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  • So others may dream

    At what point in time did you realize your calling in life? Can you pinpoint a specific moment when you decided the goal you would dedicate yourself to?For Lt. Col. Christine Mau, 33rd Operations Group deputy commander and only female F-35 pilot, that moment came when she was five years old. Her

  • JBSA medical team members earn Air Force-level honors

    The Air Force Medical Service honored eight active-duty members and two units from Joint Base San Antonio with its 2016 individual and team awards announced last month by the Air Force Surgeon General.The awards recognized the honorees’ expertise, leadership and commitment across the full breadth of

  • AETC's Team XL

    On the Texas-Mexico border, near the small town of Del Rio, Texas, lies the 47th Flying Training Wing at Laughlin Air Force Base – where the world’s greatest military pilots are graduated, mission ready warriors are deployed, and professional, resilient and innovative Airmen are developed.Laughlin’s

  • Q&A: 19th Air Force commander delivers final C-130J

    The largest C-130 base in the world recently marked the end of a transition that first began 13 years ago. The 314th Airlift Wing at Little Rock Air Force Base received its final, new C-130J aircraft from a Lockheed Martin facility, Feb. 27, 2017. The 19th Air Force commander delivered the C-130J;

  • AU now offers a new degree program to Air Force Civilians

    The Air Force is expanding development opportunities for the civilian workforce by offering a little to no-cost associate degree. Graduates of the program will be awarded an Associate of Applied Science degree in Air Force Leadership and Management studies. Accredited by the Southern Assn of

  • Tell Us Your Air Force Story

    For the past two months Air Education and Training has been using Waypoints as an online medium for wing commanders and Airmen alike who seek new ways to understand diversity in the Air Force and embrace the culture that comes with it, and so the objective of this site is: tell us your story.On this

  • Distinguished service since ‘72

    The history of the 12th Flying Training Wing stretches back to World War II and has been part of Air Education and Training Command since it was activated as part of Air Training Command at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas on May 1, 1972.Although the wing celebrates the lineage of its predecessor

  • LRS Airmen support RAAF C-17

    The U.S. Air Force has a strong partnership with allies world-wide. Not only during times of war, but also during humanitarian missions, our countries military forces work together to deliver life-saving supplies to those in need.