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  • Preventing sexual assault in the Air Force is our enduring responsibility

    As we begin Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, clear signs point to the progress we have made in combating sexual assault. We can cite encouraging numbers in the areas of prevalence, reporting and convictions; however, this serves as only the beginning of an enduring effort. This effort

  • 1,000th F-35 training sortie flown at Luke AFB

    The 56th Fighter Wing flew its 1,000th F-35A Lightning II training sortie March 31, making it the fastest F-35 wing to reach the 1,000-sortie milestone in the Defense Department.

  • 2015 Keesler Air Show/Open House

    Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi held it's first air show since 2011 here on March 28 and 29, 2015. It featured 17 aerial acts, 27 static displays, the U.S. Army Parachute Team "Golden Knights", and was headlined by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds. Approximately 155,000 people were in attendance

  • The Ninety-Nines, preserving women in aviation

    Since 1910, when Bessica Medlar Raiche took her first backyard flight in her homemade aircraft, women have been part of aviation history.Since 1929, a women's group called the Ninety-Nines has been preserving that history and is supporting female aviators to this day.The Ninety-Nines, Inc.

  • MSgt Dotson fights through the pain

    Fourteen and a half years ago, Amy C. Holman enlisted in the Air Force with the goal of finishing school and possibly incorporating a foreign language while in her Air Force career.Her choice of making the Air Force a lasting career was cut short though, when she was diagnosed with multiple

  • Pararescuemen honored with 2015 DEA Maltz Challenge

    The ninth annual Drug Enforcement Agency Maltz Challenge reached unprecedented heights in honoring fallen pararescuemen and local military heroes here March 20.The competition at the Kirtland Pararescue and Combat Rescue Gym honored fallen pararescueman Master Sgt. Michael Maltz, as well as

  • Sheppard supports recruiting

    Team Sheppard and Air Force Recruiting Service are exploring new ways Air Force bases and local recruiters can work together. Teaming with the 344th Recruiting Squadron in Arlington, Texas, the base will provide a variety of volunteers with a range of first-hand career experiences to help recruit

  • Maxwell Airman selected for Warrior Games

    Surrounded by the sounds of metal weights clanging and the chatter amongst workout partners, one man sits alone in the gym, wearing the scowl of an all-business workout session.Sweat pouring down his head as the reps began to add up, he planted his leg into the ground and ordered himself to do "one

  • CMSAF addresses first Capstone Week class

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody addresses the first Capstone Week class March 26, 2015, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Capstone is a five-day program that closes Air Force Basic Military Training. During Capstone, the Air Force's newest Airmen learn about the importance

  • A-10s conduct training at Columbus

    Some 75th Fighter Squadron A-10s from Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, came to Columbus AFB, Mississippi, to conduct air-to air training exercises with the 49th Fighter Training Squadron instructor pilots.In addition to training student pilots in Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals, the 49th FTS is