CSAF visits Air Force Personnel Center

Attitude key to overcoming adversity

Imagine you're a 36-year-old technical sergeant at the top of your game in aircraft maintenance. The year is 2000, and you're at Kadena Air Base, Japan, taking care of business on F-15s. A competitive professional with high standards, you get things done. Whenever the need arises, you voluntarily

Luke warriors compete in memory of 'Hot Shots'

While this was its fourth consecutive year, the competition took on additional meaning this time around. The final stage of the contest was filled with challenges dedicated to the memory of the 19 firefighters who lost their lives battling the Yarnell wildfire July 1 in Central Arizona.Twenty-six

CSAF presents Airman's Medal to JBSA-Randolph SFS Airman

During a three-day visit to Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III honored the heroic actions of a 902nd Security Forces Squadron Airman by presenting him the Airman's Medal Sept. 12 at the Fleenor Auditorium. The ceremony took place during an All Call with

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