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  • Knowledge operations managers lead the way

    Air Force senior leaders in the knowledge operations management career field recently recognized KOM personnel assigned to Wilford Hall Medical Center for their outstanding work in realigning information managers under one central office. Prior to 2008, the 59th MDW KOMs were called information

  • Blog: The future of Air Force learning technology

    Col. John Thompson is the Future Learning Advisor to the Air Education and Training Command (AETC) Director of Plans, Programs, Requirements, and Assessments. He is responsible for facilitating innovation across AETC's recruiting, training and education mission.Gen. Stephen Lorenz, the Commander of

  • Airman receives welcome home from friends, family and passersby

    A lone Airman dressed in his battle uniform with a military green duffle bag steps off a plane at a United States terminal. His eyes scan the crowd of people for familiar faces, and he lights up when he sees the flags and welcome signs being held up by the family he hasn't seen in so long.That may

  • Maxwell clicks 'like' on Facebook

    Maxwell Air Force Base now counts itself among the scores of Air Force bases and Department of Defense organizations with a presence on Facebook.The base, which last year became the first in Air Education and Training Command on Twitter, came online with a Facebook page July 12."As we did with

  • AU inducts Indonesian Air Force chief into International Honor Roll

    Air Chief Marshal Imam Sufaat, chief of staff of the Indonesian Air Force, was inducted into the International Officer School's International Honor Roll July 12 in a ceremony at Maxwell Air Force Base.The award "acknowledges the good relationship" between the U.S. and Indonesia, the air chief

  • Commentary -- Tough but fair

    What does it mean to be tough but fair and why is this so important? In the next couple of paragraphs I will highlight the answer to these two questions. My goal is to provide insight that has the potential to develop great leaders and followers.To be tough but fair means to uphold and enforce

  • Laughlin's Top 3, Chapel drive to assist flood victims

    Laughlin members engaged in an effort to assist those affected by the recent flooding as a result of Hurricane Alex.The Top Three Association, a private organization comprised of enlisted members master sergeant and above, and the Laughlin Chapel coordinated a disaster relief drive to collect canned

  • The Falcons are coming, Sooner than you thought

    The United States Air Force Academy Falcons and Oklahoma University Sooners' football teams are competing September 18, combining friendly competition and a celebration of the Air Force's 63rd birthday. The evening of September 17, Altus AFB is hosting a kick-off cookout for the weekend's

  • Plans underway for 2011 AETC Symposium

    Airmen who want to participate in the Air Force's premier academic and technical showcase can now put a date on their calendars for the 2011 Air Education and Training Command Symposium and AETC Ball.The two-day event, co-sponsored by the Alamo Chapter of the Air Force Association, will be held Jan.