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  • Luke Air Force Base featured on FOX NFL Sunday

    Frank Caliendo, who may be best known for his impression of football commentator John Madden, performed for more than 500 Luke Airmen and family members at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Nov. 4. The performance was taped for a special segment of the FOX NFL Sunday pre-game show, on which he appears

  • "Old Glory" flies high over Lynn Haven Elementary

    How do you fold an American flag? Was Betsy Ross the first person to ever sew an American flag? These important questions were answered by the 325th Fighter Wing Honor Guard during a visit to Lynn Haven Elementary Nov. 2.  The visit showcased proper American flag etiquette to students that are in

  • Altus Airman picked for Air Force softball team

    An Altus Airman was chosen for the Air Force softball team as a pitcher Sept. 1. Staff Sgt. Michele Polachek is one of 15 women who made the team out of 21 Air Force-wide who tried. Sergeant Polachek is the NCO in charge of Plans and Implementation with the 97th Communications Squadron here. When

  • AETC hosts international officer

    Air Marshal Simon Bryant, Royal Air Force deputy commander-in-chief of personnel, traveled from the United Kingdom to San Antonio to tour Air Education and Training Command headquarters Oct. 27. AETC regularly hosts international officers to allow senior leaders to exchange mission briefs, share

  • Changes to AETC base acces to start soon

    Access to Air Education and Training Command installations is going high tech. In the near future, gate guards will use Defense Biometric Identification System to scan ID cards to validate authorization to enter AETC bases.DBIDS installation is scheduled to begin in November and December at eight

  • Sheppard selects Family of the Year

    Staff Sgt. Philip Baham III and his 9-year-old son, Kade, stood on a stage in the Wichita Falls Multi-Purpose Events Center Oct. 29. The pair received accolades from 82nd Training Wing Commander Brig. Gen. O.G. Mannon and guests during Sheppard's annual recognition of the base's Family of the Year.

  • New PT venue preps Luke Airmen for combat

    Luke Air Force Base held a ribbon-cutting ceremony in front of about 75 members of the Luke community Oct. 29, officially opening a facility which is designed to improve the combat fitness level of Airmen on base.The new combat PT course complements Luke's fitness center, gym annex and CrossFit

  • New AFSOC vice commander named

    82nd Training Wing Commander Brig. Gen. O.G. Mannon was named the next vice commander of Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Field, Fla., the Department of Defense announced Oct. 2. Replacing him at the helm of the 82nd TRW will be Brig. Gen. Darryl W. Burke, currently of 12th Air Force