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  • 80th FTW vice says farewell to the Air Force

    After 26 years of serving our nation, Col. Daniel Torweihe, 80th Flying Training Wing vice commander, will say goodbye to Sheppard and to the Air Force as he celebrates his retirement during a ceremony held here Oct. 2. "There are assignments in different places and different things to do when

  • AF special operations unit opens professional developement course ROTC

    For the first time ever, an Air Force Special Operations Command unit opened its doors to Air Force ROTC cadets as part of a summer session professional development tour. A three-week special tactics orientation course, which has been held for two years with cadets from the U.S. Air Force Academy,

  • 381st TRS lives up to motto, "Never Outdone"

    The 381st Training Squadron celebrated 381 days without a single alcohol or drug-related incident Sept. 28, living up to their motto, "Never Outdone."With more than 600 permanent party and Airmen in technical training, the squadron has gone well over a year without a single underage drinking,

  • Steering committee discusses current status, future plans for pilot training

    The Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program's Steering Committee finished its week-long meeting Sept. 25 after discussing the current status and future plans for the program. The members also reflected on the flow of student pilots, instructor pilot training, leadership and command opportunities,

  • Local fighter wing members attend satellite NCO Academy

    Ten members of the Texas Air National Guard 149th Fighter Wing began the satellite Noncommissioned Officer Academy at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, last week. The course fulfills a professional development requirement which must be completed before a technical sergeant can be promoted to master

  • Air Force Chief of Staff names MIT cadet as cadet of the year

    The Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, recently named the 2009 United States Air Force Cadet of the Year. Cadet Col. Ryan W. Castonia, a senior at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, majoring in Aerospace Engineering, was notified of the honor in an official letter signed by the

  • Air Force historian retires after more than 50 years of service

    Fresh out of high school, Helen Weaver joined the ranks of the Montgomery Veteran's Administration in September 1957, and has been a government employee ever since. She began her career as a clerk/typist at the VA and said she was looking forward to a career in government service. "Even before I got

  • Altus AFB receives Excellect Ratings from UCI Inspection Team

    The 97th Air Mobility Wing has recently completed the 2009 AETC/IG Unit Compliance Inspection, an assessment conducted to evaluate mission areas critical to the performance of the base. After several days of job performance inspections, a Major Accident Response Exercise, and personnel records