Aug. 25, 2006 Ambassador provides global picture to future leaders While U.S. national security efforts focus on the Global War on Terrorism in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs discussed issues facing the State and Defense departments throughout the globe with Air War College students here Feb. 9. Ambassador
Aug. 25, 2006 Gunsmith shop gets new name, command After 48 years of operations at Lackland under the Air Training or Air Education and Training Command, the U.S. Air Force Gunsmith Shop is getting a new name and realigning under the Air Force Materiel Command. The 11-member unit is now the U.S. Air Force Gunsmith Integrated Product Team, and it's
Aug. 25, 2006 AETC initiates implementation of A-staff structure Air Education and Training Command officials announced they have received approval for the command's A-staff alignment. Implementation of the A-staff structure will initiate Feb. 1, with a final stand up date of May 1. According to Capt. William Skinner, AETC A-Staff Project Officer, "the A-Staff
Aug. 25, 2006 Air University focuses on global skills: Culture, language education vital to war on terror "Globally-skilled Airmen" is emerging as a critical initiative in professional military education and training. Recognizing the need to educate Airmen in cultural awareness and language proficiencies, Air University is putting into place several short-, mid- and long-term programs to support the
Aug. 25, 2006 Senior NCO Academy seeks instructors The Air Force Senior NCO Academy here is reaching out to its alumni for help in shaping the future of the Air Force and the enlisted corps. "We are not looking for instructors, we are looking for senior NCOs with character who desire to be instructors," said Chief Master Sgt. Barbara J. Gill, the
Aug. 24, 2006 Ground schools fly to Lackland Enlisted aviator ground schools for seven different specialties are moving to Lackland to create the Career Enlisted Aircrew Center of Excellence. The move will provide better and quicker academic training at less cost, said Mark Smith, training manager and aircrew pipeline manager for the 344th
Aug. 24, 2006 Maxwell-Gunter family featured on HGTV's House Hunters One Maxwell family got the opportunity to see what it is like to be in front of the TV camera, as a television producer and camera crew documented their search for a residence in the Montgomery area for the Home and Garden Television network's "House Hunters" series. Senior Master Sgt. Greg Day, Air
Aug. 24, 2006 Operational Raptors fire first missiles in WSEP For the second time in less than four months, the 27th Fighter Squadron made history when two F-22A Raptor pilots fired air-to-air missiles Feb. 14 during the jet's first official air-to-air weapons system evaluation since becoming operational two months ago. Nearly 40 Airmen from the Langley AFB,
Aug. 24, 2006 Insurgent to ambassador: journal editor tells harrowing tale When Algerian-born Remy Mauduit, editor of the new French edition of the Air and Space Power Journal, sees terrorism and insurgency taking place in Iraq, he recalls a time when he, too, was an insurgent. Life was not good for Algerian citizens in the early 1950s. After French colonization, native