Aug. 21, 2025 STARBASE comes to Columbus STARBASE Columbus is partnering with local school districts to enhance learning objectives, resources, and standards. Fifth grade students are scheduled to start the program that encompasses over 25-hours of hands-on activities.
Aug. 20, 2025 Laughlin’s school becomes first in district to become Blue Ribbon School of Excellence San Felipe Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District (SFDRCISD) and 47th Flying Training Wing leadership recognized Roberto ‘Bobby” Barrera (RBB) Elementary STEM Magnet School for becoming a 2025 Blue Ribbon Lighthouse School Aug. 18, 2025.
Aug. 19, 2025 Altus Security Forces K9s partner with federal agencies for training The 97th Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dogs Section hosted a Homemade Explosives or HME training on Aug. 13, 2025. The training aids for this event were set up and supplied by an FBI special agent from the Oklahoma Division for the training of explosive detection canines.
Aug. 15, 2025 Luke AFB Commander Realigns Priorities for Lethality LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. — U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. David Berkland, 56th Fighter Wing commander, is reinforcing the wing’s longstanding mission and vision with an emphasis on what he calls “Thunderbolt Nation’s ABCs.”
Aug. 13, 2025 Altus Airmen debut first KC-46, C-17 refueling demo in Canada Airmen from the 97th Air Mobility Wing’s Demonstration Team took to the skies at the Abbotsford International Air Show in British Columbia, Aug. 7-11, 2025, for their first-ever combined aerial refueling performance featuring the KC-46 Pegasus and C-17 Globemaster III aircraft.
Aug. 12, 2025 58 SOW Rescues Hikers In Santa Fe Mountains The 58th SOW's 512th RQS and the 351st SWTS recently rescued hikers from a trail in the mountains near Santa Fe
Aug. 11, 2025 Civil Air Patrol takes flight with Altus C-17 crew The 58th Airlift Squadron hosted an orientation flight for Civil Air Patrol cadets on August 6, 2025.
Aug. 8, 2025 Warrior Fitness Club boosts 331 RCS readiness The 331st Recruiting Squadron, a geographically separated unit with 31 locations dispersed across four states, launched the Warrior Fitness Club, a voluntary initiative designed to strengthen the physical and mental resilience of its members while enhancing unit readiness.
Aug. 6, 2025 SOS launches new, refocused curriculum For the last five months, Air University refocused the Squadron Officer School curriculum to address current Department of Defense priorities and debuted the new and improved course on July 31.
Aug. 4, 2025 60th FS executes Lonestar Lightning Texas provided unique airspace and challenges to the pilots and maintainers and helped increase overall readiness, adaptability, and lethality.