Squadron commanders: keys to building alliances through LEAP

There’s an old saying that goes like this: “If you ever see a turtle sitting on a fence post, you know it had some help getting there.”In the Air Force Culture and Language Center’s Language Enabled Airman Program, the 3,002 scholars currently in the program are utilizing this training to build and

XLer of the Week: 1st Lt. Veronica Arnold

LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – First Lt. Veronica Arnold, 47th Operations Support Squadron weather flight commander, was chosen by wing leadership to be the “XLer of the Week” of Oct. 7, 2019 at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas.

97th AMW partners with NORAD for training exercise

For the first time, the 97th Air Mobility Wing supported a North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) air defense exercise, Oct. 9, 2019, at Altus Air Force Base, Okla.

AETC commander visits 59th Medical Wing

"What's Your Outlet?": Cultivating connections through shared passion

I have never been good at doing nothing. I’m envious of people who can sit back and just relax; head buried in a book, listening to music outside on a porch swing or napping on the beach. I have always been a collector of hobbies that keep my hands and mind busy. I like to create, fix, and

Sixteenth Air Force activates, integrates missions, strengthens information warfare capabilities

In March 2019, Air Force leaders decided to create a new information warfare numbered air force with enhanced missions and capabilities. Sixteenth Air Force activated at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Oct. 11, integrating Twenty-Fourth Air Force, to include Air Forces Cyber, and Twenty-Fifth Air

Columbus AFB showcases career fields at Mississippi’s largest career expo

Nearly 100 Airmen from Columbus Air Force Base, Miss., showcased 13 Air Force career fields to more than 7,200 eighth graders during the Imagine the Possibilities Career Expo Oct. 1-3 at the BancorpSouth Arena in Tupelo.

Military Exchanges halt vape sales

The Army and Air Force Exchange Service and the Navy Exchange have stopped selling vape-related products. AAFES removed vape-related products from its shelves Sept. 30. Navy Exchange Service Command removed products from NEX retail shelves and directed NEX concessionaires and vendors to discontinue

Airman Leadership School class 19-7

32 Airmen graduated from Holloman’s Airman Leadership School, during a ceremony at Club Holloman, October 10, here.ALS is a six-week professional development course designed to prepare new Staff Sergeants and Senior Airmen for supervisory duties, and is required before fulfilling the role of

“Project da Vinci” transforming rotary-wing helicopter pilot training

With inspiration from Leonardo da Vinci, the 23rd Flying Training Squadron at Fort Rucker, Ala., is transforming the learning environment with the intent of developing vertical-lift aviators better trained and prepared to conduct homeland security, combat search and rescue, and special operations