Wing Chapel staff wins AETC award

    Air Education And Training Command officials recently announced the 2008 Chaplain Corps Team Award, Medium Chapel Organization category, recognizing the 59th Medical Wing Chapel Staff's efforts from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2008. The chapel staff will compete in the Air Force-level competition. "I'm

  • Airmen, civilians team up to keep base secure

    Defensor Fortis: the defenders of the force. People here are familiar with the "blue suits," the Airmen whose job it is to protect the Air Force, its assets and people, but not everyone is familiar with the growing force helping to supplement and train Airmen. These men and women are Department of

  • AETC announces 2008 airfield operations award winners

    Air Education and Training Command officials recently announced the 2008 Airfield Operations Annual Awards winners, recognizing the command's top individual performers and units in the field. These individuals and units will compete in the Air Force-level competition. The airfield operations award

  • Speckled Trout reeled in to new home

    A Boeing KC-135, "Speckled Trout ," which served as the personal aircraft of every Air Force Chief of Staff since 1975, was moved from Kelly Field Annex to its new home at the Lackland Training Annex Feb. 15. The move culminated a process that began after the historic aircraft arrived at

  • Top Air Force chaplain: 'With faith, we have air cover'

    "With faith, we have air cover," shared Chap. (Maj. Gen.) Cecil R. Richardson, Air Force Chief of Chaplains and keynote speaker for the Maxwell Gunter AFB National Prayer Breakfast Feb. 13.Chaplain Richardson directs the chaplain program for more than 800,000 active-duty, Guard, Reserve, and

  • AU prepares to educate cross-culturally competent Airmen

    Air University strives to increase cross-cultural competence among Airmen in preparation for a visit from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools March 2-4 to reaffirm their accreditation from 2004. A team of distinguished educators from the accreditation organization is set to pay special

  • Turkish officers get lessons in Air Force enlisted training

    Four members of the Turkish air force visited Gunter Annex's Barnes Center for Enlisted Education complex Feb. 12 to gain insight into how to improve their air force's enlisted education. The group headed, by Col. Metin Ozdemir, included Lt. Col. Cem Acar, Maj. Huesyin Uysal and Lt. Eyup Has. "The

  • Iraqi Minister of Defense discusses military, political landscape

    The Iraqi Minister of Defense said Wednesday that Iraq's military requires an air component capable of supporting its soldiers on the ground, and that it would begin focusing more efforts on enlarging and equipping its air force. Minister Abdul Qader made the comments during a visit here at the U.S.

  • AETC names top 2008 financial managers, comptrollers

    Air Education and Training Command officials recently announced the Fiscal Year 2008 Financial Management and Comptroller Annual Awards winners, recognizing the command's top individual performers and units in the field. These individuals and units will compete in the Air Force-level competition.

  • Toll-free line for personnel questions opens Feb. 22

    Members of the Total Force -- regular Air Force, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve, civilian and retired Airmen -- are on line to have one central phone number for help with their personnel questions starting at 5 p.m. Central Standard Time Feb. 22. Members of the Air Force community should call