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  • JBSA-Randolph's 560th FTS hosts Freedom Flyer reunion

    In the years following the Vietnam War, members of the 560th Flying Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph have hosted the pilot requalification program or the final flight for the members of the 4th Allied Prisoner of War Wing returning to the U.S."Their first flight with the 560th

  • Service members required to get Hep B immunization

    The Department of Defense recently updated its immunization guidelines, requiring all service members to receive the hepatitis B virus immunizations. Hepatitis B is a potentially fatal liver disease spread by contaminated blood or body fluids.Since 2002, the Air Force has administered the

  • AETC command chief shares advice, motivation with Columbus Airmen

    Command Chief Master Sgt. Gerardo Tapia, Air Education and Training Command, visited Columbus Air Force Base, Miss., March 26 and 27 alongside Gen. Robin Rand, AETC commander, on his tour of AETC bases.During his visit, Tapia met with numerous Airmen from a multitude of career fields and ranks to

  • Course takes Air War College students around world

    Approximately 240 Air War College students and faculty gained insight into issues facing about 13 different regions of the world and ways to develop solutions to common challenges during a field study, March 1-14.As part of the AWC Regional and Cultural Studies curriculum, AWC students and faculty

  • Air Force's secure healthcare messaging, MiCare, now fully implemented

    The Air Force has recently completed implementation of its secure healthcare-messaging system, MiCare, to all 76 of its medical treatment facilities worldwide.As of March 1, more than 360,000 Air Force healthcare beneficiaries and 2,300 providers have signed up for this service, which allows the

  • Maintainer saves friend's life

    An aircraft maintainer with Laughlin's 47th Maintenance Directorate, through quick action, saved the life of fellow maintainer March 12.A normal morning turned into a life-saving experience when Abe Herrera prevented Joe Hernandez, both 47th MX aircraft maintainers, from suffocating by performing

  • Airmen must revalidate dependents

    By Dec. 31, every Airman will be required to provide their servicing finance office with documentation for all dependents as part of Air Force audit readiness efforts.This one-time, Air Force-wide recertification process will allow the Air Force to validate Airmen's basic allowance for housing

  • Marine awarded Purple Heart

    The Purple Heart is one of the most recognized awards given to military members injured in the line of duty. A marine recently received the award at the Marine Corps detachment on Luke Air Force Base for injuries sustained while fighting in Afghanistan. He vividly recalls the events that led up to

  • 2013 International Student Support Award

    Air Education and Training Command officials presented Dee Ann Martin, Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Country Sponsor Program chairwoman and realtor broker for Wichita Falls, Texas, the Second Annual AETC International Student Support Award at the 80th Flying Training Wing 2013 Annual Awards