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  • 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year nominations due April 2

    Nominations for the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year 2015 are due to the Air Force Personnel Center April 2.There are three award categories: Airman, NCO and Senior NCO. Major commands and the Air Force District of Washington may each nominate one candidate per category.Nominations must include

  • Laughlin airman saves life in auto accident

    What started off as a trip to the San Antonio International Airport to pick up his girlfriend, turned into a moment of heroism for Senior Airman Richard Ryan, 47th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter.It was Oct. 1 at about 11 a.m., on a hot and sunny Texas day, when Ryan was driving towards San

  • Air Force pilot develops plan to reduce jet fuel consumption

    The Air Force spends more than $9 billion annually on energy. Eighty-six percent of that amount is spent on aviation.In support of the Air Force Energy Strategic Plan to foster an energy aware culture and reduce aviation fuel consumption, an instructor pilot from the 5th Flying Training Squadron has

  • Band of the West to give tribute to veterans at Majestic Theater

    The Air Force Band of the West Concert Band is scheduled to perform a Veteran's Day concert at 7 p.m. Nov. 11 at the Majestic Theater in San Antonio.This concert will feature the music by John Philip Sousa, John Williams, Leroy Anderson, Gustav Holst, Carmen Dragon, William Owens, and Glenn

  • Key Spouse program supports military families

    Keeping deployed members' spouses involved and in the loop can be difficult for commanders and first sergeants to keep up. The key spouse program exists to make sure families are taken care of."The key spouse program mission is based on readiness, retention and resiliency," said Carmine Muscarella,

  • VFA-101 "Grim Reapers" introduce F-35C to NAS Oceana

    The "Grim Reapers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101 returned to the Naval Air Station Oceana flight line, October 28, bringing with them the future of Naval Aviation.The F-35C Lightning II completed its' first landing at Oceana, providing Sailors a chance to learn more about the platform."The

  • Defense officials establish Ebola medical support team

    When Air Force Capt. Stacey Morgan's commander sent her a text message saying that she needed to immediately call him, her first thought was, "Uh-oh. What did I do?"But after a minute or two of talking to her commander, her apprehension was quickly replaced by anxious excitement, as he asked her to

  • Goodfellow first in AETC to reach CFC goal

    Goodfellow is the first base in Air Education and Training Command to reach its Combined Federal Campaign goal with more than $125,000 raised for multiple charities.The goal set was approximately an eight-percent increase from the amount raised last year."This amazing result shows Goodfellow