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33rd Fighter Wing gains F-35 training mission

WASHINGTON - Air Force officials announced plans to assign the mission of training new Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and allied F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter pilots and maintainers to the 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin AFB, Fla. Final planning for the move is dependent on the results of the

Lords win O'Malley Award

Former Keesler commander Maj. Gen. William Lord and his wife, Cynthia, are winners of the 2006 Gen. and Mrs. Jerome F. O'Malley Award. The award recognizes the wing commander-and-spouse team whose contributions to the nation, the Air Force and the surrounding community best exemplify the highest

Internet is valuable resource for con artists

Scams may have changed, but tried-and-true advice remains -- let the buyer beware, all that glitters is not gold, and if something seems too good to be true, it probably is. The Justice Department notes that fraud schemes that have victimized consumers for many years now appear online, offering

Two Luke Airmen to compete in AF Marathon

Air Education and Training Command has selected two Luke runners to represent the base and command at this year's Air Force Marathon, scheduled to take place Sept. 16 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Master Sgt. Mary Simmons, 56th Medical Group patient advocate, and Tech. Sgt. Philip

Thornhill assumes command of AFIT

The Air Force Institute of Technology welcomed its first-ever female commandant as Brig. Gen. Paula G. Thornhill accepted command from Lt. Gen. Stephen R. Lorenz, Air University commander, during a ceremony July 31. Brig. Gen. Mark T. Matthews relinquished his nearly 13-month command and is now

204th SFS trains sharpshooter teams

The word sniper brings many things to mind, such as Marines, Army scouts or even Tom Berenger as Thomas Beckett in the Hollywood movie, "Sniper." One thing it might not bring to mind is the U.S. Air Force or, more specifically, the Texas Air National Guard. Perhaps it should, now that the Texas Air

Keesler mobile training team deploys to Kuwait

Master Sgt. Steve Foley and Staff Sgt. Mike Harvell aren’t packing light for a six-week trip to Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. The six equipment cases they need to take training to the warfighters weigh in at more than 1,400 pounds. Sergeants Foley and Harvell are members of one of the 333rd Training

Relief fund aids 3,000 Katrina victims

Nearly $500,000 has been channeled to 3,115 of Keesler's military and civilian victims through the Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund. A network of base leaders and volunteers got the money flowing to the people who needed help to put their lives and homes back together after the most devastating natural

Lady Senator chosen to attend All-AF tryouts

Constant practice and nonstop softball action have prepared a Team Sheppard member to potentially become the first Sheppard representative to the All-Air Force women’s softball team. Tina Cooper, an Air Force specialty code awarding scheduler with the 982nd Training Group, has been selected for the