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  • Beware of fraudulent insurance

    Recently, the legal office received numerous inquiries about life insurance. What is life insurance? What kind of insurance is Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance? What rights do I have when purchasing a life insurance policy? Life insurance is an agreement between the customer, the policy holder,

  • Travelling surgeons work to improve battlefield injury outcomes

    As American military members and their allies fight the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, medics from these countries work in collaboration to treat their battlefield wounds in theater hospitals.Combat zone injuries have changed over the years, due to improved body armor protection, resulting in a

  • Airforce.com to be updated with Sheppard footage

    It was a typical training day as Airmen sat in class and worked at their trainers...except they were working under studio lighting with cameras reeling to capture the incredible story that happens at Sheppard every day.A team of 20 personnel from Air Force Recruiting Service spent May 3 - 7 filming

  • Team Goodfellow honors Medal of Honor recipients

    With the sound of F-22 Raptors flying overhead May 7, the ceremony dedicating two visiting officer quarters to Cols. Leo K. Thorsness and George E. "Bud" Day began. The two Medal of Honor recipients, their wives, Gaylee Thorsness and Doris Day, and 16 Vietnam veteran aviators, and several other

  • General Lorenz to retire

    The Air Force announced May 10 that the highest ranking Airman in Air Education and Training Command will retire after 37 years of service.Gen. Stephen R. Lorenz spent the last two years providing combat-focused training to every Airman entering the Air Force while leading the "First Command." With

  • Exposing Airmen to other nation's militaries focus of 2010 SELS

    The Senior Enlisted Leader Summit, which brought together 370 senior enlisted leaders from the Air Force, joint and coalition community to focus on strategic enlisted issues, wrapped up here May 6. The theme of this year's summit, "Deliberately Developing Airmen for Global Response," included 30

  • Airman fit to fight, fit for life

    Combat ready Airmen practice, live and breathe physical fitness by participating in a wide scale of challenging events from squadron physical training to running marathons to competing in bicycle races. One Sheppard Airman shines in the running arena and has even impacted others because of her

  • D. Baxter Bobcat prowls Luke

    It's not every day a bobcat is loose on Luke AFB, but that was the case April 27 when the Arizona Diamondbacks mascot D. Baxter Bobcat came for a tour and video shoot for an upcoming Diamondbacks game.Baxter reported at 6:30 a.m. to work out with the 56th Civil Engineer Squadron, and the workout

  • Luke welcomes Danish air force

    Recently almost 100 members from the Royal Danish air force fighter wing deployed to Luke Air Force Base, for a monthlong F-16 Fighting Falcon combat enhancement training mission. Maj. Michael Rosenkrands, Danish detachment commander, said they do a lot of their training outside of Denmark because

  • Partner nation enlisted leaders integral to senior leader summit

    In keeping with the theme of the 2010 Senior Enlisted Leader Summit, "Deliberately Developing Airmen for Global Response," enlisted leaders from 18 partner and coalition countries participated here May 4-6.Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James A. Roy highlighted the importance of