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  • AETC bids farewell to senior enlisted leader

    The Air Education and Training Command will bid farewell to its senior enlisted leader as he transitions to the highest enlisted level of Air Force leadership Feb. 1. Chief Master Sgt. James Cody will take the reigns as the 17th chief master sergeant of the Air Force to provide direction for the

  • Altus AFB delivers aid to Haitian children

    Altus Airmen aboard a C-17 Globemaster III from the 97th Air Mobility Wing delivered the largest single-day humanitarian aid delivery since 1998 to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Dec. 28,2012.Members from the 58th Airlift Squadron, 97th Security Forces Squadron, 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron and 97th

  • All I want for Christmas ... Daddy!

    Christmas has always been a time for family and friends to gather, exchange gifts and spend time with one another. Sometimes, not every member of the family can be home, and when a family member is deployed it can change how a family spends the holiday season. For the Madera family, it was looking

  • AETC commander selects new command chief

    The commander of Air Education and Training Command announced the selection of the command's next senior enlisted leader.Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr. tapped Chief Master Sgt. Gerardo Tapia Jr., currently the 12th Air Force command chief at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., as the AETC command chief

  • Air Force Cross recipients honored at Pope Field

    Four bronze busts in the likeness of Air Force Cross recipients were unveiled during a ceremony here honoring the Airmen at the Combat Control School Dec. 6. The busts honor Capt. Barry Crawford, Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, Staff Sgts. Robert Gutierrez and Zach Rhyner. Crawford and Gutierrez were in

  • Del Rio, Texas wins Altus Trophy

    Official word was given Dec. 18 that the city of Del Rio brought home the coveted Altus Trophy thanks to its stellar support of Laughlin, home of the Air Force's busiest airfield.The city of Del Rio won the 2013 Air Education and Training Command Community Support Award, known as the Altus Trophy,

  • Air Force NCO training takes on international flavor

    The NCO course at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland helps to fulfill a key U.S. Air Force priority of partnering with joint and coalition teams to win today's fight.The Inter-American Noncommissioned Officer Academy course integrates U.S. Air Force NCOs into

  • AETC declares Eglin ready for F-35 training

    Following an independent evaluation of Eglin's capability to conduct F-35A Lightning II pilot training, Air Education and Training Command announced today the 33rd Fighter Wing can do so, starting in January. "The preliminary results provided by the Joint Operational Test Team show the F-35A

  • JBSA plans memorial service for double ace

    Joint Base San Antonio will honor the legacy of one of the Air Force's most celebrated pilots and a former 12th Tactical Fighter Wing commander at a funeral service planned for 11:30 a.m. Monday in the JBSA-Randolph theater.The event will pay tribute to retired Col. Ralph Parr, Korean War double ace