AETC best in Air Force for ground safety in 2012

Air Education and Training Command Safety was awarded the Colonel Will L. Tubbs Memorial Award for ground safety for fiscal year 2012. The award recognizes the most effective major command, direct reporting unit or forward operating agency ground safety program. "We're very excited about this award

EOD Airman receives Purple Heart

For Tech. Sgt. Michael Pasley, 56th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal team leader, Jan. 31 was a special and memorable day. During a promotion ceremony, he was presented the Purple Heart by Col. Robert Webb, 56th Fighter Wing vice commander, for action in Afghanistan Jan. 16,

EMS wins AF-level award

There are many levels of recognition for Airmen from unit level awards all the way up to Air Force level, and nothing is better than knowing your unit is at the top of the heap. That is how the 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron felt Jan. 25 when it was announced they had won the Air Force

Goodfellow MTL uses SABC to save lives

To some, Self-Aid and Buddy Care is just another training course but to others, it has meant life or death during their career. One Airman proves just how important this course was in last year's Hunt for Heroes parade tragic accident. Master Sgt. Christopher Doggett has served in the U.S. Air Force

Vance air traffic controller selected for direct appointment to academy

Approximately 2 percent of enlisted Airmen who apply to the U.S. Air Force Academy are selected each year for direct appointment, and one of the air traffic controllers here is among them.Airman 1st Class Sage Keltee, with the 71st Operations Support Squadron, will be leaving for the academy in

Medical team achieves cutting-edge patient transfer

Marking a first for military medical care in the United States, an Army and Air Force team successfully transported a critically ill woman on a form of heart-lung bypass from San Antonio Military Medical Center to New York City last month.This mission marked the military's first stateside transport

Streamlining, modernizing tech training takes expert team

Top leaders from the Air Force civil engineering community gathered here Jan. 28 - Feb. 1 to conduct an exhaustive review of the electrical career field's technical training curriculum.To accomplish the daunting task of covering 796 line items alone in the electrical Career Field Education and

IAAFA hosts first female Dominican Republic combat pilot

Taking a break from catching drug dealers, Capt. Maria Tejada-Quintana came to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland to attend the Inter-American Squadron Officer School at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy, graduating Dec. 12 with 278 fellow IAAFA students.Tejada-Quintana, a petite brunette, claims

Hanging out at the survival school

12th FTW goes the distance to honor Airmen, saves $30K

Like most wings the 12th Flying Training Wing honors their annual award winners every January in a ceremony that highlights their achievements from the last year.However, when time came to plan this year's ceremony the wing had a new challenge to face: how to get everyone there.Unlike many wings,