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  • BMT commander retires, reflects on experience

    Friday's Air Force Basic Military Training graduation and parade will no doubt be special for the BMT senior leader.It will be the last BMT graduation and parade for Col. Deborah Liddick as the 737th Training Group commander before Col. Michele C. Edmondson assumes command of the group during a

  • Key spouse program key to family readiness

    Air Force spouses are key to maintaining stability on the home front as Airmen maintain focus on the war front, according to the wife of the Air Force's top officer.The key spouse program is an official unit/family program overseen by commanders designed to enhance readiness and establish a sense of

  • Reflecting on D-Day: world-class training led to air supremacy

    Many know June 6, 1944, as D-Day, the day when more than 150,000 Allied Forces stormed the Nazi-occupied beaches of Normandy, France, selflessly risking their lives to establish a strategic beachhead. Though the victory came at a high price, few friendly casualties were lost to enemy aircraft that

  • Japan Air Self-Defense Force general visits AETC

    The head of Japan Air Self-Defense Force Air Training Command visited Air Education and Training Command, Monday, May 12. Lt. Gen. Masayuki Hironaka, commander of Air Training Command, was given an overview of AETC's mission and international training programs. Hironaka and Gen. Robin Rand,

  • Final F-35A delivered to Eglin

    The 58th Fighter Squadron became the Air Force's first complete F-35A Lightning II squadron after they welcomed their 26th and final F-35A May 28 at the 33rd Fighter Wing, here.Maj. Scott Charlton, 58th FS pilot, ferried the aircraft, AF-45, from Lockheed Martin's F-35 production center in Fort

  • Recruiting NCO to receive Bronze Star Medal

    "People first." It's more than just a phrase for Master Sgt. Michael Staggs. It was the philosophy that saw him through a year-long deployment to Afghanistan.Staggs filled several roles, primarily as the senior enlisted advisor for the Defense Contract Management Agency, a joint-service unit that

  • WWII veteran shares story

    Everyone has a story. It could be a simple story or complex. Some may experience a moment that can change their lives forever. For retired Chief Master Sgt. Harold Bergbower, 26th Cavalry Regiment air mechanic, his time in the Air Force proved to be life changing, and he shared it May 15 at Club

  • AETC director recognized for efforts in international training

    The Director of International Training and Education for the Air Education and Training Command was recently recognized for exceptional leadership and his commitment to promoting career development within his team. George Gagnon was awarded the 2014 Roger W. Jones Award for Executive Leadership for