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  • Altus AFB strengthens capabilities in multi-base exercise

    Members from the 97th Air Mobility Wing took part in a two-day flying operations training exercise from March 3-4, 2016.The training exercise is part of the Altus Air Force Base Quarterly Exercise Program (ALTEX) which was established to enhance aircrew instructor opportunities and provide exposure

  • Weapons online: F-35A training syllabus advances ahead of IOC

    Two F-35A Lightning II aircraft assigned to the 33rd Fighter Wing here successfully employed two laser-guided bombs Thursday morning at a nearby range, advancing the Air Force’s F-35A training syllabus ahead of F-35A Initial Operational Capability. The training mission was the first time the

  • 560 FTS honors legacy of POW fighter pilots at 43rd Freedom Flyer Reunion

    A retired Air Force chaplainextolled the contributions and sacrifices of all of America’s service memberslast week as the 560th Flying Training Squadron again paid homage to the AirForce fighter pilots who endured the horrors of prisoner-of-war camps duringthe Vietnam War.RetiredCol. Robert

  • Lightning II to Touch Down at Air Shows Around the World

    Aviation and F-35A fanatics have something special to look forward to this 2016 air show season.The Lightning II qualified March 6 at the Heritage Flight Conference at Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Arizona to take part in the Air Combat Command Air Force Heritage Flight program.

  • Newest 'Freedom Flyer' takes final flight for his B-52 crew

      The events of Dec. 20, 1972, were clearly on the mind of former Air Force pilot Paul Granger as he exited a T-38C Talon following a special hourlong flight March 3 that began and ended on the east flightline at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. Caught up in the emotional aftermath of his

  • Flint recruiters assist community in crisis

    Recruiters are known as the face of the Air Force in communities all across the United States. And in Flint, Michigan, local recruiters Staff Sgts. Parker Smith and David Whitney are also known as the faces of compassion and humanitarian service.   The city of Flint has been in the news since April