Mom Moment captured at AFRS Det. 1's AIM HIGH Flight Academy

A student from the Air Force's AIM HIGH Flight Academy calls his mom after his first solo flight. The academy is an effort by the Air Force Recruiting Services to expose our nation’s youth to a career in aviation. Selected students are immersed in a three-week course pushing them to being able to

81st Training Wing welcomes new commander

First Special Warfare Airmen graduate initial apprentice course for special reconnaissance

The 352nd Special Warfare Training Squadron graduates the first wave of students from the new Special Reconnaissance Apprentice Course, June 17 at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina. Formerly branded as Special Operations Weather Teams (SOWTs), the SR career field recently underwent a major

Sheppard honors Dibble, Gruenes during Chief Recognition Ceremony

Chief Master Sgt. William P. Dibble, 373rd Training Squadron superintendent, and Chief Master Sgt. William R. Gruenes, 782nd Training Group superintendent of military training, were honored during a Chief Recognition Ceremony June 11, 2021, for attaining the highest enlisted rank in the Air Force.

Total Force recruiting Airmen work Miami Beach Air Show, hold GO Inspire event

MIAMI BEACH, Florida – Air Force recruiters from each of the three air components stormed the beach in Miami for the Hyundai Air and Sea Show, Memorial Day weekend, May 29-31. The Total Force recruiting team made a unified presence as all recruiters worked side by side during the event.“It’s not

SUPT Class 21-11 set to graduate

Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training class 21-11 graduated after 52 weeks of training at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Jun. 18, 2021. Laughlin is home of the 47th Flying Training Wing, whose mission is to build combat-ready Airmen, leaders and pilots. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Airman 1st

Air Force announces art contest winners

The Air Force Services Center recently announced the winners of the annual Air Force Art Contest. The contest ran March 1-31. A team of judges evaluated each entrant’s artwork for impact, creativity, and technical criteria in adult and youth categories.

Higher Education fuels innovation

“Through tuition assistance, the credit hours from my technical training here, and the Yellow Ribbon Program, I didn’t have to go out of pocket at all,” recalled Capt. Perry Byrd, currently an instructor at the 315th Training Squadron. “I started my master’s degree the very next available semester.”

Living the life of an Air Force pilot -- from the back seat

Usually I write about our superstar pilots in the skies, but for a day, I got to live the life of one. It all started when I checked my email and found an approval letter to get an orientation ride in the T-38 Talon, the fighter trainer flown in Undergraduate Pilot Training at Vance Air Force Base,

New gopher tortoises welcomed onto Eglin range

Volunteers released 22 into new habitat.