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  • Innovating education: New commander of Air University challenges Airmen

    The new commander and president of Air University charged all assigned Airmen to think of ways to reinvent military education at AU as well as leverage the intellectual potential of the university. He challenged AU Airmen to offer innovative solutions to address problems facing the Air Force in a

  • Forging professional Airmen is AETC's new directorate's goal

    A new Air Force office dedicated to more effectively developing professionalism in Airmen, at the request of Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, was established at JBSA-Randolph.Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A Welsh III and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James Cody instituted the new

  • AETC unit called in on difficult recovery effort

    Kirtland's 58th Special Operations Wing took part in a search and recovery operation to locate an aircraft missing near Pagosa Springs, Colo. since Sunday.The effort concluded Wednesday with the discovery of the crash site and the extraction of the remains of two Albuquerque residents who perished

  • JBSA candidate to host AFIMSC

    Air Force officials announced today Joint Base San Antonio; Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia; Scott Air Force Base, Illinois; and Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio; as candidate bases to potentially host the headquarters for the new Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center.The Air Force

  • Pillars of Resiliency: Holiday budgeting

    For most, the holidays are a time of joy, celebration, and family reunions. For others, the season can emphasize stressors, such as family separation, traveling, and last minute workload.The holidays are also the toughest time of the year when it comes to financial budgeting. The lights, music,

  • Luke Thunderbolts celebrate wingman day

    "The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team." -- Phil JacksonLuke Thunderbolts came together to observe wingman day in a unique way -- watching the Phoenix Banner Wheelchair Suns basketball team dominate Luke Air Force Base commanders during two

  • Lackland MDW focuses on providing 'The Perfect Patient Experience'

    In another step toward building a climate of patient-centered care, the 59th Medical Wing held a seminar Oct. 15 primarily for patient advocates whose charter is to provide "The Perfect Patient Experience.""We are passionately dedicated to a culture of patient-centered care," said Maj. Gen. Bart

  • Air Force members get new app to solve their own computer problems

    As the Air Force Enterprise Service Desk (ESD) goes virtual, Air Force members will see a new application on their computer that allows them to immediately tackle and fix their minor IT issues.  The Virtual Enterprise Service Desk (vESD) is a client-based application that allows the user to solve

  • Technical sergeant earns first place honors at Lackland Classic

    When Tech. Sgt. Dorothy Dingba appeared on the Bob Hope Performing Arts Center stage as a finalist for the Bikini A and Bikini Military categories at the 34th annual Lackland Bodybuilding Classic - her first bodybuilding show - Nov. 8, her body shook and her mouth went dry as she smiled for the