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Nov. 18, 2020
Maxwell AFB, Air University tackle public education head on, earn 2020 Pete Taylor Partnership of Excellence Award

Air University and Maxwell Air Force Base’s public education coalition, the River Region Partnership for Educational Excellence, is the winner of the Military Child Education Coalition’s highest award, the Pete Taylor Partnership of Excellence Award for Outstanding Community Partnership.
Nov. 18, 2020
89th Airlift Wing visits Laughlin Air Force Base

A C-40B from the 89th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Andrews, Md., lands at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, on Nov. 18, 2020. Officer and enlisted Airmen from the 89th AW traveled here to recruit personnel for positions at their wing including pilots, navigators, flight engineers, flight attendants,
Nov. 18, 2020
97th AMW aircrew showcases mobility airpower to 14th FTW community

Leaders from the 97th Air Mobility Wing visited the 14th Flying Training Wing at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, to help inspire, educate and congratulate the next generation of mobility pilots Nov. 12 to 13, 2020.
Nov. 17, 2020
A new way of fueling begins at Laughlin

Laughlin’s own Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants (fuels) maintenance teams volunteered to conduct a 90-day beta test from October 2020 to January 2021 to evaluate new fueling capabilities to help the Air Force improve its fueling processes.In the test, they use smaller, more compact commercial refuelers
Nov. 17, 2020
Air Force Competencies lay foundation for Airmen Success

In today’s competency-based approach to Force Development, the Air Force will now be able to capture what an Airman “knows and can do” through the newly released Airman’s Foundational Competencies.
Nov. 17, 2020
A Tale of Two Air Forces: How the Tuskegee Airmen bridged the divide

Rick Sinkfield is the president of the San Antonio Chapter of The Tuskegee Airmen Inc., which exists to motivate youth to outstanding achievement and leadership in American society and to preserve the legacy of their role models, the Tuskegee Airmen.
Nov. 17, 2020
MTI of the Year attributes win to coworkers, leadership

Master Sgt. Roslyn Ball, 319th Training Squadron, credits the mentorship and bonds she’s shared with her fellow Military Training Instructors in receiving the 2020 MTI of the Year award.
Nov. 17, 2020
Holloman AFB Hosts Cooking Class for Airmen and Families

49th Wing leadership prioritizes ways to connect Airmen and families with the local community. One example of collaborating with the community was the recent initiative with MainGate United, a sub-committee of the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce. Holloman and MainGate United hosted a cooking class
Nov. 17, 2020
Mom, daughter reunite at mom's BMT graduation

A mother and her daughter had an unconventional reunion at a Basic Military Training graduation Nov. 12, 2020.
Nov. 17, 2020
Armament shop maintains F-35 weapons system equipment

Airmen from the 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron F-35A Lightning II armament shop are building a capability the Air Force may benchmark to store and maintain alternate mission equipment for the F-35’s weapons system.