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  • AETC officials announce top enlisted award winners for 2013

    Air Education and Training Command officials announced the award winners for 2013 AETC Outstanding Airman of the Year.Airman of the Year: Senior Airman Casey L. Anderson, 59th Medical Operations Group, JBSA-Lackland, TexasNoncommissioned Officer of the Year: Tech. Sgt. Christopher Calo, 14th Medical

  • Keesler named 2013 Air Force Installation Excellence Award winner

    After months of anticipation, members of Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., found out April 4 that they all work, live and play on the best installation in the Air Force. "It is our distinct privilege to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of the men and women who operate and maintain our Air

  • Air Force graduates first RPA armament course

    Five Airmen from the 363rd Training Squadron graduated from the Air Force's first Remotely-Piloted Aircraft armament apprentice course during a graduation ceremony here April 8.Prior to the RPA armament apprentice course coming on-line, Airmen who were headed to an RPA armament assignment received

  • Laughlin XLer earns NCO of the Year award

    Tech. Sgt. Mitchell Valentine, 47th Operations Support Squadron NCO in charge of weather operations, earned the NCO of the Year award out of all weather operators in the Air Force.The purpose of the award is to acknowledge Air Force military and civilian individuals and units for exceptional

  • First Faces: Christine Bushby

    This week's First Faces selectee is Christine Bushby, 42nd Force Support Squadron unit readiness and mortuary technician, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.Bushby, a native of Hamilton, Ohio, has been a funeral director for more than 15 years. Her job entails making handprints of the deceased, writing

  • First Faces: SSgt Brady Nicholls

    This week's First Faces selectee is Staff Sgt. Brady Nicholls, 22nd Training Squadron, 336th Training Group, Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash.Nicholls is a senior cadre member in the Resistance Training Program. His job entails training Airmen how to resist enemy interrogation techniques by

  • Luke reaches millionth hour milestone

    Translating a million hours into years equals 114 years and one month. Going that far back in time places a person in February of 1899.Luke Air Force Base reached an F-16 milestone March 13 when a Fighting Falcon took to the skies marking a million flying hours in this venerable aircraft at Luke.

  • Living legend imparts raid experiences on Goodfellow

    Team Goodfellow members and downtown guests filed into the base theater, March 26, anticipating the arrival of Doolittle Raider, retired Army Air Force Lt Col. Richard Cole. 17th Training Wing Commander, Col. Mark Damiano was the host for the afternoon. He opened the floor with a brief history of

  • International Military Student Office a passport to medical training

    A first-time visitor to the International Military Student Office, located on the first floor of the Army Medical Department Center and School, might think they have walked into a small museum, as the office is decorated with artifacts from more than 80 countries.Students from countries such as