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  • Sheppard's 82nd TRW changes command

    The Air Force's largest technical training base welcomed a new commander for the 82nd Training Wing Sept 12. Brig. Gen. Scott Kindsvater took command of the 82nd TRW from outgoing commander, Brig. Gen. Michael Fantini.Maj. Gen. Leonard Patrick, 2nd Air Force commander, presided over the ceremony,

  • Article Six team inspects Columbus AFB

    Maj. Gen. Steven Lepper, Deputy Judge Advocate General, Chief Master Sgt. Steven Wallace, Senior Paralegal Manager to The Judge Advocate General, and the Article Six team came to Columbus Air Force Base Sept. 9-10 to conduct part two of the Legal Office's Consolidated Unit Inspection.The JAG Corps

  • 9/11 didn't deter recruiter from joining Air Force

    While many people may have reconsidered joining the military following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, at least one Air Force applicant never wavered."Not shipping to Basic Military Training never crossed my mind," said Tech. Sgt. Ashli Betts, now a health professions recruiter assigned to the 342nd

  • Columbus runway opens on-time and under-budget

    Columbus Air Force Base's center runway opened today, Sept. 6, after a ribbon-cutting ceremony which concluded the six-month modernization and reconstruction efforts to replace the nearly 60-year old surface. The repairs, which began in March of this year, improve and support the pilot training

  • U.S. Air Force Honor Guard visits Sheppard

    The tip of a bayonet slices through fluorescent lights, and the rifle it sits upon somersaults through the air, landing into a white-gloved hand.The U.S. Air Force Honor Guard performed here Sept. 5, in front of a captivated crowd of Airmen who recently graduated from basic training. The U.S. Air

  • $14K problem, $20 solution

    12th Flying Training Wing T-38C pilots and maintainers will begin using multi-function display, or MFD, covers this month, saving the wing $182,000 a year in broken MFDs all for only $3,600 - just a little more than a quarter of the price for a repaired MFD.When the 12th Maintenance Directorate

  • Luke students combat train with Navy Super Hornets

    The 56th Fighter Wing recently hosted four F/A-18E Super Hornets from Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif. The aircraft were brought in to provide joint air combat training for students undergoing initial F-16 qualification training.Pilots from Navy Strike Fighter Squadron 14 planned, briefed and

  • Airman Portraits: Resilient family deals with multiple disasters

    Eight years ago, Hurricane Katrina devastated the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Disheveled and abandoned buildings, like skeletons from a time some would rather forget, line the coast. For others such as Julianne Bocek, they are a testament to her family's drive and resiliency when things appear to be at

  • AF tuition assistance application window delayed for FY14

    Airmen applying for tuition assistance in fiscal 2014 will see several changes in both eligibility for and administration of the program.Due to these changes, the application window for classes beginning on or after Oct. 1 will not open until Sept. 9 to allow for system updates.This program is

  • JBSA-Fort Sam Houston hosts Special Olympics Equestrian Camp

    An equestrian camp and competition for special-needs individuals ages 8 and older took place Aug. 12-16 at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Equestrian Center.Hosted by the JBSA Exceptional Family Member Program and Special Olympics Texas-San Antonio, the camp consisted of four days of