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  • Sheppard NCO is 2012 AETC Airman Instructor of Year

    The 2012 calendar year was a busy one for Staff Sgt. Jordan Loving between moving, learning a new job, going to Airman Leadership School and finishing up a college degree, but in the end it all paid off with his selection as Air Education and Training Command's Airman Instructor of the Year for

  • AFIT wins annual Cost Conscious Culture Award

    The Department of Systems Engineering and Management (ENV) Team of the Graduate School of Engineering and Management at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) won the Air University level C3 (Cost Conscious Culture) Team annual award by saving a total of $344,000 from January to December 2012

  • Laughlin Airman supports warfighters, submitted for seven Air Medals

    One Laughlin Airman who recently returned from deployment, has been submitted to receive seven Air Medals and two achievement medals for his service in the skies over Afghanistan.First Lt. Joseph Tomczak, 86th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, returned to his duties as a first assignment

  • Students experience deployment process during Operation FLAGS

    Students at Randolph Elementary School will soon have an opportunity to experience one of their active-duty parents' most important missions.Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Airman and Family Readiness Center staff members, with the help of other Randolph organizations, will introduce third-, fourth-

  • Archaeologists tour Luke's 5,000 year old site

    Thirty professional archaeologists and students toured the Luke Air Force Base Solar-Power-Array project area April 12 to learn about the find at the site and its rich history.Luke members teamed with the Arizona Public Service, a major electric company in the Phoenix area, to construct and operate

  • Hard work pays off for 2012 AETC Command Post NCO of the Year

    A Sheppard NCO got a big surprise during the 82nd Training Wing commander's call April 8 when he was brought on stage by Brig. Gen. Michael Fantini and notified of his selection as the 2012 Air Education and Training Command NCO of the Year in the command post career field.Staff Sgt. Greg Askew, an

  • Laughlin officer killed in vehicle accident

    An Air Force reserve instructor pilot and civilian employee was killed along with his wife and two daughters near San Antonio, Texas, April 13.Lt. Col. Kenneth Koontz, a civilian simulator instructor and member of the 96th Flying Training Squadron was killed in a traffic accident on U.S. Route

  • Two Laughlin controllers named "Best in Command"

    Two air traffic controllers from Laughlin's 47th Operations Support Squadron earned Best in Command accolades from Air Education and Training Command for 2012.Tech. Sgt. Donald Dalrymple, 47th OSS NCO in charge of air traffic control training, was named the best ATC trainer in AETC, and Staff Sgt.

  • Sheppard celebrates opening of RSAF Country Liaison Office

    The Royal Saudi Air Force Country Liaison Office celebrated its official opening during a ribbon cutting ceremony here April 8. Maj. Gen. Leonard Patrick, 2nd Air Force commander, presided over the ceremony during his visit to Sheppard. "Our mission is to train and inspire Airmen," said Brig. Gen.