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  • Trainees give thanks for homecooking

    Basic trainees traded their dorm rooms for family rooms Thanksgiving Day as more than 1,300 local families arrived at Lackland AFB to adopt some of the newest members of the Air Force for the day. "I feel badly for the trainees because they don't have family around for the holidays. I'm in the

  • Altus units earn command-level awards

    Two organizations here were recognized recently for excellence by Air Education and Training Command.The 97th Air Mobility Wing garnered the 2008 Commander in Chief's Installation Excellence Award for AETC.  The 97th Operations Support Squadron earned the Special Recognition for Installation

  • Vance helps celebrate Oklahoma's centennial

    Four T-38C Talons from Vance kicked off the Oklahoma Centennial parade in Guthrie, Okla., marking 100 years of statehood. The planes from the 25th Flying Training Squadron symbolized the land rush that settled the Oklahoma territory in 1889. It was part of a full day of festivities that drew more

  • Air Force presents top civic award to Indianapolis Colts

    The Indianapolis Colts earned the National Football League's Lombardi Trophy as the Super Bowl XLI champions last February in Miami. Now the team can add a prestigious Air Force award to its ever-expanding trophy case. General William R. Looney III, commander of Air Education and Training Command,

  • Laughlin unit, members take top AETC awards

    The Air Education and Training Command recently announced the winners of the 2007 Mission Support Program Awards, and Laughlin AFB's 47th Force Support Squadron stood tall earning two outstanding unit and two individual awards. The 47th FSS garnered two first-places for running the most outstanding

  • AETC's change of guard

    Anyone who enters Randolph AFB on a frequent basis might have noticed something a little different recently when approaching the gate checkpoints. The security guards, who once bore a two-toned uniform, now have a new look. At first glance, the individuals wearing a solid, dark blue uniform resemble

  • Sheppard grad pumps 3 million gallons, inspires Airmen

    Airmen live by the Air Force's core values, they use them as a guide everyday -- though some take that extra step to "do something amazing." Airman 1st Class Hazen Sanders, a fuels mobile operator with the 435th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany, did take that extra

  • DoDEA discusses education plans at Columbus

    Department of Defense Education Activity spokeswoman Anne Muse, Associate Director of DoDEA Educational Partnership Directorate, visited Columbus AFB, Nov. 5-7. During her visit Ms. Muse addressed the Link's Education Task Force to share DoDEA's mission on the support of the education of military

  • Partnership offers Airmen "better business" support

    Building on the service's efforts to educate Airmen on consumer-related issues, the Air Force began an official partnership with the Council of Better Business Bureaus recently. The partnership encourages Airmen and their families to use the bureau's free programs, services and materials while