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  • Laughlin AFB graduates Afghanistan's newest pilots

    Three Afghan air force lieutenants will soon be returning to Afghanistan with silver wings after graduating from Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Dec.16 here.After competing against more than 350 potential Afghan pilot candidates, these three lieutenants are the first from their country to

  • Wilford Hall Nephrology Clinic moves to SAMMC

    The Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center Nephrology Clinic will move to San Antonio Military Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston Dec. 30, 2011. The move is part of the Base Realignment and Closure process. After that date there will be very limited nephrology service at Wilford Hall. "The Air

  • Blended e-learning courses mix accessibility, personal touch

    The Ira. C. Eaker Center for Professional Development has taken to cyberspace with five new blended e-learning courses, using a combination of online webinars and self-paced curriculum to allow students the benefits of the classroom anywhere with an internet connection, according to Barry Waite, the

  • Experts discuss future of Asia-Pacific

    The Air Force Research Institute, or AFRI, hosted the Asia-Pacific Symposium Dec. 6-7 at Maxwell.  The event, titled "The Asia-Pacific Century: Overcoming the Strategy Gap," brought together key experts to discuss the shifting economic and strategic focus of the United States, according to Dr. John

  • 'Cool School' teaches arctic survival

    Surviving in the wilderness could be intimidating for some, but doing so during a brutal Alaskan winter could be downright scary. Detachment 1, 66th Training Squadron's Arctic Survival Training course, which began here recently, offers students a set of skills invaluable to enduring the subarctic

  • Lackland pararescueman receives Bronze Star Medal with Valor

    While engaged in operations against enemy forces near Arghandab Province, Afghanistan, July 12, 2010, an Airman risked his life to medevac three U.S. Soldiers injured by improvised explosive devices, saving their lives.Tech. Sgt. Luis Garcia, a pararescueman assigned to the 342nd Training Squadron,

  • AF rolls out new rifle qualification course

    Airmen taking the new Air Force Rifle Qualification Course are finding themselves learning more than just basic marksmanship skills.Long-awaited changes requiring more intensive weapons training officially took effect Thursday.Published in September by the Air Force Security Center, changes to the

  • Maj. Gen. Solo visits the 80th Flying Training Wing

    Maj. Gen. Mark Solo, 19th Air Force commander, paid a quick visit to the 80th Flying Training Wing for a look at new facilities and a chance to speak to members of the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training team Nov. 30. The general was accompanied by his wife, Patricia, and Chief Master Sgt. Michael

  • 12th FTW trains AF's international partners

    International pilots from around the globe come to 12th Flying Training Wing locations to hone skills and strengthen friendships. Whether it's at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph or the 12th FTW's geographically separated unit, the 479th Flying Training Group at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., the