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  • Sheppard wins MAJCOM, AF level awards

    Two Airmen at Sheppard were congratulated here on their accomplishments at both the Air Force and major command level. Frank Carter, 82nd Training Wing Public Affairs photographer, earned the Civilian Photographer of the Year award at the Air Force level and Stephen Paxton, a 363rd Training Squadron

  • Astronauts train at Maxwell

    To prepare for the rigors and dangers of space travel, astronauts attend different training scenarios at facilities all over the world. Some are highly specialized, immersive environments such as underwater tanks containing full mock ups of the international space station to practice functioning in

  • Dynamic duos: Sheppard, Eglin team up for F-35 hurricane evacuation exercise

    Hurricanes. It's no secret tropical storms can cause devastating damage across the landscape and lives of those it touches, which is why Sheppard and Eglin teamed up for a hurricane evacuation exercise March 11-12. The F-35 Lightning II, the military's newest fifth generation multirole fighter jet

  • JBSA-Randolph's 560th FTS hosts 41st Annual Freedom Flyer Reunion

    The 560th Flying Training Squadron will host the 41st Freedom Flyer Reunion, an annual gathering of Vietnam War prisoner of war pilots, 9 a. m. to 5:30 p.m. March 28 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. Since 1973, the 560th FTS has hosted the event, honoring the sacrifices of the POWs and their

  • Enid, Okla., named AETC's 2014 Altus Trophy winner

    The city of Enid, Okla., is the 2014 winner of the Altus Trophy, an honor that goes to the community showing the best support to an Air Education & Training Command base.Gen. Robin Rand, AETC commander, made the announcement while meeting with civic leaders from throughout the command here March 12.

  • Airman recognized for work in aviation

    High across the heartland of the U.S., perfect white contrails crisscross a cloudless blue sky as more than 7,000 commercial airliners ferry passengers to and from coast to coast and all points in between.From gate to gate, passengers embark on their journeys with many working behind the scenes to

  • First F-35 Lightning II arrives at Luke AFB

    Escorted by two F-16s, Luke AFB's first F-35 Lightning II arrived a little after 11 a.m. this morning from the Lockheed Martin factory in Fort Worth, Tex. "This is a day that has been a long time coming. It's the result of many years of hard work by countless people in the military and in the

  • Air Force Legend Speaks at 59th MDW Annual Awards Banquet

    Retired Chief Master Sgt. Robert D. Gaylor, the fifth Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, was the featured speaker for the 59th Medical Wing's annual awards banquet at the Gateway Club, Feb. 28, 2014.Born in 1930 in Bellevue, Iowa, Gaylor entered the Air Force in 1948, just one year after the

  • Open house to reunite Tuskegee Airmen, P-51

    The U.S. military was racially segregated during World War II. Reflecting American society and law at the time, most black Soldiers and Sailors were restricted to labor battalions and other support positions. An experiment in the U.S. Army Air Forces, however, showed that given equal opportunity and

  • Pilot training exhausting, challenging, rewarding

    The 308th Fighter Squadron has more than 45 pilots who are dedicated to the training and certification of F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots. But the FS only gets the new pilots after they have already been through officer training and initial flight training."We're responsible for taking the new