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  • Small businesses contribute to Air Force mission

    Small businesses, those with fewer than 1,000 employees or $40 million in annual revenue, are critical to our defense industrial base and are the backbone of our nation’s economy, according to a 2016 Air Force report.Congress addressed the importance of small businesses when it passed the Small

  • Air Force selects 5,166 for promotion to master sergeant

    The Air Force has selected 5,166 technical sergeants for promotion to master sergeant of the 20,169 eligible.The overall selection rate was 25.61 percent, with an average selectee overall score of 523.22. Selectees’ average time in grade was 3.86 years, time in service was 14.36 years and the

  • First Term Airmen Courses receive curriculum overhaul

    The Air Force has begun the roll out of a new First Term Airmen Course dedicated to developing Airmen as next-generation leaders. Airmen straight out of technical training will be taking the next step in their professional development when they attend the newly revamped FTAC at their assigned

  • Rock returns to alma mater, commissions future AF leaders

    Living without fear was the central theme as Lt. Gen. Anthony Rock, Secretary of the Air Force Inspector General, spoke to 17 commissioning lieutenants May 12 at the University of Texas San Antonio.Rock, a San Antonio native, graduated from UTSA 35 years ago and joined the Air Force through Officer

  • Luke environmental engineer receives SEC DEF Environmental Award

    Managing resources for the Air Force’s largest fighter wing is no small task. It requires dedicated leaders to continuously provide better ways of managing and reducing the amount of waste materials used while being open to new ideas toward improvement.

  • Pilot-physician makes history by earning RPA wings

    A pilot-physician made history here May 5, becoming the first Air Force unmanned aircraft pilot-physician with his graduation from the 558th Flying Training Squadron’s undergraduate remotely-piloted aircraft training program.Maj. Joe, a flight surgeon who has been in the Air Force since 2003, will

  • Air University cancels SOS class 17G

    Lt. Gen. Steven L. Kwast, commander and president Air University, has announced with immediate effect that Squadron Officers School (SOS) class 17G is cancelled due to a course re-write and imminent decision on curriculum changes.  AU officials ask for patience over the next few days while Air Force