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  • Air Force COOL program kicks off

    The Community College of the Air Force officially launched the Air Force Credentialing Opportunities On-Line program March 16.

  • T-X, future T-38 jet replacement, requirements released

    Today the Air Force released its requirements for the T-X trainer aircraft family of systems that will replace the T-38 Talon.The release is the first under the service’s new Bending the Cost Curve initiative and follows Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James’ emphasis on increased dialogue

  • Luke 1 flies first ‘student’ F-35 sortie

    The 56th Fighter Wing officially began training new F-35 pilots today when the first student, Brigadier General Scott Pleus, 56th Fighter Wing commander, flew the wing's first training sortie.Luke has a long and storied history of training fighter pilots. Advanced flight training in the AT-6 began

  • "Warrior scholar" always looking for next step forward

    Maj. Billy Pope Jr. comes from humble beginnings. A product of Helendale, California, his tiny town of 2,500 residents didn't even have a library - he had to rely on a traveling library in a van to get his book fix."We had a joke growing up," Pope said. "We always said it was 15 miles to

  • AETC commander visits Laughlin to honor award winners and graduates

    Gen. Robin Rand, Air Education and Training Command commander, visited Laughlin to honor the 47th Flying Training Wing's 2014 annual award winners in a ceremony held at the Del Rio Civic Center March 12, 2015, and to recognize the achievements of Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 15-06,

  • TRICARE Revises Compound Drug Coverage

    Starting May 1, 2015, Express Scripts, the TRICARE pharmacy contractor, will screen all ingredients in compound drug claims to ensure they are safe and effective, and covered by TRICARE. This screening process is like the one TRICARE already uses for other prescription drugs, but it will now apply

  • Keesler training squadron hosts mobility training

    The 335th Training Squadron held its first "Introduction to Mobility" training event March 13 for technical school Airmen at the Connor Manor and Davis Manor student dormitories. The training was conducted to help prepare Airmen for deployment operations, as well as reinforce lessons learned during

  • AMIGO program turns sponsorship into friendship

    The Defense Language Institute English Language Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland drives the American Members of International Goodwill to Others, AMIGO, sponsorship program to create an outlet for students to better learn about American culture and practice the English language.In creating

  • Increase your sphere of influence

    In his November 2013 Roll Call, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody said that a nomination to a developmental special duty is an honor and expresses the faith and confidence leadership has in an Airman to purposefully shape our future.Earlier in 2013, 10 special duty positions were

  • Blake paved way for thousands of Air Force women

    The women of today's Air Force can look back with pride to Staff Sgt. Esther McGowin Blake."We consider her the first lady of the Air Force," said William Chivalette, the curator of the Enlisted Heritage Hall at Gunter Annex here. "She raised her right hand to enlist in the U.S. Air Force on the