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  • 97th LRS practice 'rapid defuel' capability

    The 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron’s fuels management flight performed a rapid defueling on a KC-135 Stratotanker at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Aug. 21, 2021.

  • 56 ARS continue ‘Star Spangled Ambassador’ tradition

    A special package recently turned an ordinary training flight into something a bit more special at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, August 3, 2021. The Star-Spangled Ambassador, a flag that has flown over all seven continents and 50 different countries aboard 122 different airframes flew aboard a

  • Future Fighter

    Student pilots assigned to the 58th Fighter Squadron complete required mission sets toward their initial qualification training on the F-35A Lightning II between Aug. 6-20, 2021 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.These student pilots are part of the second-ever IQT course under the 33rd Fighter Wing.

  • Register now for AETC virtual mentorship panel Sept. 14

    Civilian leaders will host the “Soaring to New Heights: a Leadership Perspective” virtual mentorship panel, Sept. 14 at 9 to 10:30 a.m. CDT. The panelists will introduce tools that Total Force members can use for their professional and personal growth, and to better understand the benefits of

  • CY22 selection board schedule helps shape force

    The Department of the Air Force recently published the Calendar Year 2022 Air Force and Space Force Selection Board schedules, identifying when thousands of Airmen and Guardians will compete for promotion, helping shape and develop the force.

  • The instructors behind virtual take off

    Over the past decade, anyone with a computer and a copy of flight simulator software has had the experience of flying over the virtual skies.The United States Air Force takes this concept to a whole new level and the simulators they use to train student pilots at Laughlin Air Force Base dwarf the