Farm City Week unites Altus, Airmen and agriculture

Every fall, Altus AFB Airmen have the chance to switch out their combat boots for cowboy boots and kick up the dirt alongside their neighbors during the city of Altus' annual Farm City Week. Farm City Week, held Nov. 1-5 this year, aims to highlight the importance of agriculture to the economic base

ENJJPT graduate to pilot final flight of Discovery

A graduate of the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program will pilot the last flight of the space shuttle Discovery Nov. 5 when it launches from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.Col. Eric Boe, a native of Georgia, graduated from the program in 1988. According to a NASA media advisory, "the

Lackland Airman contributes to mortuary mission

For four months, an Airman from Lackland AFB's 802nd Security Forces Squadron provided dignity, honor and respect while serving on a carry team with Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations at Dover AFB, Del. Staff Sgt. Rachel Gamertsfelder-Doane was recently part of an eight-person team that

Siblings enjoy Laughlin reunion

At times you might hear of a military member serving near family or even rarer, of a member serving in the town they were born. The story of Staff Sgt. David Delgado, 47th Contracting Squadron, and Staff Sgt. Naomi Solorio, 47th Flying Training Wing Chapel, might just take the cake. Not only are

80th FTW Commander helps open Call Field Museum

Col. Kevin Schneider, 80th Flying Training Wing commander, braided the innovative spirit of early aviation with the equipment evolution that has ultimately led to the current Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program at Sheppard in his speech at the grand opening of the Call Field Aviation Museum

14 FTW/CV flips coin at MSU vs UK game

80th FTW earns 'satisfactory' on LCAP inspection

A team from Air Education and Training Command completed its weeklong Logistics Compliance Assessment Program inspection, of the 80th Flying Training Wing Oct. 29 and found the wing to be "satisfactory."Col. Kevin Schneider, commander of the wing, said not to let the satisfactory rating be

AFIT graduates first ever class of Cyberspace Warriors

AFIT and the Air Force Cyberspace Technical Center of Excellence conducted its first ever Cyber 200 and 300 Course graduation here Oct. 28. General. C. Robert Kehler, commander of Air Force Space Command, served as keynote speaker for this first class of cyberspace warriors.Over 100 students

SAMS Squad takes third at Nationals

They call it the toughest two minutes in sports; our firefighters face this challenge every day.The SAMS Squad - Soldiers, Airmen, Marines and Sailors who make up the Louis F. Garland Fire Academy's firefighting competition team - finished third as a five-person relay team and first in the female

Keeping lunch down when going up

Even the bravest fighter pilots and toughest medevac helicopter pilots may occasionally need an air-sickness bag. Air sickness has nothing to do with how tough or strong someone is. It's a complex problem with a variety of causes which affect many people to varying degrees. For aircrew, three