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  • Virtual training yields real results

    The 59th Medical Wing joined local, state and federal agencies in a recent virtual training exercise aimed at preparing officials for a pandemic influenza outbreak.Wing emergency management and public health officers participated in the virtual table-top exercise June 2 - 5. Sponsored by the Federal

  • Former CSAF praises medical graduates, future of military medicine

    Emphasizing the new paradigm of military medicine, a former chief of staff of the Air Force praised the commitment and service of 235 physicians and allied health care graduates during the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium awards and graduation ceremony at the Lila Cockrell

  • CSAF shares concerns with Maxwell Airmen

    While at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, June 3, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III spoke with Airmen about the state of the Air Force. Airmen from the 42nd Air Base Wing, Air University and mission partners had the opportunity to not only hear from the general, but to ask questions

  • Air University announces plans for a Cyber College

    During a recent speech at the City of Montgomery (Alabama) Kiwanis Club, Air University Commander Lt. Gen. Steven L. Kwast announced plans for an Air Force Cyber College.After thanking the Montgomery community for their support of Maxwell Air Force Base, June 2, Kwast detailed Air University's plans

  • Programs provide opportunities for internships, jobs

    Recent college graduates interested in federal employment can take advantage of current open recruiting for the Recent Graduates Program as well as three other programs offered by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to make becoming a federal employee easier.The Recent Graduates Program, the

  • DoD Seeks to Eliminate Stigma for Seeking Mental Health Care

    The Defense Department wants service members to know there's no stigma in seeking mental health care, a DoD Health Affairs official said here today."We want troops and their families to know DoD has great emphasis on gaining access to mental health care, reducing barriers, and following where the

  • Altus and Sheppard Airmen train together for war

    It's only been a few days into the deployment for the contracting Airmen, but after recovering from an earlier bomb threat, tensions are high.Now, a disgruntled vender from a nearby village has made his way into the contracting tent and is angry that his deal did not go through. In the intensity and

  • Sheppard takes on new courses for AFLOS

    Sheppard's first class of 28 Logistics Readiness Officer Course students graduated here the end of May 2015.The Logistics Readiness Officer Course and the Intermediate Readiness Officer Course, previously taught at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, relocated to the Air Force Logistics Officer

  • F-35 Accident Investigation Complete

    A failure of the third-stage rotor of the engine fan module caused a June 23, 2014, engine fire in an F-35A Lightning II, according to an Air Education and Training Command Accident Investigation Board report released today.The F-35A, which was assigned to the 58th Fighter Squadron, 33rd Fighter