An official website of the United States government
Here's how you know
A .mil website belongs to an official U.S. Department of Defense organization in the United States.
A lock (lock ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .mil website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

  • Airforce.com adviser conducts life-saving live chat

    Airforce.com's internet advisers, or "chatters", answer a variety of questions from the online public, but occasionally, they are asked to help save a life.Brad Shimp, an Air Force Recruiting Service chatter, acted quickly when he received a request this week from someone concerned about their

  • Sheppard recovers from winter storms

    The winter storms that blasted through Sheppard Air Force Base and North Texas in two consecutive weeks recently did more than hit near- or below-zero temperatures. It also hit Sheppard hard in the pocket book.According to figures consolidated by the 82nd Comptroller Squadron from organizations

  • First female CV-22 pilot completes training

    It started with pictures of aircraft in her grandfather's home. Then it was on to starting lessons to earn her private pilot's license as a high school senior. It kept up through her Air Force training. First Lt. Candice Killian, 58th Training Squadron student, has always wanted to fly. After nearly

  • Course teaches students mishap investigation techniques

    It took a little more than six months for an accident investigation board to determine what caused the Space Shuttle Columbia to disintegrate Feb. 1, 2003, upon re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere.The official report release Aug. 26, 2003, showed the board narrowed the immediate cause of the

  • EOD technician wins prestigious award

    A 56th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician was named as the recipient of the Maj. Gen. Eugene A. Lupia Civil Engineering Military Technician of the year award Jan. 17 for his outstanding work in the explosive disposal field. Senior Airman Edward Garwick received the award

  • Leaders to converge on Sheppard for AETC spring meeting

    Sheppard Air Force Base is set to welcome the annual Air Education and Training Command Spring Commander's Conference Feb. 28-March 3. The week-long event is designed to give senior leaders across the command the opportunity to get together to discuss critical issues. This will be the first

  • 58th AS supports South American humanitarian missions

    More than a year after a major earthquake devastated Haiti, members of the 58th Airlift Squadron from Altus Air Force Base, Okla., delivered 10 pallets of food and building material to Port-au-Prince, Haiti and seven pallets of food to Managua, Nicaragua in support of humanitarian aid operations

  • AETC commander speaks on command's top achievements, biggest challenges

    The commander of Air Education and Training Command highlighted the Air Force's successes in recruiting, training and educating Airmen while acknowledging the many challenges ahead during a presentation at the 27th Annual Air Force Association's Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 18.Gen.

  • Medical Group best in Air Force

    "And the winner is the 56th Medical Group clinic, Luke Air Force Base, Ariz."Those words were heard by Col. Mark Holland, 56th MDG commander and Chief Master Sgt. Monica Hill, 56th MDG superintendant in front of nearly 400 people at a Military Healthcare Symposium in Washington held Jan. 24 to