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  • Col. John Nichols, 14th Flying Training Wing Commander (front cockpit), Command Chief Master Sgt. Rita Felton, 14th FTW Command Chief (rear cockpit), Lt. Col. Jeffrey Hogan, 81st Fighter Squadron Commander and Senior Master Sgt. Dexter Wallace, 81st FS Superintendent, pose with one of the A-29 Super Tucano aircraft at Moody AFB, Ga., during a site visit Dec. 4. The 81st Fighter Squadron will reactivate Jan. 15, 2015, under the 14th Operations Group, Columbus Air Force Base, Miss., with the mission of training up to 30 international pilots and 90 maintainers on the A-29 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Sonic Johnson)

    Flying Training Wing gains new squadron

    The 81st Fighter Squadron will reactivate Jan. 15, 2015, under the 14th Operations Group, Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, with the mission of training up to 30 international pilots and 90 maintainers on the A-29 aircraft.Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James announced Aug. 22 that Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, was the selected
  • Casey Connell, 47th Flying Training Wing historian, poses for a photo at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Dec. 4, 2014. As the wing historian, Connell is responsible for writing the wing’s yearly narrative, which is a comprehensive record of all the events that take place at the base over the course of a year. This record includes everything from the base’s organizational structure, mission, training, aircraft maintenance, safety issues, exercises and awards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet) (Released)

    Recording history: One man records Laughlin's heritage

    Laughlin has a rich history. Her story is written by the thousands of Airmen who have lived, worked and flown here in the base's 74 year history, and Laughlin's lineage and honors can be traced to several key moments in U.S. history.Helping to preserve these stories and the legacy of the world's second largest pilot training base for future
  • An instructor pilot in an F-35 Lightning II flies overhead to watch Col. Charles Wallace II, 33rd Fighter Wing F-35 Academic Training Center director and F-35 pilot, perform a touch-and-go during his first sortie in the aircraft on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 5, 2014. The ATC mission is to train Air Force, Marine, Navy and international partner operators and maintainers of the F-35. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marleah Robertson)

    Catching lightning

  • Senior Airman Jacob Hartman, 56th Logistic Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, checks out the newly painted R-11 refueling truck at the LRS vehicle yard. After receiving waiver approval from the Air Education and Training Command, the 56th LRS had the truck painted white to keep the fuel inside from overheating. The F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter has a fuel temperature threshold and cannot function properly if the fuel temperature is too high. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Luther Mitchell Jr.)

    Luke changes refueling truck color, mitigates F-35 shutdowns

    The 56th Logistics Readiness Squadron recently added a new fuel truck to its fleet designed to improve mission effectiveness and safety on the flightline.It's not really a new fuel truck, but an old fuel truck with its tank painted white. Affectionately called "Big Green" by LRS Airmen, the new white tank requires a little getting used to. The
  • Retired Col. Richard Toliver poses in front of an F-15 Strike Eagle while temporarily stationed at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, in 1975. Toliver participated in the operational test and evaluation program at Luke Air Force Base from July 1974 to July 1975. (Courtesy photo)

    F-35 arrival revives memories for retired fighter pilot

    F-15 pilot training began at Luke Air Force Base 40 years ago. With the arrival of the F-35, one retired fighter pilot reflects on his time as an F-15 Strike Eagle test pilot at Luke and his vision for the future of the Air Force."The F-15 was a great advancement in technology and performance in every respect," said retired Col. Richard Toliver,
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