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Feb. 5, 2020
PAVE rolls out on Laughlin

Starting this month, the 47th Flying Training Wing at Laughlin AFB will begin a new initiative designed to improve morale and reduce the stigma of help-seeking behaviors. The “Professionalism, Airpower, Vitality and Excellence” campaign, or PAVE, reimagines the less popular mandatory seminars used
Feb. 5, 2020
New Crud table helps Vance Airmen of all ranks connect

The flying squadrons at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, met to do battle on a brand new, purple-surfaced pool table. They were about to engage in a Crud tournament.
Feb. 5, 2020
Keesler Airmen train in moulage application

Moulage, also known as combat injury simulation, is used in base exercises to simulate the outcome of various situations such as chemical burns, piercing wounds and missing limbs using different tools such as latex, stage blood, sponges and makeup products.
Feb. 5, 2020
Luke Public Health team maintains Airmen medical readiness

A variety of factors can hinder Airmen from successfully completing the mission or deploying, whether it be sickness, poor eating and sleeping habits or unfamiliarity with the job. Airmen in the 56th Operational Medicine Readiness Squadron Public Health unit help mitigate those factors, thus
Feb. 5, 2020
DLIELC to beta test new program similar to U.S. Army Echo Company

Nested in the corner of JBSA-Lackland lies the Defense Language Institute English Language Center. Identifiable by its kempt campus, DLIELC is home to over 400 civilian and military employees whose mission is to teach English and immerse its international and domestic students into the American
Feb. 4, 2020
59th MDW Spotlight: Altitude chamber takes your breath away

Inside look at the 559th Aerospace Medicine Squadron aerospace and operational physiology unit at JBSA-Randolph, Texas, as they train potential aviators about human performance in the air.
Feb. 4, 2020
Logistics officer course at Sheppard AFB tests new thesis-style capstone event

The 363rd TRS's Maintenance Officer Intermediate Course at Sheppard AFB, Texas, which hosts aircraft maintenance and munitions officers, is upping its game by transforming and experimenting with how experienced logisticians are trained on complex logistics principles as well as how they are tested
Feb. 4, 2020
RAWS training helps Airmen maintain peak performance Airmen

Aircraft at Columbus Air Force, Mississippi, rely on radar and communication systems when navigating the skies; and the Airmen that maintain those systems must ensure they do so in a safe manner, often having to climb 100 feet to assess the equipment.
Feb. 4, 2020
The next transition from ABUs to OCPs: What to expect

The next transition before the final uniform change from the Airman Battle Uniform to the newly regulated Operation Camouflage Pattern combat uniform will be effective June 1, 2020, for all Airmen.
Feb. 4, 2020
Instructor pilots: Creating world-class aviators

In the U.S., an Air Force instructor pilot’s job is to nurture the transition of a casual officer into becoming a world-class aviator; instructor pilots feed the fight directly and have a significant role, not only in the Air Force, but the Department of Defense as a whole.