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CAF Day offers glimpse of future for pilots, maintainers

Undergraduate pilot training students at the 80th Flying Training Wing had an opportunity, Oct. 19, to get up close and personal with their future aircraft during the annual Combat Air Force Day. Capt. Jay Thomas, the event coordinator and an instructor pilot at the 88th Fighter Training Squadron,

State-of-the-art Raptor maintenance facility opens

A new era of training started at Sheppard, Oct. 19, with the opening of the Air Force's F-22A Raptor Maintenance Training Facility. All maintenance training for the nation's newest fighter aircraft will take place in one facility, a new concept in Air Force maintenance training. Airmen from the

Guard member, son make a difference

In a coma, 19-year-old Katie Gleason of Little Rock didn't know Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Sam Macheak or his son, Ross, a 42nd Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol cadet major, before she slipped into an unresponsive state. They all met Aug. 2, but she doesn't recall it. They helped stabilize her

Tuskegee Airmen breathe life into Living History Display

Five Tuskegee Airmen sat patiently Oct. 20 at Sheppard's 2007 Open House and Air Show, not rushing time, but not wasting it, either. They understood the enormous heritage they molded more than 60 years ago and proudly displayed as part of the Tuskegee Living History Display. It was about breaking

Air Force brings 17 Catholic priests into the fold in fiscal 07

Air Force chaplain recruiters accessed a record-breaking 11 active-duty and six Reserve Catholic priests in fiscal 2007. "This is an exciting achievement for chaplain recruiting because we have been working to address this Air Force need for a couple of years, and now we are really seeing results,"

Two Airmen earn Bronze Stars

Two Airmen from Luke were recently awarded the Bronze Star for their service during deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. Chief Master Sgt. Bryce Maxson of the 56th Communications Squadron and Tech. Sgt. David Oddo of the 607th Air Control Squadron were both awarded the honor in ceremonies at Luke

A united effort in aerospace contro

Four times each year, approximately 12 international students from across the globe are selected to attend the International Air Weapons Controller Course and the Theater Air Operations Course conducted at the 325th Air Control Squadron here. The International Flight at the 325th ACS trains foreign

AFIT students complete payload testing for Space Shuttle launch

Air Force Institute of Technology students recently completed testing of a flight hardware experiment in preparation for an upcoming Space Shuttle mission.Students from the Graduate School of Engineering and Management's Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics developed RIGEX, which stands for

Keesler Airman earns Bronze Star for role in joint fight

An intelligence analyst with the 81st Training Wing here was awarded the Bronze Star Oct. 19 for his actions supporting the joint fight in the global war on terror last year. Tech. Sgt. Michael Soucy earned the medal for exceptionally meritorious achievement while deployed to Balad Air Base, Iraq,