Sept. 24, 2013 Sheppard officer beats cancer, selected to pilot Raptors For one new Air Force pilot, "living the dream" is much more than a cheap throwaway line. To 1st Lt. Rob Hansen of the 80th Flying Training Wing, "living" means surviving stage 2 Hodgkin's lymphoma. "The dream" means graduating at the top of his undergraduate pilot training class and earning a slot
Sept. 24, 2013 AGE generates power Members of the 908th Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment team keep aircraft generators running by performing routine maintenance checks. Watch the video below to see how it's done, and how the generators support aircraft:
Sept. 24, 2013 Culture, language and negotiation experts participate at Army conference Five culture, language and negotiation experts from the Air Force were special guests of the U.S. Army last week, offering expertise to the premier gathering of armor and infantry soldiers for the 2013 Maneuver Warfighter Conference at Fort Benning, Ga. Faculty from the Air Force Culture and
Sept. 23, 2013 JBSA-Randolph POW/MIA event honors America's heroes An event honoring all prisoners of war and missing-in-action members took place Sept. 18 in front of the Missing Man Monument at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. In conjunction with National POW/MIA Recognition Day, which happens the third Friday of every September, service members participated in
Sept. 23, 2013 New Air Force app addresses ‘problem solving’ Airmen can now download an Air Force mobile application designed to help them better get at the root of workplace problems.Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century, or AFSO21, is the Air Force's 8-Step Problem Solving method and the application puts AFSO21 resources right at their
Sept. 23, 2013 JBSA-Randolph hosts adaptive sports camp for wounded warriors Eighty-five Air Force wounded warriors from around the nation participated in a week-long adaptive sports camp Sept. 16-20 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. The camp, offered by the Air Force Wounded Warrior Program, featured a variety of physical activities: air rifle, air pistol and archery;
Sept. 23, 2013 Luke EM: Keeping Thunderbolts at ready September is National Preparedness Month. Sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Preparedness Month encourages Americans to prepare, plan for and stay informed about emergencies. Airmen with the 56th Civil Engineer Squadron Readiness and Emergency Management Flight are
Sept. 23, 2013 Luke AGE gets lean, increases production The 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Aerospace Ground Equipment flight held a Lean event recently in an effort to operate more efficiently, saving the Air Force money and man hours. The event is designed to look at current processes to see if there are ways to do things smarter.A team of AGE
Sept. 20, 2013 Military medicine plays key role in national disaster exercise Tornadoes ripped across Oklahoma earlier this week, sending nearly 400 patients with a number of trauma injuries to San Antonio for medical care.Fortunately, these injuries were simulated, and the patients were volunteers participating in the San Antonio Mass Casualty Exercise Event, coordinated by
Sept. 20, 2013 Air Force Announces OTS Selection Board 13OT03 Results A total of 211 men and women from across America have earned an opportunity to become Air Force leaders following their selection for an officer's commission, officials here announced today. Air Force Recruiting Service officials considered 542 applications as part of the Officer Training School