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  • One for the history books

    Afghan pilots completed their first 'in seat' A-29 flight at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia on March 5, 2015. The pilots completed classroom instruction and simulator training before the first flight.

  • AETC Occupational analyst treated to celebration befitting 50-year career

    Veteran occupational analyst Hank Dubois is no fan of fanfare, especially when it's directed at him, but a 50-year civil service career is something to celebrate, as he found out the morning of Feb. 12.When he walked into the Air Education and Training Command Occupational Analysis Division

  • Putting face on prevention training

    The Air Force recently changed its annual suicide prevention training from a computer-based course to face-to-face training.The new, in-person training, which went into effect Feb. 11, 2015, replaces the annual computer-based training for active-duty and Reserve Airmen, while civilians have the

  • Level One Oleoresin Capsicum Contamination

    Senior Airman Daniel Miller, 47th Security Forces Squadron non-lethal weapons instructor, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, completed the Marine Corps Interservice Nonlethal Individual Weapons Instructor Course at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, last year. Miller is one of two certified non-lethal

  • Spring forward safely: stay seen with reflective belt, clothing

    It's that time of the year again ... Daylight Saving Time begins on Sunday.This shift in time moves one hour of daylight from the evening into the morning hours. Many of you will now be travelling to work during the hours of darkness, which increases the risk for people driving, as well as for

  • AF trials underway for 2015 Warrior Games

    U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, British and Australian wounded warriors are fighting for a chance to compete at the 2015 Warrior Games during the Air Force Trials Feb. 27 through March 5, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.

  • Laughlin Airmen recognized for unselfish courage

    Col. Brian Hastings, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, presented Air Force Commendation Medal's to Master Sgt. Cameron Engleman, 47th Civil Engineer Squadron deputy fire chief, and Technical Sgt. Patrick L. Ogborn, (first Oak Leaf Cluster),47th Civil Engineer Squadron NCO in-charge of fire

  • JBSA security forces: Protecting so others may serve

    Members of the 902nd and 802nd Security Forces Squadrons took part in a joint training exercise with local police departments Feb. 19 at the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Camp Talon Fire Training Ground to learn bus assault and hostage rescue techniques.The local agencies involved were the

  • CCT fast-rope training

    U.S. Air Force Combat Control trainees assigned to Operating Location C, 342nd Training Squadron, receive academic instruction prior to fast-rope training during a brisk winter morning, Feb. 13, 2015 at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina. Academic instruction is a large part of fast-rope training

  • OTS eliminates component distinctions

    The Air Force Officer Training School here has removed all service component distinctions from its line officer commissioning courses.Regular Air Force and Reserve cadets no longer receive their commissions through Basic Officer Training or Air National Guard cadets through the Academy of Military