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  • 347th Recruiting Squadron Partners with Chicago Bulls

    Twenty-five Air Force recruits swore into the Delayed Enlistment Program in front of a crowd of 26,500 Chicago Bulls fans here at the United Center Arena March 28. The DEP oath was administered by Lt. Col. Mark Formica, 347th Recruiting Squadron commander, as part of a partnership with the Chicago

  • Tips to check for testicular cancer

    Testicular cancer is the most common type of cancer in men between the ages of 20 to 34 years. It is almost always curable if treated early. This is why monthly testicular self-examinations are so very important. It is easy for a man to overlook or even ignore the early subtle signs of testicular

  • SecAF congratulates SAASS grads, marks school's 20th anniversary

    The graduation of the 20th class of the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies June 15 also marked the 20th anniversary of the school's founding, a fact highlighted in the commencement address by Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley.Secretary Donley said the ceremony honored not only this

  • Key Spouse program addresses needs of Air Force families

    Though it's a command program, the Key Spouse network focuses on the families, not the force.When a work issue arises, a military member may turn to someone in uniform. When spouses face challenges, they want to turn to other spouses, people they can relate to. This is the basis of the Key Spouse

  • Maxwell's VirtuSpheres only ones in Air Force

    The Squadron Officer College has taken virtual reality to a whole new level. Two VirtuSphere locomotive simulators have been installed and are being tested for applications in educating Airmen.The VirtuSphere, developed by brothers Ray and Nurulla Latypov, is a new simulation platform for engaging

  • New contingency aeromedical staging facility opens

    Wilford Hall Medical Center continues its long tradition of healing as it takes on a new mission to provide a temporary staging facility here for ill or injured servicemembers returning from overseas. In support of the war on terrorism, the 59th Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility, or CASF

  • 54th ARS instructor pilot helps recover missing Oklahoma boy's body

    It's a quiet, Thursday morning. The debris of what used to be homes and trees are scattered across the town. Dogs bark. Their leashes jingle as they run and intensely sniff their surroundings. Police radios and chatter hums in the background. The canines are focused and alert. They're on a search, a

  • Scare at local water park highlights importance of knowing BLS/CPR

    The importance of Basic Life Support and CPR training was reinforced for a Randolph family June 5 when their trip to a local water park took a serious turn after another family's small child choked on a grape and stopped breathing.Dr. Shawna Hoffert and her family were in the kiddie pool area when

  • The legacy of military graduate medical education lives on

    Top leadership of this unique military medical training program here shifted roles as Dr. Kenneth Torrington retired from his position as dean of the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, or SAUSHEC on June 10. Col. Woodson Scott Jones, who previously served as the director of