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  • Lending a helping hand in Flint, Michigan

    Staff Sgt. David Whitney (right) hands a box of bottled water to Staff Sgt. Parker Smith at Word Temple Church in Flint, Michigan, Feb. 10. Whitney and Parker are 339th Recruiting Squadron recruiters based in Flint. Due to massive amounts of lead found in Flint water, millions of bottles of water

  • Altus AFB Intelligence Flight: more than just secrets

    When people think of military intelligence they usually imagine a dark windowless room illuminated only by light coming from computer monitors that flicker with encrypted messages only trained eyes understand. Although the office is windowless, the 97th Operation Support Squadron Intelligence

  • Landing safe: Keesler Battlefield Airmen perform training exercise

    Master Sgt. Yuri, 334th Training Squadron combat control instructor, makes a successful parachute landing on the flight line Feb. 17, 2016, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Keesler’s battlefield Airmen instructors periodically perform the routine training exercise to maintain their proficiency. (U.S.

  • AETC debuts "First Faces" video series

    A video series, called "First Faces," featuring members from throughout the Air Education and Training Command makes its debut this week. Airman 1st Class Owen Ricker from the 56th Fighter Wing at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, tells his Air Force story of resilience. "First Faces" began several

  • Indoor wash rack for aircraft increases productivity, conserves water

    For years, members of the 12th Flying Training Wing Maintenance Directorate corrosion control section washed the wing’s trainer aircraft outdoors, where temperature extremes, inclement weather and water-use restrictions often interfered with their work.Those days are over.  The 14-member corrosion

  • First class of MTLs graduate new course

    Ten NCOs graduated from the 81st Training Support Squadron’s military training leader course here Feb. 11.The course, formerly based out of Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, teaches NCOs and senior NCOs selected via the Developmental Special Duty program the ins and outs of leading Airmen

  • Altus AFB training more than U.S. Airmen

    The U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft and KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft are capable of getting anywhere in the world within 24 hours.But when tragedy strikes that demands immediate attention the United States military has allies that also have C-17 and KC-135 aircrews, many

  • 558 FTS ‘doubles down’ in effort to grow RPA pilot ranks

    The 558th Flying Training Squadron ramped up efforts to double the remotely-piloted aircraft pilot ranks with the start of its first 24-person class Jan. 11 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph.The larger class sizes are part of on-going initiative announced by the Air Force in 2015 to increase the