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  • 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

  • Eglin wing surpasses 5,000 combined F-35 sorties

    The 33rd Fighter Wing etched another mark on the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter program May 28 by logging its 5,000th combined sortie in the F-35. The F-35 Integrated Training Center at the wing flies a third of all F-35 sorties in the Department of Defense program. More than 15,000 sorties

  • Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: Anniversary event draws crowd to honor heroes

    It was April 18, 1942, and the United States was embroiled in World War II following the unsuspected attack on Pearl Harbor and the Imperial Japanese forces had rapidly extended their reach across the Pacific. When called upon, 80 men volunteered for a "top secret" mission blindly - a mission that

  • Fiesta 2014 All Veterans Memorial Service

    Air Force Gen. Robin Rand, commander of Air Education Training and Command, speaks at the Fiesta 2014 All Veterans Memorial Service in Veterans Square, San Antonio. Since its origin in 1891, Fiesta has honored the heroes of the Alamo and the Battle of San Jacinto. The Alamo Chapter 366 Vietnam

  • AETC commander visits 959th MDG

    Gen. Robin Rand, commander of Air Education and Training Command, speaks to 959th Medical Group noncommissioned officers during a commander's call at the San Antonio Military Medical Center Auditorium, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Mar. 24, 2014. Rand spoke about the importance of

  • AETC commander visits Laughlin, speaks on key issues

    Air Education and Training Command's senior leaders visited Laughlin for a tour of the base's day-to-day operations Jan. 8 and 9.Gen. Robin Rand, AETC commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Gerardo Tapia, AETC command chief, met with leadership, toured the base, and spoke with Team XL during a two-day