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  • Future officers forfeit summer to train with Special Tactics

    During the summer, most college students are enjoying a much-needed break from their studies or working a part-time job to pay for school. Instead, nearly 50 Air Force ROTC cadets across the nation chose to push through grueling workouts and leadership challenges during a week-long Special Tactics

  • 58th SOW says goodbye to last Talon II

    A mainstay aircraft at the 58th Special Operations Wing since its arrival in 1992, the MC-130H Combat Talon II is no more. The last Talon II, tail number 1699, departed for the 19th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla., this morning. As the sun rose on the Kirtland flightline, it also

  • Breaking News: Air Force declares the F-35A ‘combat ready’

    The F-35A Lightning II fifth generation fighter aircraft was declared ‘combat ready’ today by Gen. Hawk Carlisle, the commander of Air Combat Command.Carlisle lauded the aircraft’s performance, noting that the aircraft had met all key criteria for reaching initial operational capability.Airmen

  • Air Force medical multimedia office celebrates 20 years of excellence

    A one-of-a-kind Air Force resource that provides educational tools to military health providers celebrates its 20th birthday on July 27. Founded by the Air Force Surgeon General’s office in 1996, the purpose of the Center of Excellence for Medical Multimedia is to create innovative educational

  • Air Force Brothers: piloting their careers since birth

    The year was 2013; the President of the United States was flying to Israel for Passover and three C-17 Globemaster III’s and one C-5 Galaxy would be accompanying him. Two of the pilots had more than the mission in common; they were brothers.Capt. Kyle Kellet, C-17 Globemaster III pilot, and Capt.

  • F-35 Weapons Load

    Airmen from the 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load an AIM-9X missile on to a F-35A’s external weapons pylon July 20, 2016, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. This milestone was the first time an F-35A at Eglin AFB was loaded with internal and external weapons and will help develop weapon-loading

  • 7,501 selected for promotion to technical sergeant

    The Air Force has selected 7,501 staff sergeants for promotion to technical sergeant of the 33,569 eligible. The overall selection rate was 22.35 percent, with an average selectee overall score of 380.67.

  • Goldfein hosts first town hall with CMSAF

    The Air Force’s top officer and enlisted leader hosted a town hall forum July 20 in the Boyd Auditorium at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. During the 70-minute forum, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody answered several questions from

  • AETC First Faces: Airman 1st Class Chinette Roguel

    A1C Chinette Roguel, a Customer Service Technician from the 502 Comptroller Squadron talks about her journey as a Philippines citizen relocating to the U.S., learning English, joining the Air Force, and her dream to become an Air Force officer. "First Faces" began several years ago with chaplains