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  • PHOTO: "For 63 years of service..."

    Ann Merritt accepts the CSAF Award for Exceptional Public Service on behalf of her late husband, retired Col. Walter A. Merritt, from AETC commander Gen. Stephen R. Lorenz during the AETC Symposium in San Antonio Jan. 15. Colonel Merritt is the only the second recipient of the award, which was

  • Former Air Force boss addresses base leaders

    Security threats against the U.S. posed by terrorists and other nations will continue to challenge the military in the future said the former Air Force chief of staff to Luke Air Force Base leaders during an off-site conference Saturday. Retired Gen. T. Michael Moseley was guest speaker during the

  • Luke Airmen support inauguration prep

    Two 56th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handlers worked presidential support duty side by side with the Secret Service Jan. 15 - 18 in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, Md. Senior Airman Charles Wilder and Staff Sgt. Justin Kitts, and their dogs Rex and Mayo, conducted security sweeps

  • Air Control Squadron launches new radar training initiative

    Eight Airmen from different major commands are participating in a 11-week training program that gives its students important expeditionary insight to their career. The program conducted by the 607th Air Control Squadron provides hands-on training for the TPS-75 Air Control and Warning long-range

  • Keesler safety chief awarded Bronze Star

    Lt. Col. David Poage, 81st Training Wing safety chief, was awarded the Bronze Star Jan. 21 for his work as commander of Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. As commander of the PRT from January to November 2008, Colonel Poage provided

  • NASCAR driver gets flight of his life

    As part of the Air Force's new partnership with Richard Petty Motorsports, NASCAR driver Reed Sorenson got the ride of his life in an F-15 Eagle Jan. 23 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. The incentive flight piloted by Tyndall's Capt. Dustin Ripley of the 95th Fighter Squadron was part of an effort by

  • Altus exercise inspires community trust, cooperation

    Having an up-close view of a C-17 Globemaster flying over the Rocky Mountains is not a usual event for Altus-area media members and emergency responders. But that's exactly what they saw during a crisis communication exercise conducted Jan. 22 by the 97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs office,

  • Iraqi and American pilots learn from one another

    Maj. Terry Bloom returned from his deployment at Forward Operating Base Warrior, Kirkuk, Iraq, in October of 2008 with a stronger appreciation for not only the security and freedom America provides its citizens, but also for the Iraqi's determination to restore their country to its former grand

  • Luke pilots selected for F-35 Joint Strike Force initial cadre

    Two Airmen of Luke Air Force Base's F-16 Fighting Falcon family were selected Jan. 9 to become part of the initial training cadre for the F-35 Lightning II. Lt. Col. Stephen Pieper, 310th Fighter Squadron director of operations, was selected to be a squadron commander and Maj. Chad Lewis, 56th

  • NASCAR's No. 43 to race for Air Force

    The announcement this week by Gillett Evernham Mortorsports and Petty Holdings to form Richard Petty Motorsports brings one of the most recognizable cars in racing to the Air Force's partnership with NASCAR. The Air Force will now be both a primary and associate sponsor for the No. 43 car driven by