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  • Air Force reveals newest recruiting campaign

    The U.S. Air Force is bringing back its "Aim High" advertising slogan after a 15-year hiatus with the launch of the "I am an American Airman" recruiting campaign today. The integrated campaign, created by the Air Force's advertising agency, GSD&M, includes three commercial spots as well as new video

  • CSAF inspires Columbus AFB

    It's not every day the highest ranking uniformed officer in the Air Force visits your base. Columbus Air Force Base had the privilege of hosting Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Sept. 5 and 6. Welsh, who is in charge of the more than 690,000 men and women who compose the

  • Luke holds first commander's call

    Brig. Gen Scott Pleus, 56th Fighter Wing commander, held his first commander's call Monday at the Luke Air Force Base theater.The day was divided by Airmen, NCOs, senior NCOs, civilians and officers. It began at 7 a.m. with the Airman tier being the first to hear the commander speak about where he

  • ASU ROTC cadet is top in nation

    The Air Force Association named Cadet Dylan J. Meador of Angelo State University's Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps Detachment 847 the Outstanding ROTC Cadet of the Year for 2014.The AFA annually chooses one cadet from 13,400 nationally, based on academic achievement, physical excellence

  • AFMOA welcomes new commander

    Col. Lee E. Payne assumed command of the Air Force Medical Operations Agency from Brig. Gen. Sean L. Murphy during a ceremony at nearby Port San Antonio Aug. 29.Lt. Gen. Thomas W. Travis, Air Force Surgeon General, presided over the ceremony.Payne takes charge of the agency responsible for executing

  • Tops in Blue charms Wichita Falls

    A cascade a bright lights and colors streaked across the stage as lively entertainers from the Air Force's Tops in Blue performed at the Memorial Auditorium in Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 28, 2014. Tops in Blue is an all volunteer unit made up of vocalists, musicians, dancers and technicians."Loving

  • Team Keesler, local community honor forgotten hero

    A "Forgotten Hero" ceremony was held for Pierre David Junod, a navigator in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War, Aug. 18, at the Biloxi National Cemetery.Although Junod, a 66-year-old Buffalo, New York, native, had no immediate family, more than a hundred military and civilian members of the

  • Luke AFB celebrates 100th F-35 flight

    Luke Air Force Base launched its 100th F-35A sortie at approximately noon on Tuesday."Flying the 100th F-35A sortie at Luke is a tremendous accomplishment," said Maj. William Andreotta, 61st Fighter Squadron chief of standardization and evaluations. "It is also a tribute to all the hard work and