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  • Lieutenant follows aviation passion to Silver Wings

    Second Lt. Jon Koritz joined 23 of his Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training classmates Aug. 16 to become the newest pilots in the United States Air Force during a formal ceremony in Kaye Auditorium here. Koritz, who shares a passion for aviation with many of his family members, is humbled to be

  • Love for Lamia: Retired general devotes life to help Afghans

    It was part of the international relationship building he spoke about to the graduating pilots from Euro NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program, Aug. 9. 2013, at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, that has propelled Lt. Gen. (Ret.) John Bradley into a post-military career passion. During his service as

  • Airman loses eye, continues to serve

    Imagine returning home from a deployment without any incidents, but then competing in a sports game and losing an essential body part.Staff Sgt. Delbert Coburn, 56th Civil Engineer Squadron electrical systems journeyman, lost his left eye while playing in a softball game in Goodyear four days after

  • Recruiter STEPs up to technical sergeant

    A non-commissioned officer assigned to the 345th Recruiting Squadron was promoted through the Stripes for Exceptional Performers program at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., July 31.Staff Sgt. Sharron Craft was promoted to technical sergeant during a surprise presentation by Lt. Col. Sharon Presley, 345th

  • WEAR versus RAP: Similar but different

    Should you WEAR it or RAP it? Well, that all depends.The We Are All Recruiters (WEAR) and the Recruiter Assistance Program (RAP) are two similar but different programs available to Airmen. Both programs are managed by Air Force Recruiting Service.WEARWEAR is a permissive TDY program open to active

  • New ASVAB pretest available for applicants

    Applicants who hope to join the Air Force can now take the Armed Services Aptitude Battery pretest from any computer with internet access thanks to a new program.The Pre-screening Internet delivered Computer Adaptive Test (PiCAT) is an unproctored version of the full ASVAB that currently provides

  • Reserve pilots ensure Columbus AFB mission success

    Air Force reservists are an integral part of the Columbus Air Force Base mission of Producing Pilots, Advancing Airmen, and Feeding the Fight. They help ensure that annually over 400 students trained at Columbus AFB while more than 55,000 sorties are flown. One squadron that contributes to these

  • Eglin AFB F-35 fleet exceeds 2K sorties, training presses on

    Airmen and Marines assigned to the F-35 Integrated Training Center at the 33rd Fighter Wing here have consistently flown successful training sorties and generated their 2,000th sortie Aug. 13 with an instructor pilot of the Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron-501 (VMFAT-501), at the

  • Recruiter's efforts after tornado has lasting impact

    As the massive 1.3-mile-wide tornado approached Moore, Okla., May 20, Staff Sgt. Tim Smith took shelter along with his family, neighbors and dogs."I arrived home 10 minutes before the tornado hit my neighborhood," said Smith, an Enlisted Accessions recruiter in Norman, Okla. "My wife, my son and I

  • Laughlin's frequent flyer

    Part of Laughlin's mission is to graduate the world's best pilots, but it is also home to some of the greatest pilots. One of Laughlin's own recently completed flying 3,000 hours in the T-38 Talon jet trainer here at Laughlin July 31.Lt. Col. Timothy Webster, 96th Flying Training Squadron instructor