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  • 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,

  • Heritage to Horizons video highlights 60 years of service

    The Air Education and Training Command's video, "Heritage to Horizons," is available for viewing or downloading at www.aetc.af.mil.The video is a patriotic look at AETC's contributions to the Air Force as the command enters a yearlong celebration of the Air Force's 60th Anniversary. It was produced by Steve Ninotta, 37th Communications Squadron at
  • Vaccine Healthcare Center Network medical director Dr. David Hrncir (center) and Tom Rampy, the VHC health educator (right) discuss vaccine adverse reaction reporting with a military member at Wilford Hall Medical Center at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Kimberly Yearyean-Siers)

    VHC continues to focus on vaccine safety

    The Department of Defense Vaccine Healthcare Center network, which celebrates its fifth year this month, reminds Air Force beneficiaries of the many services the network offers. "The VHC network provides consultation, education and adverse event reporting services," said Army Col. (Dr.) Renata Engler, the Department of Defense Vaccine Healthcare
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