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  • Columbus AFB graduates 10,000th pilot

    After 33 years of producing Air Force pilots, Columbus Air Force Base celebrated the graduation of its 10,000th student during Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 06-02's graduation ceremony Nov. 18. Gen. William R. Looney III, commander of Air Education and Training Command, spoke at the

  • C-130J combat capabilities tested during Joint Training Exercise

    Active duty, Reserve and Air National Guard C-130Js converged at Little Rock Air Force Base Nov. 12-19 to put the aircraft through its wartime paces during a joint training exercise with the Army at the Joint Readiness Training Center in Fort Polk, La. While Airmen from the 48th Airlift Squadron and

  • Keesler nurse earns Bronze Star

    Sept. 11 has evolved into a somber observance for Americans since the terrorist attacks in 2001. But the date took on special significance last year for Keesler's newest recipient of the Bronze Star. Sept. 11, 2004, Capt. Kevin Polk risked his life to save an injured Airman while deployed in support

  • Want to be a Chief or a General? Read below for the perfect career path

    That got your attention, didn't it? It makes no sense to leave success to chance. Why struggle taking jobs others insist are dead end, require too much time and effort, appear to be boring at first glance, or career killers, when you can skip all of that mundane garbage? Unlike winning the lottery,

  • Double dribble: Tyndall Airman makes All-Armed Forces basketball team twice

    Making the Air Force Women's Basketball Team is difficult. Making the All-Armed Forces Women's Basketball Team is even more of a challenge. And making both teams twice? For Mariela Miles it was reality. Miles, a 5' 8" shooting guard from Missouri, helped lead the Air Force team to victory in both

  • Tyndall Airman convicted in prescription drug case

    A Tyndall Airman was convicted of two specifications of wrongful use of prescription drugs at a special court-martial held Nov. 4 here. Senior Airman Philip Jones, 325th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, was convicted by a military judge of violating Article 112a of the Uniform Code of Military

  • T-1A reaches 1 million hour mark

    Air Education and Training Command's T-1A Jayhawk pilot training aircraft flew its millionth safe flying hour Oct. 27. The aircraft reached this milestone with no fatalities, significant safety issues or major injuries, said Lt. Col. Victor Rick, AETC Initial Training Branch chief. AETC is unable to

  • View from the Top: Wishing you a safe, wonderful holiday season

    The holidays are an important time to reflect on the past year and give thanks for our family, our friends and the opportunity to serve the American people in the greatest Air and Space Force the world has ever known. This year, the Airmen of the First Command were presented with many challenges:

  • Air War College hosts foreign service officials

    When thinking of the war on terrorism at home and abroad, two pictures emerge for most Americans: the military on the battlefield and the diplomats working foreign policy in Washington and in embassies overseas. Both are working to ensure America's security. These pictures merged here when 19

  • AETC begins to implement the Air Force's Standard Desktop

    The Air Force will begin implementing the first Standard Desktop Configuration in January 2006. The SDC is one part of the 5-year, $70 million Air Force Microsoft Services contract. Standardizing the desktop will reduce the learning curve for Air Force users, particularly those who change computers