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  • AETC celebrates with 75th Anniversary Extravaganza

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_UOKkjb4-4Members of Air Education and Training Command celebrated AETC's heritage Jan. 23 with a 75th Anniversary Extravaganza at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph.AETC was founded as the U.S. Air Corps Flying Training Command Jan. 23, 1942, prior to the birth of the

  • AETC’s 75th Anniversary and the birth of a professional Air Force

    On Jan. 23, 2017, Air Education and Training Command celebrates its 75th anniversary — a date much more important in our nation’s heritage than a simple mark in time. Jan. 23, 1942, proved to be the birth of a professional Air Force – men and women precisely selected and trained to fly, fight and

  • 1,000th RPA student graduates

    Lt. Col. Jason Thompson, 558th Flying Training Squadron commander, presented 2nd Lt. Kevin a certificate commemorating the thousandth graduate of the Undergraduate Remotely Piloted Aircraft training program at Joint Base San Antonio–Randolph, Texas, Jan. 20, 2017.The 558th Flying Training Squadron

  • AU, IOS honor Alabama Goodwill Ambassadors

    Air University (AU) Commander and President Lt. Gen. Steven Kwast hosted the annual Alabama Goodwill Ambassadors Appreciation Night held at the Maxwell Club here Tuesday.The event recognized community members who volunteer as Alabama Goodwill Ambassadors (AGA) and the service they provide to

  • Altus AFB: evolution of a training base

    Dec. 7, 1941; a day that will live in infamy. The attack on Pearl Harbor plunged the United States into war. At the time the entire U.S. military had roughly 450,000 active duty members and the need for more troops was answered.Fast forward two years and another call went out, this time not for

  • James awards Maxwell Airman two Silver Stars

    Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James spent her final day in office honoring an Airman here Jan. 19, 2017.Before a packed auditorium of base leadership, River Region community leaders and Air University students, James presented two Silver Star medals to Col. Christopher Barnett for his actions in

  • Bombs away for F-35A

    The 33rd Fighter Wing loaded and released the Air Education and Training Command’s first live bombs from an F-35A here, January 17.

  • Throwback paint scheme proves heritage is big in the 435th

    The 435th Fighter Training Squadron and the 12th Maintenance Group have blended a throwback paint scheme with a 40th anniversary reunion to celebrate a vital Air Force mission. When the 435th was reactivated after the Vietnam War on Jan. 1, 1977 at Holloman Air Force Base, its mission was to teach

  • Catfishing: Don’t get lured in

    Dating in today’s technologically savvy world seems to have become less personal. In many cases, finding someone to spend time with might be based on information obtained through dating websites, phone calls, texts, chats and instant messages. The big question amidst the barrage of electronic