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  • 97 AMW boom operators prepare for future KC-46 students

    The 56th Air Refueling Squadron has been training the past few months to ensure they are ready for the arrival of the KC-46 Pegasus. While simulators are useful, scheduling and usage can create delays that slow the process of training. That is where part-task trainers, or PTTs come into play.

  • 335th TRS powers up manpower course

    The 335th Training Squadron recently released the new manpower apprentice course. The improved training course allows students to learn the fundamentals of the manpower career field in a more hands-on environment. “The career field managers have completely revamped the course,” said Lt. Col. Steven

  • What is STARBASE Maxwell?

    If you’ve ever been on Maxwell Air Force Base, you may have seen the words “STARBASE Maxwell” written in big letters across from the main gym. What’s going on in there? Is it filled with scientists discussing the colonization of Mars? The space time continuum?... Aliens?

  • Aircrew Flight Equipment units strengthened by merge

    There are many safety precautions in place for pilots who fly for the United States Air Force, their equipment must be inspected and double checked regularly to ensure maximum safety. For the Airmen in charge of this gear, continuity between team members is key. There has to be a clear system in

  • Changes at HQ AETC focus on force development efforts

    This reorganization allows the Headquarters AETC staff to focus on broader force-development responsibilities, ensuring policy and strategy are aligned within the command and across the entire Air Force developmental enterprise.

  • US Air Force Academy advertises new enlisted academic instructor positions

    For the first time in Air Force Academy history, enlisted Airmen will be deliberately hired for faculty teaching positions. The Air Force Personnel Center began announcing Jan. 23 the need for senior noncommissioned officers to fill enlisted academic instructor positions at the school. While

  • Evolution of an intelligence course

    Adaptability is the key to air power. Most people serving in the Air Force have heard this phrase. But what does it mean? How do you adapt something that works? Capt. Ric Rebulanan, 17th Training Wing chief of international training, is adapting by updating the 313th Training Squadron’s

  • C-17 Globemaster III: An aircraft as versatile as AE crews

    Larger, faster and flexible – a flying ICU. Since joining the U.S. Air Force fleet in 1993, the C-17 Globemaster III has significantly expanded aeromedical evacuation capabilities.In addition to its transport and other numerous mission sets, the C-17 converts to provide aeromedical evacuation to