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  • PHOTO: AETC briefs industry, service leaders

    Maj. Gen. Erwin F. Lessel briefs industry and military leaders during a presentation at the 2008 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education (I/ITSEC) Conference, held in Orlando, Fla., Dec. 1-4.I/ITSEC 2008 brought together more than 2,000 attendees from the Department of Defense,

  • Airmen selected for DOD physician assistant school

    "I'm so frustrated that I think all three of you need to go back to school and learn this," said Brig. Gen. O.G. Mannon, 82nd Training Wing commander, as he handed three Airmen their new textbooks for the Physician Assistant Training program. Staff Sgt. Jared Files, 383rd Training Squadron, Staff

  • Maxwell medics plan joint exercise in Dominican Republic

    Medics treated 760 patients at a primary school in Hostos, Dominican Republic April 22 on the inaugural day of the largest Maxwell Air Force Base-planned U.S. Air Force Medical Readiness Exercise to date. A group of 45 medics, translators, security and support personnel derived from the U.S. Air

  • Tyndall Airmen slim down, prove fit to fight

    The culmination of the Beat the Boss and the Biggest Loser competitions came April 17 at Tyndall AFB, Fla. The purpose of each event was to motivate Airmen through further incentives to strive for excellent scores on physical training testing, and to see which contestants could lose the most weight.

  • Officials notify civilians of future employment at Sheppard AFB

    About 90 Sheppard AFB civilian employees learned the future of their employment with the base April 20-22 when civilian personnel officials handed out Reduction-in-Force notifications. Pat Leard, 82nd Training Wing's Civilian Personnel Flight chief, said the notifications are a result of the A-76

  • WHMC emergency department more than meets the eye

    At first glance, Wilford Hall Medical Center's emergency department appears to be just another level one trauma center, treating patients from Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio and the surrounding areas. Yet, much more is going on there than many people realize. "The emergency department has a

  • ISR leader shares future of intelligence field

    "We're changing the way we view Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance from the past," said Lt. Gen. David Deptula, Headquarters Air Force ISR deputy chief of staff, during his visit to Goodfellow AFB, Texas, April 16. "In the past, we had stratified pockets of industry. Now we're heading

  • First command ensures nuclear precision, compliance, accountability

    Air Education and Training Command aligned its staff with headquarters Air Force, creating a new directorate that began operations in February to strengthen the focus on training for the Air Force's nuclear enterprise. The new office, AETC Nuclear Operations, Plans and Programs, is led by Richard

  • 80th FTW welcomes 459th FTS

    The 80th Flying Training Wing welcomed an additional squadron to the wing during the 459th Flying Training Squadron reactivation ceremony and assumption of command April 17, only one week after welcoming the 469th FTS to the wing. The 459th FTS, previously the 459th Fighter Squadron, was reactivated

  • Recruiter killed in motorcycle accident

    An Air Force Recruiting Service Airman was killed in a motorcycle accident near Martin, Tenn., the evening of April 17. Staff Sgt. Kirby Weaver, 26, was assigned to the 345th Recruiting Squadron, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., and is survived by his wife and two children. Sergeant Weaver performed