Air Force instructor wins Army 1st Brigade Instructor of the Year

For Tech. Sgt. David Carr it seemed unlikely that an Air Force instructor could win an Army award, but this year he did just that after being named the Army 1st Brigade Instructor of the Year at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. Assigned to the 364th Training Squadron Detachment 1 at Fort Leonard Wood, part of

IDS agencies team up to educate Airmen 'out of training'

Approximately 150 Airmen not in training this week at Sheppard got the opportunity to learn more about personal finance, team building, stress management and relationships in a new pilot program aimed at providing them with tools to enhance their overall life-skills knowledge base.Through

AFRI hosts cyber conference, next step in new school

Cyber Power: The Quest Toward a Common Ground is the theme of the second annual Air Force Research Institute conference Oct. 9-11 in the Officer Training School and will act as another step toward the completion of the new Cyber Air Corps Tactical School, or C-ACTS.Focusing on cyberspace issues,

JBSA-Randolph units benefit from PECI program

More than five years ago, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph's Trainer Development Division bought two machines called vertical milling centers that more than recouped their costs in a matter of months.The first one, purchased for $195,880, started operation in December 2005 and had saved the Air Force

F-35A maintenance training on track

As the Air Force begins its Operational Utility Evaluation of the F-35A Lightning II, maintenance training to support the Joint Strike Fighter is also preparing for key program milestones.Though the first "pipeline" students - Basic Military Training graduates - don't begin training until January

Air Force announces OTS selection board results

A total of 398 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 507 applications as part of the Officer Training School

Study references available now for 2013 promotion cycle

The Air Force has begun its 43rd year of enlisted promotion test production. During the 2012 promotion cycle, 240 unique promotion tests were administered to support the Weighted Airman Promotion System and the U.S. Air Force Senior NCO Promotion System. "Today's Air Force continues to write fair,

First Yale oaths

ACSC launches new DL program

The Air Command and Staff College is launching a new version of the non-master's "correspondence" program during the last week of September. This comprehensive distance learning transformation is designed to enhance critical thinking skills and improve the educational value of professional military

Sheppard saves on energy costs with new paint

When it comes to cultivating ideas for a Cost Conscious Culture, or C3, the 82nd Civil Engineering Squadron has come up with several groundbreaking ideas. Their latest money-saving idea: repainting aging facilities with an insulating paint. Much of the infrastructure at Sheppard was built in the