Helicopter rescuers rely on SERE training

The situation was desperate. A father and son's snowmobiling expedition turned potentially deadly when they became stranded in the Idaho wilderness due to weather so severe a ground rescue was impossible. Luckily for the stranded men, a group of Airmen from the 36th Rescue Flight based at Fairchild

Sheppard phases in new phase program

Sheppard Airmen in training are finding themselves with more freedom and responsibility as Air Education and Training Command transitions into its new phase program. The new program, which took effect after the Airmen returned from holiday exodus, is scheduled to be fully functional across Sheppard

Luke AFB, Phoenix to host Air Force Week

The Air Force selected Luke AFB and the Phoenix metro area to host "Air Force Week" from March 19-25. Gen. William R. Looney III, commander, Air Education and Training Command, officially announced Air Force Week Jan. 8 with a four-ship F-16 flyover at Westgate City Center to a crowd of

AETC commander addresses training changes

As part of a visit to Pacific Air Forces here, the commander of Air Education and Training Command discussed training with other countries' air forces. During his visit, Gen. William R. Looney III explained the changing role of the Air Force and how training is changing to accommodate today's

Home for the holidays: Sheppard Airmen leave for annual Exodus

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Tyndall NCOA renamed after first CMSAF

Tyndall's NCO Academy was renamed Wednesday to honor the first Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force. The Paul W. Airey NCO Academy dedication ceremony will be remembered as the second greatest thing to happen in the retired chief's professional life, said Chief Airey, only because becoming Chief

New IFS facility opens doors to increased training

On a clear, crisp southern Colorado afternoon, throngs of visitors filed through the front doors of the enormous, immaculate building to see the results of more than six months of renovation work come to completion. But above the buffed tiles and new carpeting on the floor and beyond the brand new

Reservists add major adjustment to T-1 training

Four or five months after graduating from Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training at Vance Air Force Base, students from the T-1 tanker and airlift track may very well find themselves flying over not so friendly skies in support of the Global War on Terrorism. Thanks to the efforts of two

AETC announces 2006 safety awards

Air Education and Training Command announced the winners of the fiscal 2006 AETC Safety Awards Dec. 8. The 314th Airlift Wing from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., took the top unit award, while Master Sgt. Michael Griffith of Lackland AFB, Texas, earned the highest individual honors. "It's not