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March 15, 2019
Air Force Secretary, Chief of Staff outline service’s priorities, aspirations to Senate subcommittee

Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson told senators March 13 that the service’s $165 billion budget for fiscal year 2020 is designed to make the force larger, more ready and modern while also positioning it to better confront changing threats in space and globally.
March 14, 2019
IFF: Where fighter pilots begin their careers

Before pilots step into fighter aircraft, they must go through Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals, an eight-week course designed to transform newly graduated pilots selected to fly fighters into fighter wingmen.
March 14, 2019
German Air Force change of command

A new commander took the reins of the German Air Force Tactical Training USA Command here during a change of command ceremony, March 13, 2019.Maj. Gen. Dr. Jan Kuebart, GAF Flying Units commander, presided over the ceremony in which Col. Werner Theisen assumed command of the GAF Tactical Training
March 14, 2019
Thiesen takes command of GAF TTC, prepares for move to Sheppard

A new commander took the reins of the German air force Tactical Training USA Command, which is set to move to Sheppard Air Force Base soon, during a change of command ceremony, March 13, 2019, at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. Col. Werner Theisen assumed command of the GAF Tactical Training
March 14, 2019
Luke AFB, local law enforcment partner up on new CATM facility to train combat ready Airmen

Luke has partnered with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office for a shared firing range in Buckeye, Ariz. to serve as a new Combat Arms Training and Maintenance facility.
March 14, 2019
Maxwell principal named DoDEA Americas 2019 Region Principal of the Year

The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Americas region proudly announces that Paul Hernandez, the Maxwell Elementary-Middle School principal in Alabama, as the 2019 DoDEA Americas Principal of the Year."Paul leads as a data-driven principal who motivates others to make a difference in
March 13, 2019
Air University Press releases new publication: Defending Air Bases in an Age of Insurgency, volume 2

Air University Press announces the release of Defending Air Bases in an Age of Insurgency, volume 2, edited by retired Col. Shannon W. Caudill.This second volume examines current and future operational challenges to the security and defense of air bases. The authors probe the effects of a variety of
March 13, 2019
PTN innovations moving to undergraduate pilot training

Beginning May 31, 2019, flying training wings will formally begin integrating innovations from Pilot Training Next into the undergraduate pilot training curriculum,19th Air Force officials announced at the PTN Technology Expo held here March 12-13. Taking lessons learned and data derived from
March 11, 2019
Third KC-46 Pegasus arrives at 97th Air Mobility Wing

“A KC-46 Pegasus was delivered to Altus AFB, Oklahoma, today following completion of Foreign Object Debris (FOD) sweeps on Boeing KC-46 aircraft going through the acceptance process," said Rose Riley, Air Mobility Command Public Affairs spokesperson.
March 11, 2019
19th AF commander experiences 314th AW innovations

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Patrick Doherty, 19th Air Force commander, visited the 314th Airlift Wing to gain firsthand insight to the way the wing integrates innovation within training March 7, 2019 at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. Doherty met with Airmen from the 62nd Airlift Squadron’s