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  • AF women try out for basketball team

    Airmen stationed around the world gathered at Maxwell Air Force Base Oct. 19 to try out for the All Air Force women's basketball team, with hopes of representing the service in the Armed Forces Basketball Championship tournament at Camp Pendleton, Calif., in November.In his second year as the head

  • Keesler utilizes mock bills to show energy costs in user-friendly way

    Keesler is bolstering its energy conservation campaign by sending statements to managers of metered facilities that detail monthly electrical and natural gas use for their building.These mock bills are intended to illustrate the base's energy consumption in a more meaningful way, according to Billy

  • Keltz assumes command of 19th AF

    Maj. Gen. Michael A. Keltz assumed command of 19th Air Force in a ceremony here Oct. 24.Air Education and Training Command officially activated the numbered Air Force Oct. 1, 2014, marking another milestone in its flying education and training program for the Air Force, other services and the

  • 'Miracle on the Hudson' pilot sits down with cadets

    (Editor's note:  The 306th Flying Training Group at the U.S. Air Force Academy is a geographically separated unit from the 12th Flying Training Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph)Retired US Airways Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, who saved 155 lives on Flight 1549 after a heroic emergency

  • Luke EOD Airmen endure Operation Enduring Training

    Braving the elements and other tough situations can either make or break a warrior.Explosive ordnance disposal Airmen from Luke Air Force Base and Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, worked together at the Barry M. Goldwater Range, for war-zone scenario training Oct. 7 through 10.The exercise began with a

  • New 19th AF commander outlines way ahead

    Maj. Gen. Michael A. Keltz formally becomes the 19th Air Force commander in a ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Oct. 24.Keltz' assumption of command of the 19th Air Force, authorized Oct. 1, 2014, marks another milestone for Air Education and Training Command and its flying

  • AETC civic leaders visit Academy

    The Air Force's Academy played host to 18 Air Education and Training Command civic leaders, giving the group a close-up look at how the Academy develops leaders, Oct. 15-16.Gen. Robin Rand, AETC commander and Class of '79 Academy grad, led the visit, which included a meeting with Academy leaders and

  • Luke cuts ribbon on F-35 Academic Training Center

    Luke Air Force Base celebrated the opening of its F-35 Lightning II Academic Training Center Oct. 9.The new facility will provide state-of-the-art training for fighter pilots and continue Luke's mission to train the world's best fighter pilots.The audience of about 175 people included elected

  • First F-35A operational weapons load crew qualified

    Three Airmen with the 58th Aircraft Maintenance Unit became the first qualified operational weapons load crew for the F-35A Lightning II during a qualification load here, Oct. 10.Staff Sgt. Zachary Watts, the 58th AMU crew one load crew chief, leveraged his 10 years of experience loading munitions

  • Laughlin lieutenant saves life

    It was just another trip to Wal-Mart for 2nd Lt. Joshua Nelson when he popped in to grab some fish hooks for a family trip to the lake this past Spring. Little did he know that a quick shopping trip would turn into so much more.The West Virginia Air National Guardsman was walking to the Hunting and