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  • Thunderbolts pursue F-16 seat raise initiative

    Since 1976, the F-16 Fighting Falcon has seen a multitude of maintenance improvements which have enhanced its systems, simplified costs and reduced man hours needed to keep it in the air.

  • Advisor serves as career guidebook

    A hiker who climbs a mountain without a guidebook could probably still reach the summit, but they might run into obstacles they could have avoided or miss things like shortcuts and unique landmarks. Career assistance advisors are like a guidebook. They can help Airmen avoid obstacles, find the

  • Maxwell garners top air show award for 2017

    Maxwell Air Force Base’s 2017 air show was recognized as being the best-of-the-best by the International Council of Air Shows recently.Maxwell AFB received the Dick Schram Memorial Community Relations Award in front of nearly 1,000 top air show industry professionals attending the Chairman’s Banquet

  • Air Force announces change to deployments

    The Air Force announced another milestone under the chief of staff’s number two focus area: Strengthening Joint Leaders and Teams.Airmen deploying on individual taskings will now deploy in teams of three or more. This move will provide mutual support during the entire deployment continuum. This

  • Columbus AFE keeps pilot production going

    The U.S. Air Force is known for its air supremacy around the globe, and pilots are recognized for their ability to keep the skies safe from America’s enemies. But who keeps the pilots safe?

  • AETC explores learning possibilities through new pilot training program

    Air Education and Training Command is taking a different look at how people learn and hopes to make a more efficient path for pilots to earn their wings through the Pilot Training Next initiative.Scheduled to begin February 2018, the program’s goal exemplifies the command’s concepts of the Continuum

  • Air Force releases chief master sergeant 17E9 promotion cycle statistics

    The Air Force has selected 472 senior master sergeants for promotion to chief master sergeant out of 2,142 eligible for a selection rate of 22.04 percent in the 17E9 promotion cycle.  The average overall score for those selected was 486.71. Selectees’ average time in grade was 2.98 years and time in

  • Vandenberg Thrift Shop Improves Quality of Life for New Airmen

    VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif--Members of the 381st Training Group provide officer and enlisted initial skills training to space operators, missile operators and missile maintainers here. Many 381st TRG students are Airmen-in-Training—brand new graduates of Basic Military Training—here for their