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  • F-35 makes historic appearance at Paris Air Show

    The U.S. made history when two F-35A Lightning IIs arrived at the Paris Air Show to fly the first public aerial demonstrations here, this week. Pulling off a historic event such as this takes months of careful planning and preparation. This team had only 36 days to make it happen.

  • CAP cadets train as pilots

    A class of 30 Civil Air Patrol cadets graduated from a week-long immersion course at Laughlin Air Force Base, June 16, 2017.

  • Prepared for anything

    Twice a year, members of the 82nd Security Forces Squadron perform training that simulates an active shooter. This year, they got some unexpected but real life training during their exercise.

  • Application window opens for Air Force undergraduate flying training

    Application packages for the next Undergraduate Flying Training selection board are due to the Rated Officer Assignments branch of the Air Force Personnel Center by Nov. 17, 2017. The board, set for Jan. 22-25, 2018, will consider active-duty officer applicants to attend training as early as spring

  • Luke to resume local F-35A flying operations

    The 56th Fighter Wing will resume local F-35A Lightning II flight operations Wednesday June 21, 2017, following an 11-day pause after five physiological events occurred during flights from May 2-June 8 2017.

  • CSAF visits Battlefield Airmen, presides over BMT graduation

    Air Force Chief of Staff David L. Goldfein visited with members of the Battlefield Airmen Training Group and served as the reviewing official and guest speaker for Air Force Basic Military Training graduation here June 15-16.“The nation relies on us to provide global vision, reach and power,”

  • Father’s influence creates legacy of pilots

    Having a fighter pilot inspire you to join the Air Force is fairly common, but having that inspiration living in the same house adds a different outlook.Lt. Col. Andrew “Kisser” Kissinger, 39th Flying Training Squadron T-6 Texan instructor pilot, understands the pull of the Air Force after watching

  • Airmen and civilians impact on Air Force recognized with unique opportunity

    Thirty-five Airmen and civilians from across the Air Force were recognized as the inaugural PACE Professionalism Impact Award recipients, June 6-9, during the Next Jump Leadership Academy. Held in Boston and New York, the leadership academy experience was afforded to all of the Profession of Arms

  • Third generation pilot graduates at CAFB

    When one SUPT Class 17-10 graduate pins on his Air Force wings, June 9, 2017, he will become the third generation of Air Force fighter pilots.Second Lt. Curtis Hunter Hughes is following in the footsteps of his father, and his grandfather before him.Hunter grew up in Denver, Colorado, and graduated