President lands at LRAFB to view Arkansas tornado damage

President Barack Obama landed at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., Wednesday to tour the local communities damaged by the April 27 tornado.In his first visit to the state as president, Obama met with victims, local officials and emergency personnel. "When something happens like this to a community,

Columbus Security Forces runs to support Law Enforcement Week

Members of the 14th Security Forces Squadron participated in a "Torch Run" May 6 for Law Enforcement Week to benefit Mississippi Special Olympics. "The Torch symbolizes the support law enforcement has for the Special Olympics," said Maj. Brenton Pickrell, 14th Security Forces Squadron commander.

Lightning II's over the Desert: Luke's F-35 flys its first training mission

Chaplain Recruiters invite priests to 'Come Be With Us'

Roman Catholic priests who are interested in becoming Air Force chaplains can learn more about this career opportunity through the "Come Be With Us" tour sponsored by Air Force Recruiting Service.The tour is the first step in the recruiting process which provides an opportunity for priests and

Fitness fun at Maxwell's color run

Australian air force makes home at Luke

The buildup of F-35 operations at Luke Air Force Base has begun, and the Royal Australian air force will soon be Luke's first international partner to train here on the F-35A Lightning II.The 61st Fighter Squadron and 61st Aircraft Maintenance Unit will house the RAAF personnel. The goal is to build

Vance Commissary named best small commissary

The Commissary here earned first place in the Richard M. Paget Award in the Defense Commissary Agency's Best Commissary of the Year competition for fiscal year 2013. "Your excellence in the areas of accountability, customer satisfaction, unit cost, sales and accident rates has set you high above the

Snapshot of Laughlin: Feeling the pressure?

It's no secret that Laughlin graduates the world's best pilots. However, before we can deploy mission-ready Airmen, they must learn to combat a more subtle, but no less dangerous threat: hypoxia.With the help of the skilled Airmen of the 47th Medical Operations Squadron Aerospace Physiology Unit,

AETC Civil Engineers: energy savings ongoing despite budget cuts

Due to the current harsh fiscal climate and lack of appropriated funds, Air Education and Training Command Civil Engineers are faced with the daunting challenge to keep pace with federal mandates to reduce energy consumption by three percent annually.AETC Energy Program's funding has seen a decline

AETC changes approach to SAPR training

The Air Education and Training Command will change the approach for this year's annual Sexual Assault Prevention and Response training. Air Force officials announced the 2014 SAPR training will be broken into two topically-driven modules. The first module will be conducted in the spring and focuses