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  • Air Force ROTC unit established at Yale

    The secretary of the Air Force and the president of Yale University signed an agreement here Sept. 12 establishing an Air Force ROTC detachment on the campus, which marks a renewed presence at Yale for the Air Force.Yale's commitment to service, intellectual excellence and diversity make it the

  • Schill shoulders winning goal; Patrick captures Defender Cup title

    David Schill scored second-seeded Patrick Air Force Base's only goal early in the first half to cement a 1-0 victory over ninth-seeded Columbus AFB, and capture the 2011 Lackland Defender Cup soccer title Aug. 5 at the STAR soccer complex.Unfortunately for the Florida team, Schill's moment of glory

  • Restoring 'Noble' eagle after 9/11

    On September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked symbols of American power in New York, Washington D.C., and Pennsylvania. Since then, the Pentagon has been repaired and a new World Trade Center is under construction. Few people know that while the U.S. was reeling from the attacks on some of our most

  • Saving lives one seat at a time

    A group of Airmen here have saved 25 lives in the past 16 years by taking care of a critical F-16 Fighting Falcon component. The 56th Component Maintenance Squadron egress shop has saved 25 lives by keeping F-16 ejection systems ready for action."We are the guys that allow the systems to work," said

  • Standards: Why so high?

    Talk about standards. Maintainers at Luke Air Force Base have a lot of standards. They have standards they don't realize they have. They even have standards for their standards.The 309th Aircraft Maintenance Unit is one example of a maintenance shop that adheres to an overwhelming number of

  • Dedication ceremony honors fallen NCO

    A leader, an inspiration and a help to others were just a handful of adjectives used by family members and former military comrades to describe Tech. Sgt. Maurice Britt during a dedication ceremony Monday.Britt, who was assigned to the 37th Mission Support Group at the time of his death, was killed

  • 5 AF basic trainees become U.S. citizens

    Five basic trainees became U.S. citizens before graduating from Air Force Basic Military Training Aug. 26. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' Naturalization at Basic Training initiative made it possible.Prior to the Aug. 25 Airman's coin ceremony, when trainees make the transition to

  • AETC commander discusses changes to deployments, training

    "I hear two things from Airmen: either, 'Hey, I'm deploying a lot' or 'Hey, I'm not deploying enough.'" Those were the words of Gen. Edward Rice Jr., commander of Air Education Training Command, during his visit to Fairchild Aug. 31."Some Airmen joined the Air Force to see the world, but haven't

  • Last baby born at Wilford Hall, labor and delivery moves to BAMC

    Baby Laurel Perez made history on Aug. 28.She was the last baby born at Wilford Hall Medical Center and is now an important part of the 60-year history of labor and delivery here.The Hauth Birthing Center, located on the 5th floor of the nine story hospital known as "Big Willie," closed Aug. 29 and

  • Financial services return to local centers

    The processing of military pay transactions will move from the Air Force Financial Service Center at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., to base-level financial services offices beginning in August.The return of military pay transactions to local level is a part of the Secretary of Defense Leon