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  • Security guard stops undocumented workers at Sheppard gate

    Security guard Michael Collins said he didn't think he was doing anything other than his job the morning of Jan. 25 when two vans approached him at Sheppard's Missile Gate. But his gut instinct and by-the-book procedures prevented a security breach at the base and led to the apprehension of six

  • Altus squadron recognized for top-notch logistics support

    The 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron here was recently awarded the 2007 Air Education and Training Command Daedalian Maj. Gen. Warren R. Carter Effectiveness award. The 97th LRS received the award for providing outstanding logistics support for their command. "Our Airmen have managed AETC's largest

  • Tyndall squadron prepares for first class of "pipeline" Raptor pilots

    Opportunities to train on the Air Force's prized F-22 Raptor are highly competitive, and pilots picked to fly the world's premier fighter have been chosen from the ranks after logging years on other airframes -- until now. Four first lieutenants currently at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., have been

  • Dinner: possible -- TV chef cooks up a winner for Sheppard Airmen

    It took him 10 grueling hours of work, a frantic trip to a Wichita Falls retailer for ingredients and the help of dozens of Airmen, but Chef Robert Irvine fed 1,000 people at the Air Force's 60th Anniversary banquet at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas.  In an episode of the Food Network's hit series,

  • Defense authorization bill impacts potential degree programs

    With the finalization of the 2008 defense authorization bill, Air University will have the authority to grant a new master's degree in flight test engineering to graduates of the Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. That program, which already resembled an academic degree

  • Altus pilot AETC nominee for aviation award

    A C-17 pilot assigned to the 58th Airlift Squadron here was recently named the Air Education and Training Command nominee for the 2007 Daedalian Exceptional Pilot award. Maj. Scott M. Anderson will compete with other Air Force nominees for the award, established in 1998 to inspire duty performance

  • Top rollers: Air Force takes first in bowling championship

    The Air Force Bowling Team finished first place in interservice play for the seventh consecutive year at the Armed Forces Bowling Championship held at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. The Air Force women finished first in division play. Trish Rodgers, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, finished first overall in

  • Wartime planning course prepares Airmen for duty

    As the Supreme Allied Commander of Allied Forces in Europe during the Normandy invasion of World War II, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower explained the importance of military planning when he said, "In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable." A course

  • Joint counterinsurgency doctrine needs airpower, paper says

    The counterinsurgency manual used by U.S. Soldiers and Marines undervalues the role airpower plays in fighting insurgencies, according to a monograph recently published by Air University officials. That guidance, designated Field Manual 3-24 by the Army and Warfighting Publication 3-33.5 by the

  • Web site links, educates squadron commanders

    A Web site developed by Air University's Air Command and Staff College members here is now empowering commanders through a familiar concept -- communication. Known as the Commanders Connection, the site provides squadron commanders a safe environment to discuss issues -- sometimes sensitive in