Today's finest teach tomorrow's pilots

Three local children, who have been diagnosed with serious illnesses, suited up and jumped into the cockpit of an F-15 fighter aircraft Tuesday as they experienced a day in the life of an Air Force fighter pilot. The 95th Fighter Squadron hosted the children and their families during the "Pilot for

Action outside the wire earns Maxwell Airman bronze star

The commander of Maxwell's 42nd Contracting Squadron recently received the bronze star for meritorious achievement during his deployment to Afghanistan from October 2005 to April 2006. Lt. Col. Cedric Wilson's job as commander of the Defense Contract Management Agency at Bagram Airfield required him

2nd Air Force commander wins AFA award

The commander of 2nd Air Force recently received the Sen. Ted Stevens Leadership Award at the Air Force Association's Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition in Washington, D.C. In presenting the award to Maj. Gen. Michael Gould, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley praised

Air Force helicopter crew rescues man injured in wilderness

A helicopter crew dispatched from the 36th Rescue Flight successfully rescued a 77-year-old man critically injured in the Selway Wilderness near Mink Peak, Idaho, yesterday. At approximately 5 p.m. Monday, the 36th RQF dispatched a UH-1N "Huey" to the coordinates provided via satellite phone by two

Air University working with Congress to offer new degrees

Air University officials are working with members of Congress for authorization to grant three new degrees. U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Mobile, recently proposed an amendment to the defense authorization bill that will give the university degree-granting authority for a doctorate of philosophy in

Flag officers complete warfighting course

Flag officers from four of the military services and a senior civilian recently gathered here to prepare for their future roles as senior warfighting planners. The senior leaders took part in Air University's two-week Joint Flag Officer Warfighting Course, which is designed to prepare up-and-coming

Air Force DEP enlistment opens Marlins game

Luke baseball team takes AF tourney

Battling the high Virginia humidity and 80-mile-per-hour fast balls, the Luke Air Force Base Falcons swept the competition to take home their first Air Force Bash championship. The Air Force Bash tournament is an all Air Force varsity baseball tournament.  The winner is considered the best in the

Registration begins for Women's Training Symposium

Air University officials have announced open registration to the 2007 Air Force Heritage to Horizons Women's Training Symposium. The event, scheduled Oct. 31 to Nov. 2, 2007 at the Waterford Receptions center in Springfield, Va., is open to women and men who have served or are serving in the U.S.

Housing privatization begins at six bases

Improved living conditions for Airmen and their families at six Air Education and Training Command bases becomes reality Oct. 1. That's when Pinnacle-Hunt Communities, LLC, as the selected housing developer for the AETC Group II Housing Privatization program, will take charge of the design,