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June 5, 2024
Operation Titan Haymaker readies Laughlin Airmen for ACE, future deployments

The 47th Flying Training Wing conducted Operation Titan Haymaker, a large-scale exercise, May 23, 2024, to familiarize first-term enlisted Airmen and Company Grade Officers on what to expect in an austere deployed environment. The exercise employed Agile Combat Employment (ACE) elements into the
June 5, 2024
Keesler team hosts occupational competency seminar

Air Education and Training Command officials conducted an occupational competency seminar covering two career fields – command and control battle management operations, Air Force specialty code 1C5X1, and command and control operations, AFSC 1C3X1, here, March 18-21. Airmen and Guardians attend
June 5, 2024
AFCLC’s course for Ready Airman Training updated – same value, half the time

To streamline cultural competence education for the Total Force at an accelerated rate, the Air Force Culture and Language Center modified its Developing Cultural Competence (DCC) course from a projected completion time of 2.5 hours to 60 minutes while maintaining the course’s academic integrity.
June 5, 2024
Caduceus Spear: Airmen and Soldiers come together to train with the 97th MDG

Airmen from Altus AFB and Vance AFB, alongside Soldiers from Fort Sill, joined together during Caduceus Spear, blending their expertise in a field-like setting to bolster crisis response at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, May 23, 2024.
June 4, 2024
58 SOW historian hosts former German AF instructor pilot

On Thursday, May 23, 2024, Christopher McCune, 58th Special Operations Wing historian, hosted a visit from retired Maj. Karl Schaefer and his wife, Edda Schaefer, at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M.
June 4, 2024
How AFREP is reforming sustainability

Team XL is the first Air Education and Training Command (AETC) base to launch a civil service-driven Air Force Repair Enhancement Program (AFREP), an initiative that supports self-sustainability and efficiency within the 47th Flying Training Wing Maintenance Directorate (FTW MX).
June 4, 2024
Luke AFB Chaplain Corps hosts B2SB 2024

Airmen and families gather during a Back-to-School Bash event June 1, 2024, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. At this annual event, students of the ages 5-13 received free backpacks, school supplies, clothes, shoes and more. The Luke AFB Chaplain Corps provides support by offering base-wide events,
June 4, 2024
From cockpit to canvas: Lt. Col. Bailey's legacy at Mobility’s Hometown

On April 15, 2024, Retired U.S. Air Force, Lt. Col. Herbet “Bert” Bailey, visited the C-141 Starlifter aircraft memorial at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma for the first time to view his artwork displayed on the memorial.
June 4, 2024
Schoolhouse Rock: Sheppard Air Force Base

he schoolhouses at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, are helping equip the next generation of civil engineers with the knowledge and skills to prepare for the future fight.
June 4, 2024
42nd Air Base Wing Crusaders

The term "Crusader" holds deep historical significance within the 42nd Air Base Wing. During their deployment on the Free French Island of New Caledonia in 1943, the Airmen of the 42nd Bomb Group were bestowed with the nickname "Crusaders" by their French allies. Embracing this title, the unit