Major dad: Vance officer is finalist for national fatherhood award

The 3rd Fighter Training Squadron at Vance Air Force Base is a unit with a combat heritage in which instructors teach students the finer points of flying a modern fighter aircraft.But it is much more than that, said Lt. Col. James D. Bottomlee, commander of the 3rd FTS."My perspective is that I want

First CSO course to graduate tomorrow

JBSA SARC earns Federal Service Award

Dr. Charlotte Moerbe, Joint Base San Antonio Sexual Assault Response Coordinator, was recognized by the Department of Justice for outstanding work on behalf of crime victims during the National Crime Victims' Service Awards ceremony April 8 in Washington, D.C.Dr. Moerbe received a Federal Service

Airman awarded Purple Heart for valor in Afghanistan

General Edward A. Rice Jr., commander, Air Education and Training Command, presented the Purple Heart and Air Force Combat Action Medals April 6 to an Airman for wounds received in combat action against a hostile enemy force in Afghanistan.Senior Airman Erik J. Schadler, an explosive ordnance

Warrior gears up for 'Games'

Wounded warrior Israel Del Toro continues to improve his quality of life by way of different professional and sporting mechanisms. The latest, a custom-made Catrike Expedition, takes his love of competition to the next level.Returning to active duty despite disabling injuries received during combat,

Army drill sergeant pushes BMT flight

When Army Staff Sgt. David Peters marched Air Force Basic Military Training Flight 258 past reviewing officials in the April 8 parade, it completed one half of a basic training instructor exchange between services.The drill sergeant-military training instructor exchange has given the Air Force and

SERE instructor at Fairchild doing what she loves

As the sun ascends on a cold, mid-March morning in Colville National Forest, Wash., it marks the beginning of a 14-hour training day for survival, evasion, resistance and escape students and instructors. Three days of snow and rain have made the ground a wet, soggy, mud ice mixture. The temperature

Altus Airman helps train Iraqi air force firefighters downrange

A dozen Iraqi air force and U.S.-contracted firefighters conducted a joint coordination exercise for a simulated C-130 crash here April 3. The exercise, led by the U.S. Air Force's base transition team, marked the initial steps in preparing Iraqi partners for increasing responsibilities as U.S.

WWII veterans' reunion continues tradition, legacy

Four World War II veterans and their family members came together with the 434th Fighter Training Squadron here to share a weekend with their old squadron March 31 - April 3."The reunion this weekend got everyone together for a squadron tour, pig roast, piano burning ceremony, golf tournament, P-51

Recruiter turned hero: Sergeant pulls woman from burning car

It was a typical Saturday night for one Air Force recruiter working a late-night marketing event. For a 43-year-old woman from Catasauqua, Pa., the recruiter's drive home turned out to be her lifeline. Staff Sgt. Joseph Maltese, an Air Force recruiter in Scranton, Pa., was returning home from the