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  • AETC command chief to Airmen: “You matter”

    The command chief for Air Education and Training Command is using his conventional wisdom to lead today's Airmen by being out front and connecting.AETC Command Chief Master Sgt. Gerardo Tapia Jr., formerly the command chief with the 12th Air Force at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., has been on

  • AIR FORCE ANNOUNCES OTS SELECTION BOARD 13OT02 RESULTS

    A total of 247 men and women from across America have earned an opportunity to become Air Force leaders following their selection for an officer's commission, officials here announced today. Air Force Recruiting Service officials considered 417 applications as part of the Officer Training School

  • Innovative teaching idea saves Air Force $1.1 million

    An idea by the 982nd Training Group to make formal military instructor training available at field training detachments has saved the Air Force more than $1.1 million in temporary duty expenditures so far in fiscal year 2013.The FTD version of the Principles of Instruction course, or POI, was

  • Bronze Star recipient: No matter the job, it is important

    Bronze Star, Army Combat Action Badge, contracting officer; three things the average service member probably hasn't seen in the same sentence, but those three things are true about a particular member of Air Education and Training Command.A conference room filled with family, friends and co-workers

  • New AETC command chief makes first base visit

    On his first base visit as Air Education and Training Command's newest enlisted leader, Chief Master Sgt. Gerardo Tapia spent his time visiting with Luke Airmen and talking about leadership. One area Tapia said he's ready to lead the way with is Comprehensive Airman Fitness. While he's only been in

  • AETC garners 4 awards at AFA Gala

    The Central Florida Chapter of the Air Force Association recognized Air Education and Training Command with four awards at the chapter's Air Force Gala banquet in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 21.Air University, AETC Technical Training Division, AETC Medical Training and Community College of the Air Force

  • CMSAF challenges graduates, recognizes AFSNCOA anniversary

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Cody challenged graduates of the Air Force Senior NCO Academy to make a difference in the lives of their Airmen during his visit here Feb. 25-26.In his first visit to the base since assuming his position, the 17th CMSAF was the guest speaker at the academy

  • Vietnam War vet receives Bronze Star at JBSA-Randolph

    An Air Force retiree received a Bronze Star Medal with valor and a Purple Heart at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph's Taj Mahal Feb. 15, nearly 48 years after rescuing officers and protecting military resources during a deployment to Vietnam in 1965. Placido Salazar, who joined the Air Force in 1956,