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  • Squadron focuses on ‘whole-person concept’ to mold fighter pilots

    One of the 12th Flying Training Wing's squadrons occupies a unique position at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph.The 435th Fighter Training Squadron, with a heritage that dates back to the World War II-era 435th Fighter Squadron, is the only unit here that trains the Air Force's newest aviators to

  • US Rep. Will Hurd visits Laughlin

    The new congressman representing the Texas' 23rd Congressional District, made a visit to Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Saturday January 10, 2014, three days after being sworn in.U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, was elected in November to represent the 29-county district that encompasses from San Antonio to El

  • AF delivers Iraqi F-16s for training in US

    For more than 65 years the Air Force has embraced the concept of flexibility being the key to airpower. Now Airmen from the Arizona Air National Guard are sharing that capacity to find creative ways to overcome problems with one of the Air Force's newest allies – the Iraqi air force.

  • D-models return to flight after longeron repair

    Air Force officials removed 82 two-seat F-16D Fighting Falcons from flight earlier this summer after discovering cracks along the canopy sill longeron between the front and rear pilot seats. The longeron is a major structural component that carries significant loads during dynamic flight operations

  • Top cop visits Luke

    The Air Force's top security forces Airman visited Luke Air Force Base Dec. 9 to get a glimpse of the mission, as well as to meet and greet with 56th Security Forces Squadron Airmen.Brig. Gen. Allen Jamerson, Air Force Security Forces director and deputy logistics chief of staff, installations and

  • 19th AF Airman leads local library relocation

    How many Airmen does it take to move a library?In the case of the Universal City Public Library, it starts with one Airman who has a desire to improve her local community. In one week, Tech. Sgt. Michelle Murphy, 19th Air Force non-commissioned officer in charge, alongside volunteers from the Joint

  • AETC website undergoing extreme makeover

    Air Education and Training Command websites have begun migration to a new standard design.During the migration process, AETC pages may experience minor errors or page redirects if a user attempts to access certain links.The migration process for Headquarters AETC's website is expected to be

  • Laughlin Air Force Club member wins truck

    Laughlin's year-long pilot training program is the time when people have to make every second count.Second Lt. Gary Rogers, a newly graduated pilot, made his time count by filling out registration forms to win a 2015 Chevy Silverado every day as he waited in line to order lunch at Laughlin's Silver

  • Commentary – NCOs echo through eternity

    "What we do in life, echoes in eternity."Taken from the film "Gladiator," General Maximus Decimus Meridius used these words to prepare his troops for battle. While the context of his words can be taken with different meanings, one internet review suggests it refers to the afterlife. The internet