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  • First two enlisted pilots complete solo flights

    Two Air Force master sergeants became the first enlisted Airmen in six decades to complete solo flights, Nov. 3, during Initial Flight Training at the 1st Flying Training Squadron. Both soloed in a DA-20 Katana at Pueblo Memorial Airport as part of the Air Force’s IFT program, which is mandatory for

  • Two generations meet, one command strengthens

    Dozens gathered with hope of reaching mutual understanding and bridging communication gaps between two distinct Air Force generations. Seated within firing range of Air Education and Training Command’s senior leaders were 24 millennials, representing Airmen between the ages of 18-34, traversing

  • MTL course develops new curriculum

    The Air Force’s only Military Training Leader Course is doubling from a two-week to a four-week class to provide graduates with a more robust skill-set beginning Oct. 24, 2016. “We’re providing our new MTLs great leadership training with this revamped curriculum,” said Mullen. “We’re excited and

  • SecAF honors Gulf Coast service members at Salute to the Military

    Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James attended the 38th Annual Salute to the Military as the keynote speaker to honor service members from across the Mississippi Gulf Coast Oct. 25.James along with Senator Roger Wicker, Congressman Steven Palazzo and Southern Mississippi community leaders gathered

  • Air Force’s first robotic surgery training course established at Keesler

    Keesler Air Force Base surgeons are forging a new path in military medicine by being the first in the Air Force to use one of the most advanced robotic surgery systems available today.  The Keesler Medical Center has acquired two of the newest robotic surgical systems out there, the da Vinci Xi, one

  • Cyber College opens lectures to community

    For the first time since opening its doors in 2015, the Air Force Cyber College at Air University welcomed civilian attendees to the first of a series of weekly lectures as part of its new outreach effort

  • James meets first Enlisted Pilot Initial Class

    Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James met the first four students to participate in the Enlisted Pilot Initial Class during a visit to the U.S. Air Force’s Initial Flight Training school at Pueblo Memorial Airport, Pueblo, Colorado, Oct. 17.The three master sergeants and one tech sergeant began a

  • AETC First Faces: Senior Airman Shiela Kilpatrick

    Senior Airman Shiela Kilpatrick, a dental assistant from the 71st Medical Operations Squadron at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, talks about her struggles growing up and how the Air Force made her a better person. (U.S. Air Force video/Tech. Sgt. Nancy Falcon)"First Faces" began several years ago