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  • AETC command chief shares vision, priorities

    Air Education and Training Command’s newest senior enlisted leader, Chief Master Sgt. David Staton, recently shared his vision of a successful tour as command chief. Staton took the reins as command chief in January but is no stranger to the First Command. Service to AETC is woven throughout

  • AETC leadership tours Laughlin

    Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, commander of Air Education and Training Command, and Chief Master Sgt. David Staton, AETC command chief, visited Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, March 16 and 17.

  • Luke F-35s drop first weapons

    The F-35A Lightning II program took another step toward initial operational capability yesterday when two aircraft assigned to the 62nd Fighter Squadron successfully employed four laser-guided bombs on the Barry M. Goldwater Range.

  • SECAF visits Luke

    Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James visited Luke Air Force Base March 9 and 10, to meet with Airmen and gain a better understanding of its mission with a focus on F-35 Lightning II operations, and its maintenance and training facilities.

  • 2AF command chief continues immersion tour

    Chief Master Sgt. Farrell Thomas, 2nd Air Force command chief, recognizes Airman 1st Class Yvette Redinger, 81st Dental Squadron dental technician, by giving her a coin during an immersion tour at the Keesler Medical Center Mar.8, 2016, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Thomas visited the 81st Medical

  • Air Force IT Conference returns with addition of ‘cyberpower’

    The Air Force Information Technology Conference held annually in Montgomery, Alabama, but cancelled in 2012 and following years due to budget constraints is returning to the capital city in 2016 as the rebranded Air Force Information Technology and Cyberpower Conference.The AFITC Conference will be

  • 59th MDW Airman honored at inaugural D3 summit

    A 59th Medical Wing medic was part of a four-person team honored at the inaugural Defense, Diplomacy and Development Innovation Summit Pitch Challenge March 3 in Washington, D.C.

  • Goodfellow commemorates local leader at Chamber of Commerce luncheon

    Col. Michael L. Downs, 17th Training Wing Commander, spoke during the Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Bentwood Country Club, March 9.The annual luncheon supports businesses in and around San Angelo and congratulates outstanding Airmen from Goodfellow Air Force Base.The luncheon began with a meal

  • TSA opens canine training center at JBSA-Lackland

    The Transportation Security Administration marked the grandopening of their new canine training center with a ribbon cutting ceremony March4 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.The newly built, 25,000 square foot facility expands themission capabilities of the existing TSA Canine Training Center

  • ‘Kelly Katies’ helped maintain World War II warplanes in San Antonio

    Theattack on Pearl Harbor and the entry of the United States into World War IIbrought dramatic changes to Duncan and Kelly Fields in San Antonio, with theneed for more pilots, bombardiers, navigators and maintainers that resulted inthe rapid expansion of the U.S. Army Air Corps.  Butby the summer of