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Nov. 17, 2020
New aviators graduate from SUPT, receive wings

Twenty students from Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, have officially graduated Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training and earned their first set of wings.
Nov. 16, 2020
U-Night(ing) the community through education

Airmen from the 97th Air Mobility Wing and Jackson County Health Department personnel held a united workshop for base members and the community called U-Night, Nov. 12, 2020, at the Southwest Technology Center in Altus.
Nov. 16, 2020
81st FS graduates final AAF class

The 81st Fighter Squadron, a geographically separated unit assigned to the 14th Flying Training Wing, Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, graduated its last class of Afghan A-29 Super Tucano student pilots on Nov. 13, here. The class will be the last Afghan Air Force class to train at the 81st FS
Nov. 16, 2020
LRAFB holds Total Force Integration skills competition

The 19th, 314th and 189th Airlift Wings and 913th Airlift Group participated in a Total Force Integration skills competition on Nov. 12 at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas.Hosted by the 314th AW, the competition, referred to as a turkey shoot, contained four phases with the purpose of
Nov. 16, 2020
Gulf Coast partnerships rock you like a hurricane

“He started swallowing fluid and then his heart stopped. I knew he was in the right hands though and I knew the doctors would get him the care he needed.”These were the words of Destiny Idol, wife of U.S. Navy Construction Mechanic Jaylen Idol, Naval Construction Battalion 1, Gulfport, Mississippi,
Nov. 16, 2020
Indian immigrant living the American dream, shooting for the stars in Air Force Reserve

HOMESTEAD AIR RESERVE BASE, Fla. – Airman 1st Class Sourav Basu Roy, an air transportation specialist assigned to the 482nd Fighter Wing here and a commercial airline pilot with United Express, is living the American dream.Born and raised in the small, mountainous and underdeveloped city of
Nov. 16, 2020
SOS’s new curriculum challenges students to ‘know themselves’ first to prevail in GPC

Squadron Officer School’s new curriculum challenges students to know themselves first before they can lead Airmen to prevail in “Great Power Competition.”
Nov. 16, 2020
Construction picks up for new Airman Training Complex at JBSA-Lackland

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC) is leading a massive $700 million, multi-year construction project to modernize the Gateway to the Air Force for new Basic Military Training recruits. Construction of the Basic Military Training West Campus at Joint
Nov. 16, 2020
Gulf Coast partnerships rock you like a hurricane

“He started swallowing fluid and then his heart stopped. I knew he was in the right hands though and I knew the doctors would get him the care he needed.”These were the words of Destiny Idol, wife of U.S. Navy Construction Mechanic Jaylen Idol, Naval Construction Battalion 1, Gulfport, Mississippi,
Nov. 16, 2020
314th AW showcases C-130 mission to student pilots

The nation's tactical airlift “center of excellence,” the 314th Airlift Wing, is using a hands-on approach to bolster the C-130 community and increase pilot retention.