March 24, 2016 33rd FW competes in Eglin AFB loadcrew competition Load crew four from the 33rd Fighter Wing accept trophies after winning the base wide load competition at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 18, 2016. Three load teams participated in the first base wide load competition between the 33rd FW and the 96th Test Wing involving the F-35A Lightning II.
March 23, 2016 F-35 program making progress, program chief tells Congress The chief of the F-35 program detailed “the good, the bad and the ugly” aspects of the Joint Strike Fighter during testimony March 22 before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces.
March 23, 2016 Montgomery, Alabama, named AETC's 2015 Altus Trophy winner The city of Montgomery, Alabama, is the 2015 Altus Trophy winner, formally announced at a short ceremony here March 23.The Altus Trophy, also known as the Air Education and Training Command Community Support Award, is presented annually by the Altus, Oklahoma, Chamber of Commerce to a community
March 23, 2016 AETC Commander visits Goodfellow Air Force Base Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, commander of Air Education and Training Command, visited Goodfellow Air Force Base and met with members of the 17th Training Wing and toured facilities, March 15 and 16.For his first visit since taking command, Roberson toured base facilities like the Crossroads Student
March 22, 2016 59th MDW improving clinical care, occupational services Now open on the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center’s second floor, a 59th Medical Wing Base Operational Medicine Clinic is improving access to health care for beneficiaries at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.
March 22, 2016 Airmen’s Week marks one year anniversary The 37th Training Wing will mark the first year of the innovative program entitled Airmen’s Week March 25 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.
March 21, 2016 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
March 18, 2016 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.
March 16, 2016 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.
March 11, 2016 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.