Feb. 7, 2020 Pilot Training Next and Clarkson University Air Force ROTC make history with distance learning instruction Pilot Training Next helped make Air Force ROTC history while pushing the limits of technology and training during their recent partnership with Clarkson University.
Feb. 7, 2020 Oklahoma military leaders converge for annual summit at Altus AFB Military leaders from across the state gathered at the 97th Air Mobility Wing for the Oklahoma Commanders Summit, Feb. 3-4, 2020, at Altus AFB. The summit is held annually at a different military installation and aims to build cooperation and efficiency among the service branches.
Feb. 7, 2020 47th OSS commander details why people and relationships matter most There is no one single location my family and I can say is our favorite throughout our 16-year career. A reason for this is because it has never been about locations, but rather the people and relationships built during our time at various bases. We’ve been to bases some would argue offer
Feb. 6, 2020 Snow blankets Sheppard, North Texas A winter weather event moved across much of North Texas Feb. 5, 2020, dropping several inches of snow. While not the 7-9 inches forecast, the accumulation was enough for Sheppard AFB leadership to suspend training Feb. 5 and parts of Feb. 6.
Feb. 6, 2020 AETC partners with UTSA to refine pilot candidate selection In an effort to gain more insight into what attributes could best predict the success of pilot training candidates, Air Education and Training Command turned to the data analytics program at the University of Texas-San Antonio to help them refine and validate the Pilot Candidate Selection Method as
Feb. 6, 2020 Altus Environmental Team use microbes to filter ground water The 97th Air Mobility Wing additionally maintains its own water filtration system on base specifically designed for ground water, or rather, water not intended for consumption. Located more than 30 feet underground, these large water filters, known as bio walls, use naturally found microbes to
Feb. 6, 2020 Maxwell Pharmacy implements new system to better serve patients, Airmen The mission of the Maxwell Pharmacy is to properly dispense prescribed medicines to their patients. All 37,000 of them. The pharmacy here serves approximately 500 patients and dispenses 1,200 prescriptions each day of the week.
Feb. 6, 2020 Laughlin AFB XLer of the week: Staff Sgt. James Shanahan Staff Sgt. James Shanahan, 47th Security Forces Squadron trainer, was chosen by wing leadership to be the “XLer of the week” of Jan. 27, 2020 at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas.
Feb. 6, 2020 Part-Time Civilian Astronautical Graduate Student Credits AFIT for Improving Work Quality When choosing a graduate school, National Air and Space Intelligence Center civilian employee Justin Becker chose the Air Force Institute of Technology so he could continue working while attending school part-time.
Feb. 5, 2020 AETC command team journeys to Columbus AFB to observe pilot training mission The Air Education and Training Command command team arrived at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, for a two-day immersion Feb. 5-6, getting a good look at what the 14th Flying Training Wing is doing to revolutionize pilot training and move it forward in the future.