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  • A Diamond DA-20 aircraft awaits students of the Air Force's new Initial Flight Screening program on the flightline of Pueblo Memorial Airport in Pueblo, Colo., Wednesday. Currently, 10 aircraft are on site -- a number that is planned to increase to 44 as the Air Force phases in IFS completely over the next two years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Mike Hammond)

    Initial Flight Screening operations begin today

    As the first students report for class, Air Education and Training Command will formally usher in a new era in flying training when Initial Flight Screening operations begin at Pueblo Memorial Airport today. The Initial Flight Screening program evaluates candidates hoping to enter Air Force aviation training either as pilots or combat systems
  • Maj. Gen. Irving Halter Jr. (right) accepts the flag representing command of the 19th Air Force from Gen. William R. Looney III, Air Education and Training Command commander, during a change of command ceremony Oct. 3 on the ramp in front of Randolph AFB Base Operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rich McFadden)

    Halter takes command of 19th Air Force

    Surrounded by a line of 15 wing commanders, top enlisted leaders, civilian dignitaries, a couple hundred well-wishers and 11 combat training aircraft, Maj. Gen. Irving Halter Jr. took command of the 19th Air Force from Maj. Gen. Marc Rogers in a special ceremony Oct. 3. Gen. William R. Looney III, Air Education and Training Command commander,
  • NEW ORLEANS -- Capt. Mike Dixon and Staff Sgt. Lina Gamez provide a hand to hold and reassuring words to an elderly patient who survived Hurricane Katrina. They are traveling aboard a C-17 Globemaster III from the international airport here Sept. 1st. Captain Dixon and Sergeant Gamez have teamed up with an activated Reserve C-17 crew from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., to provide aeromedical evacuation for ambulatory and critical care patients. The flight carried 28 ambulatory and six litters to Dobbins Air Force Base, Ga. Captain Dixon is an intensive care nurse with the 59th Medical Wing, Sergeant Gamez is a respiratory therapist with the 759th Surgical Operations Squadron, both from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo Master Sgt. Lance Cheung)

    AETC Historians produce inside look into Hurricane Katrina recovery

    Air Education and Training Command historians here recently finished an in-depth look at Operation Dragon Comeback nearly a year after a devastating natural disaster. Operation Dragon Comeback is the designator adopted by Keesler Air Force Base personnel to describe the recovery effort after Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast on Aug. 29, 2005.

  • 306th Flying Training Group gains commander

    The 306th Flying Training Group, Detachment 1, the military arm of the new Initial Flight Screening school, gained its introductory commander here Monday under the Colorado skies that will witness the newest Air Force aviators. Lt. Col. John Tomjack, the Air Force's newest detachment commander, accepted command from Col. Paul Ackerman, 306th Flying

  • AETC runners fare well in Air Force Marathon

    Air Education and Training Command-sponsored runners fared well in the 10th Annual Air Force Marathon held at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Sept. 15The AETC Men's Relay team placed first in the open division with a time of 2:47:59. The team of Mark Roberts, Derek Rowe, David Max and Randy Lund was comprised of members from Sheppard AFB,
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