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  • Air Force moves to bring about RPA mission relief

    The Air Force is pursuing a range of options that will, in combination with a reset in the number of sustainable combat air patrols, help alleviate long-term stress on Remotely Piloted Aircraft crews. Initial efforts were announced by the Air Force Secretary and Chief of Staff earlier this year; new

  • Dispelling remotely piloted aircraft myths

    Public interest in remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) continues to grow thanks to increasing non-military uses and portrayal in popular culture. For the Air Force, remotely piloted aircraft are and will continue to be a vital mission set delivering vital airpower to combatant commanders throughout the

  • CAA: Informing, developing the force

    Life is full of decisions.Whether making the Air Force a career or using experience drawn from service to springboard into a civilian profession, always looking one or two steps ahead can be a good way to keep options open and set oneself up for success. In the journey through life in the Air Force,

  • Royal Australian Air Force pilot flies first partner F-35 sortie

    Royal Australian Air Force Squadron Leader Andrew Jackson, the first F-35 Senior National Representative to Luke, made history on May 15, 2015, by flying the first RAAF F-35A Lightning II sortie at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.While the completion of the sortie represents a milestone for the RAAF,

  • AF launches baseline hearing testing program for new recruits

    The Air Force launched the service's first baseline hearing testing program March 30.Developed by the Department of Defense Hearing Center of Excellence located at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, in partnership with the 559th Medical Group, the program tests and documents audiograms

  • LEAP supports international visit to AU

    A group of participants from the Air Force's Language Enabled Airman Program enjoyed a rare opportunity April 29, 2015, to provide direct support for a visit by senior international leaders to Air University. As part of a reciprocal arrangement with the Air War College, Air University hosted a

  • AETC releases new ‘Heritage Today’ video series

    The Profession of Arms Center of Excellence released three new Airman professionalism videos May 13 as part of the Heritage Today series.The Heritage Today series was designed to inspire Airmen through stories of Air Force heritage linked to current real-world Air Force operations. Col. Jeff Smith,

  • 'Laredo Escadrille' Celebrates 50th Class Reunion

    As the Air Force pauses to contemplate the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, Laredo Air Force Base Class 66-E, one of the most decorated, and admittedly blessed, Undergraduate Pilot Training classes in the illustrious history of Air Education and Training Command will congregate at

  • Sheppard receives AETC's first spatial disorientation flight trainer

    A stone pillar etched with the names of 34 Army Air Corps officers stands outside the Museum of North Texas History in Wichita Falls, Texas. It is a silent testament to the risk inherent in aviation and to the courage of its early pioneers - all 34 gave their lives during pilot training operations

  • AFIMSC activates AETC detachment

    The third of 10 Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center detachments was activated in a ceremony here May 6.Maj. Gen. Theresa Carter, AFIMSC commander, presided over the ceremony as Col. Brian Murphy assumed command of the newly established Detachment 7, serving the Airmen and installations