AFIT team wins national

A select panel of distinguished senior U.S. Department of State diplomats and executives yesterday chose four students from the Air Force Institute of Technology as the winners of its national case study competition. The team, consisting of Majors Timothy Kirk, Ita Udoaka and Carolyn Wood --

AFIT team wins national

A select panel of distinguished senior U.S. Department of State diplomats and executives yesterday chose four students from the Air Force Institute of Technology as the winners of its national case study competition. The team, consisting of Majors Timothy Kirk, Ita Udoaka and Carolyn Wood --

Motivating the troops

Air Force releases report on major's death

The Air Force today released a report of investigation into the Feb. 15 death of Major Bryan Adrian, citing the cause of death as a pre-existing heart condition known as Long Q-T Syndrome. Major Adrian was temporarily assigned to the 342nd Training Squadron at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, during

Lyrics, laughter and lessons learned; 59th Medical Wing member shares story of Tops in Blue experience

When can you dance and sing, make thirty new friends and learn some valuable life lessons, all while you work? When you're a member of the Tops in Blue, the Air Force's premier entertainment troop, according to Senior Airman Tiffany Vidal. Airman Vidal recently returned to her duties as a ward clerk

Air Force, Army teams compete in adventure race

While the morning sun swiftly scaled the West Texas sky, 360 Airmen, Soldiers, civilians and spouses psyched themselves up for a grueling, intense endeavor as the start of the second annual Laughlin Air Force Base Adventure Race drew near May 13. The race would take 49 teams from two branches of

Day in the Life of a Vance Student Pilot

The day started early for 2nd Lt. John Lieber, much like the previous five months of undergraduate pilot training at Vance Air Force Base, with a 5 a.m. wakeup and not ending until his head hit the pillow at 10 p.m. Lieutenant Lieber, a student pilot assigned to D-flight in the 8th Flying Training

Day in the Life of a Vance Instructor Pilot

For the past 10 years or so, all 1st Lt. Philip McClure could think about was flying jet airplanes. Today, he lives that dream and is helping others achieve it as well. For Lieutenant McClure, a first assignment instructor pilot with Q-Flight of the 33rd Flying Training Squadron, a desire to fly was

Day in the Life of a Vance Flight Commander

"I don't know if there is one." That was the reply from Capt. Eric Westby, L-Flight commander in the 32nd Flying Training Squadron, when asked what a typical day is like for a flight commander at Vance Air Force Base. "Some days it's mass chaos with fires cropping up all over the place, and I'm

Day in the Life of a Vance Squadron Commander

The culmination for many Air Force officers is becoming a squadron commander, and for Lt. Col. Nathan Hill it truly is a milestone. Colonel Hill, a 17-year Air Force veteran, arrived at Vance in October 2004 to work first as the operations officer and then commander of the 25th Flying Training