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  • Thunderbolts and Arizonans remember Lt. Luke’s sacrifice

    The 56th Fighter Wing and members of the local community memorialized the 100th anniversary of the death of Arizona-native 2nd Lt. Frank Luke Jr., a World War I ace fighter pilot and the namesake of Luke Air Force Base, Sept. 26, 2018, in a ceremony at the state capitol in Phoenix.

  • COMPACAF visits allies and partners at Luke

    Gen. CQ Brown Jr., commander of Pacific Air Forces, visited Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, Sept. 20, 2018, to meet with U.S. and Indo-Pacific Airmen about the capabilities and interoperability of the F-35 Lightning II. Brown toured various base facilities and partner country units, which train and

  • PJ Rodeo tests for the "Best PJ"

    SAN ANTONIO, Texas — More than 400 current and former pararescuemen, or PJs, and spectators gathered Sept. 17 to 21 for the 10th biennial PJ Rodeo, a chance for active-duty, Reserve and retired PJs to gather and compete in two-man teams for the title of “Best PJ,” here.  “It’s a competition that

  • Air Force realigns Holloman AFB under AETC

    The 49th Wing at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, and all co-located units, will realign from Air Combat Command to Air Education and Training Command effective Oct. 1, 2018. This transition will align Holloman Air Force Base, which hosts MQ-9 Reaper and F-16 formal training units, under the

  • MSAS, nation partners meet at Sheppard for C-130 training

    The 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron out of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, trained maintainers from the Chadian and Nigerien air forces during a three-week venture that provided intermediate to advanced level C-130E/H maintenance training as part of an effort to promote air

  • 19th AF commander engages Airmen, promotes transparency

    SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas--Maj. Gen. Patrick Doherty, 19th Air Force commander, has made it a priority to visit all of the flying training wings to immerse Airmen in important issues pertaining to the Numbered Air Force. Recently, he visited Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas to officiate the 80th

  • Pilot Training Next cadre discuss lessons learned, way forward

    NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland - Air Education and Training Command officials announced the second iteration of Pilot Training Next would begin in January 2019 during a panel at the 2018 Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference here.To refine the curriculum for the next class, the PTN cadre