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  • Nomads compete in weapons load competition

    Samantha Egebrecht and her son, Preston, watch a weapons load competition at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Sept. 30, 2015. Families and friends came out in support of load crew members participating in the event. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Andrea Posey)

  • 2016 promotion cycle study reference CDCs now available online

    The 2016 promotion cycle Weighted Airman Promotion System (WAPS) study reference Career Development Courses (CDCs) are now available on the WAPS Online Reference Library Database (eWORLD).During the 2015 cycle, 257 promotion tests were administered in support of WAPS and the United States Air Force

  • Air Force kicks off Energy Action Month

    October is Energy Action Month throughout the federal government and in the Air Force. During the month, the Air Force will run several campaigns in order to promote using energy wisely.

  • U.S. Air Force streamlines Expeditionary Readiness Training

    U.S. Air Force officials announced the creation of a new streamlined Expeditionary Readiness Program governance construct that replaces the current tiered pre-deployment training model.The updated program, designed to ensure Expeditionary Readiness Training, is relevant, effective, timely,

  • Columbus AFB website gets Air Force makeover

    The Columbus Air Force Base website has finished its migration to the new standard design.The migration process for the website was completed Oct. 1, changing the layout of the website almost entirely. The web page now resembles the Air Force's main site, also known as Air Force Link. The changeover

  • F-35A Lightning II pilot receives safety award

    A 58th Fighter Squadron F-35A Lightning II pilot based here was recently awarded the Koren Kolligian Jr. trophy by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III for flight safety in a ceremony at the Pentagon Sept. 23.Capt. Timothy Killham, 58th FS flight commander, received this trophy that

  • 33rd Fighter Wing commander outlines mission, vision, priorities

    The 33rd Fighter Wing commander held his first commander’s call at the Academic Training Center, on Eglin Air Force Base, Sept. 11, 2015. During his comments, Col. Lance Pilch discussed the 33rd FW mission, the Air Force’s vision for the F-35 program and his priorities for the wing’s Airmen. Pilch,

  • JBSA MDG team wins EMT Rodeo

    After two days running through intense scenarios in the eastern New Mexico desert, a team from the 959th Medical Group captured first place in the 2015 Annual EMT Rodeo Sept. 17-18 at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico.Besting 20 other teams of elite emergency medical technicians from 22

  • U.S., Afghan Airmen train side-by-side in Colorado’s high-altitude

    Afghan pilots, maintainers and instructor pilots from the 81st Fighter Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. came to Peterson AFB for several weeks in September for high-altitude training in the mountainous terrain. Since the beginning of 2015, four Afghan pilots have been training with the 81st FS