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  • Command chief celebrates combat-trained, skilled Airmen

    As a young staff sergeant in 1982, Chief Master Sgt. Rodney Ellison got his first real experience of a hostile environment while serving at Operating Location Foxtrot in Turkey. Today, as Air Education and Training Command's command chief prepares to retire, he's confident that the Air Force he

  • 2007 Air Force Boxing Championships

    A feisty group of Airmen battled during the 2007 Air Force Boxing Championships hosted by Lackland Air Force Base's 37th Services Division during President's Day weekend at the Bennett Fitness Center. Services held the preliminary competition on Feb. 23, and the championship fights on Feb.

  • Two-base team grabs Defender's Cup

    More than one dozen military soccer teams came to Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, to compete in the fifth Alamo City Military Open Soccer Tournament for the Defender's Cup during the Presidents Day weekend. A team put together with players from two Air Force bases won the cup after an exciting

  • The 2006 AETC Logistics Readiness Awards

    The Air Education and Training Command proudly announces its 2006 Logistics Readiness Award winners. These awards recognize individuals who excelled in providing outstanding logistics readiness support for the command. The AETC winners are: Colonel Cynthia L. Benulis Air Force Logistics Readiness

  • New Air Force doctor brings deployed medical experience with him

    In March, the Air Force gains a highly-experienced physician, Dr. Michael Ripley. This is significant, not only because health professions accessions are a challenge for all U.S. military services, but also because of his medical expertise, earned from years of caring for frontline Airmen. For some

  • Commentary - Mother recalls tragic loss to drunk driving

    When I saw some e-mails that went out about Airmen drinking and driving, I felt I had to reply. I was asked if I would write a commentary from a mother's point of view on drunk driving and my first thought was, "What am I going to say? What could I possibly say that would make a difference in

  • The 2006 AETC Crew Chief of the Year Award

    The Air Education and Training Command is pleased to announce the 2006 AETC Crew Chief of the Year Award. And the winner is: Staff Sgt. David C. Thies, 56th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz. Congratulations to Staff Sgt. Thies for his professionalism and many outstanding achievements

  • Clothing issue running faster

    Newly arrived basic military trainees, termed "Rainbows" for their variety of civilian clothes, enter a new world of uniformity over the space of two hours at Bldg. 5725, Initial Clothing Issue. But changes are occurring in that new world, since trainees now are leaving the building wearing their

  • AF Honor Guard Visits Sheppard, Teaches Ceremony

    Six Airmen solemnly step in unison toward the waiting casket. Slowly, they begin carrying a fallen hero on what has become his final journey. So begins the ceremony to lay to rest a military member. The Airmen are the stoic guards of the fallen; they are members of the base honor guard. They have

  • Dental digital imagery no longer a dream

    "That's so dial-up" is often heard when referring to outdated technology. Across the Air Force many customer-based processes are becoming streamlined with the most current hi-tech advances. Incorporating the newest technological advances into our everyday lives is no longer surprising, it's