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  • Center helps DOD build international bonds

    A graduation ceremony at the Defense Language Institute English Language Center is not what one would consider typical. As the students' names are read, they approach the stage wearing the uniforms of their respective countries. From privates through generals, across all the services, these men and

  • Team Sheppard takes on marathon

    The 14th annual race of the Air Force marathon made a lot of dreams come true for more than 12,000 participants, including several Team Sheppard runners. Capt. Jerry Fausch, 82nd Training Wing Executive Officer, placed 340th with a time of four hours and thirty five minutes. He ran his first Air

  • Medical leaders cut ribbon on BAMC pediatric ward, ICU

    Air Force and Army medical leaders christened the new Brooke Army Medical Center pediatric ward and intensive care unit during a ribbon-cutting ceremony here Sept. 21. Staffed primarily by Air Force personnel, the majority of Wilford Hall Medical Center inpatient pediatric services moved to BAMC in

  • ESOHCAMP - ASSESSING SUCCESS

    Sheppard AFB's environmental, safety and occupational health programs were found to be healthy overall after a week-long assessment by experts from all across the Air Force.The 24-member Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Compliance Assessment Management Program team evaluated Sheppard

  • Quality of life for Laughlin's Airmen keeps improving

    The Laughlin enlisted AFB club was filled with happy Airmen Sept. 22 when the 127 Airmen who reside in the dormitories here received word from the 47th Flying Training Wing commander, that their Basic Allowance for Subsistence was doubling.Col. Michael Frankel, 47th FTW commander told the

  • AETC Critical Days of Summer - Fatality Free

    The results are in - for the first time in five decades, Air Education and Training Command ended the Critical Days of Summer with zero fatalities!Every year from Memorial Day to Labor Day, the Air Force campaigns for safety during the critical days of summer, a reminder that encourages Airmen to

  • Laughlin plays host to POW, several Vietnam vets

    Laughlin hosted one former POW and three other men who were shot down in action during the National POW/MIA Recognition Day Sept. 17 at Laughlin AFB, Texas. The Vietnam veterans' visit included a luncheon at the club, a roundtable panel discussion and a special retreat ceremony in Heritage Park.Also

  • Iconic Icarus statue rededication ceremony at AFIT

    The statue of Icarus, a common sight in the entrance atrium of the National Museum of the United States Air Force, will be rededicated at its new permanent home on the Air Force Institute of Technology campus, Sept. 21, at 4:00 p.m.The Icarus Memorial commemorates the graduates of the AFIT who have

  • New commander takes 56 FW reins

    An F-16 pilot with more than 3,000 flying hours and combat time during Operation Desert Storm took charge of the 56th Fighter Wing during a change-of-command ceremony Sept. 20 on Luke AFB.Brig. Gen. J.D. Harris took the 56th Fighter Wing reins from Brig. Gen. Kurt Neubauer who is now moving on to

  • AETC welcomes new vice commander

    Air Education and Training Command recently welcomed its new vice commander into its fold. Lt. Gen. Douglas H. Owens arrived in San Antonio Sept. 8, received his third star the next day, and immediately began the task of learning everything he could about AETC's mission and its people. "It's