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  • Airmen recognized as honorary CPOs

    Four Airmen completed the Navy’s Chief Petty Officers’ 365 Phase II Training Sept. 15 and were accepted into the Chief Petty Officers’ Mess. The training enhances leadership and communication skills with a heavy focus on team-building exercises and physical training. Master Sgt. Joshua Anderson,

  • Active shooter exercise tests base’s response

    Airmen from the 81st Training Wing experienced an active shooter exercise here Sept. 22. The exercise was designed to simulate the chaotic nature of a disgruntled person entering a facility on base and opening fire.  “For the exercise we wanted to test the base’s ability to respond to an active

  • OSF supports Keesler’s operations, training missions

    When Hurricane Irma was bearing down on the Caribbean, military aircraft in the storm’s path scrambled to escape to a safe haven. Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, answered the call of some of those aircraft, hosting 31 U.S. Navy MH-60 Seahawk helicopters, seven HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters and

  • Polish exchange officer ACEs AMOC

    Completing the 14 week Aircraft Maintenance Officer Course at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, is no easy feat. During the most recent iteration of the course, one student went above and beyond expectations.Capt. Adam Rosiakowski received the ACE award, September 29, 2017, during a graduation

  • Holm Center receives General Welsh One Air Force Award

    Air University Jeanne M. Holm Center for Officer Accessions and Citizen Development was awarded the General Mark A. Welsh III One Air Force Award during the 2017 Air Force Association’s Air, Space and Cyberspace Conference Sept. 18, 2017. Members from the Holm Center staff were in attendance at the

  • AETC First Faces Lt. Col. Trinh Peterson

    She escaped Vietnam in 1975 after the fall of Saigon. She came to America without her parents or knowing English and with just the clothes on her back. Despite all these obstacles, she succeeded. Here is the incredible story of Lt. Col. Trinh Peterson, AETC lead civil law attorney at

  • AETC First Faces Master Sgt. Bethany Tolley

    Master Sgt. Bethany Tolley, 365th Training Squadron associate first sergeant, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, talks about her journey and struggles that led her into the United States Air Force."First Faces" began several years ago with chaplains from throughout AETC nominating Airmen from

  • AETC First Faces 2nd Lt. Collin

    2nd Lt. Collin talks about his journey into the United States Air Force."First Faces" began several years ago with chaplains from throughout AETC nominating Airmen from individual wings. Today, the program has expanded and includes a partnership between the chaplain's and public affairs offices, in