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  • One goal -- to win medals, AF boxers arrive at JBSA-Lackland

    The goals are still the same for Air Force boxing coach Steven Franco during the Air Force Boxing Camp at the Chaparral Fitness Center: Defeat the other military branches to win medals."Like I tell these guys from Day 1, I don't care if I take one guy or all 10 guys from different weight classes, my

  • Laughlin named busiest airfield in AF for 2011

    Laughlin was officially announced the busiest airfield and combined air traffic control tower in the Air Force for 2011 on Jan. 10 by the Air Force Flight Standards Agency for having a total of 337,439 operations. Controlling the busiest airfield in the Air Force is the 47th Operations Support

  • Wichita Falls earns top AETC community support award

    The commander of Air Education and Training Command, Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr., announced Wichita Falls, Texas, as the winner of this year's Altus Trophy for outstanding community support. The Altus Trophy was established in 2010 to recognize the community that best supports its local AETC unit. Seven

  • 2012 Symposium shares lessons, vision with AETC Airmen

    Thousands of Airmen from across Air Education and Training Command flocked to the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center here Jan. 12-13 to learn about world-leading capabilities and technologies for educating, training, recruiting and innovating.More than 120 vendor booths and 70 seminars and panels

  • Altus AFB, first AETC base to test new Instrument Landing System

    Altus AFB was recently selected by a Virginia scientific, engineering and technology applications company to be the first Air Education and Training Command base to test an innovative new Instrument Landing System. The McLean, Va.-based Science Applications International Corporation is scheduled to

  • AETC hosts red carpet 'Red Tails' premiere

    The Air Education and Training Command Symposium focuses on the future of the command. But this year, on the eve of the first day, a special event was held to honor heroes and their legacy.Nearly 2,000 symposium attendees filled San Antonio's Lila Cockrell Theater Thursday to pre-screen an upcoming

  • Air Education and Training Command Symposium begins

    The 2012 Air Education and Training Command Symposium started today at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center here.More than 4,000 service members, civilians, and business and civic leaders are attending the two-day symposium. The event's theme is "Develop America's Airmen Today...for Tomorrow" and

  • Singapore AFTC commander tours Laughlin

    Laughlin hosted three guests here Jan. 10 from Singapore's Air Force visiting Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Students from their country. Col. Kok Siong Lim, commander of Singapore's Air Force Training Command, and his entourage toured Laughlin installations to see what life is like on

  • Laughlin Manor conserves money and energy

    During a time when saving money is a Department of Defense focus, Laughlin Manor is doing their part by reducing energy consumption and wasteful spending in an effort to save the Air Force money.Laughlin Manor is an Air Education and Training Command award winning lodging facility for families and