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May 11, 2020
311th Fighter Squadron graduates Class 19-DBH

Twelve F-16 Viper student pilots graduated from the 311th Fighter Squadron’s F-16 Basic Course, during a ceremony, May 8, 2020, at Holloman AFB, N.M.
May 11, 2020
Air University invests in technology to mitigate airborne pathogens at OTS

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. – Air University has added to its investment of a multilayered preventative health strategy at Officer Training School to allow it to safely continue its mission of producing Air Force officers while in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.The strategy for the current
May 11, 2020
Virtually There: Barnes Center graduates first virtual class

The Air University’s Barnes Center will graduate Class 20E, the first virtual in residence class of the Enlisted Professional Military Enlisted Instructor Course, May 13, 2020.
May 11, 2020
USAF Thunderbirds to salute Texas COVID-19 responders May 13

The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, will honor frontline COVID-19 responders and essential workers with formation flights over San Antonio and Austin May 13.
May 11, 2020
312th TRS continues training DoD firefighters

Despite COVID-19, the Air Education and Training Command’s mission continues. The Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy has adjusted for COVID by requiring face coverings to be worn, social distancing when possible, and following other Center for Disease Control and Prevention
May 9, 2020
Columbus AFB salutes local frontline heroes with flyovers

In honor of the American heroes on the front lines battling the COVID-19 pandemic, Columbus Air Force Base provided dissimilar formation flyovers May 9 over several local communities in northeast Mississippi.
May 8, 2020
314th AW flies with Team Little Rock to perform America Strong Salute to Heroes

The 314th Airlift Wing, along with other units from Little Rock Air Force Base, flew over medical facilities throughout the state of Arkansas May 8 to honor and express Team Little Rock’s gratitude for all healthcare professionals, essential employees and volunteers in the fight against COVID-19.
May 8, 2020
Team XL has new Senior Airman BTZ: Airman 1st Class Joquetta K. Rolle

Col. Lee Gentile, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Robert L. Zackery III, 47th Command Chief, present Airman 1st Class Joquetta K. Rolle, a 47th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, with her Senior Airman Below-the-Zone certificate on May 8, 2020, at Laughlin Air Force
May 8, 2020
Sheppard establishes temporary PAX terminal for BMT Airmen

COVID-19 has promoted most of the planet to change the way things are done, but for Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, technical training for Airmen arriving from basic military training doesn’t stop.
May 8, 2020
'The Translator' shines in EOC logistics, transportation role

In late February, as the COVID-19 pandemic began to take a stronger foothold in the United States, 2nd Lt. Himanshu Chopra, the 502nd Logistics Readiness Squadron's flight commander of material management, began manning the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Emergency Operations Center as Emergency