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  • Airman gives civilian second chance at life

    It was just another night out dancing July 3 for Staff Sgt. David Patton, 56th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron support section floor chief and his girlfriend, Ann Strasser, until the unthinkable happened.Patton and Strasser frequent the Brookside 2 Bar and Grill to see their favorite country band and

  • The longhorns are back on Altus AFB

    The 16th Annual Altus Air Force Base Cattle Drive took place Aug. 21, 2014, to kick off the Great Plains Stampede Rodeo. Airmen from the 97th Air Mobility Wing and surrounding community members rode on horses to guide more than 20 longhorn cattle around the base while families, students and other

  • First pipeline class of F-35 crew chiefs graduates at Eglin

    Nine Airmen became the first Air Force recruits to graduate initial skills technical training as F-35 Lightning II crew chiefs after completing Mission-Ready Airmen training here Aug. 7."The opportunity to be the first of something so important means a lot. I know many people are looking at us to be

  • HQ AETC reduces manning by 20 percent

    Supervisors at Headquarters Air Education and Training Command here have started informing personnel of positions cuts in accordance with a mandatory Department of Defense 20-percent staff reduction across all management headquarters. At Headquarters AETC, the reduction equates to a savings of $42.3

  • AETC leaders visit Altus AFB

    Leaders from Air Education and Training Command visited Altus Air Force Base Aug. 6 - 8, 2014.AETC Commander Gen. Robin Rand and his wife Kim, along with U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Gerardo Tapia, AETC command chief, met with Airmen and families of the 97th Air Mobility Wing and also attended a

  • Altus AFB breaks ground for KC-46A construction

    Officials broke ground on a new construction project on Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma., Aug. 7, 2014.The ceremony marked the beginning of a months-long effort to prepare for the arrival of the newest refueling aircraft in the Air Force fleet, the KC-46A Pegasus.Air Education and Training Command

  • Lackland medical Airmen tackle response force training

    Airmen from the 59th Medical Wing's Defense CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear) Response Force trained July 21-23 to prepare for a national crisis.Comprised of 153 Airmen, the wing's DCRF is tasked to provide medical care, and work with military and civilian emergency response