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  • CCAF graduates largest class to date

    The Community College of the Air Force's October class broke records when 13,042 graduates earned their associate of applied science degree.With the graduates from the April class, the year 2014 has had a total of 23,160 graduates.Breaking records is nothing new for the CCAF. It is the largest

  • Altus Air Force Base hosts joint training

    U.S. Army Soldiers from Fort Sill, Oklahoma, practiced loading and unloading a C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft alongside U.S. Air Force loadmasters Oct 2, 2014.The intent of the training was to improve joint-operability between the Army and the Air Force, and ensure the 4th Battalion, 3rd Air

  • First DOD GO completes F-35 qualification training

    When the wheels of his F-35A Lightning II touched down here around 1 p.m., Sept. 26, Maj. Gen. Jay Silveria became the first Department of Defense general officer to complete qualification training in the joint strike fighter.Silveria, the commander of the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center at Nellis Air

  • Columbus stands up A-29 training unit at Moody

    The 14th Flying Training Wing stood up the 81st Fighter Squadron Oct. 1 at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. The squadron will be responsible for using A-29 Super Tucanos to train 30 Afghan pilots and 90 Afghan maintainers over the next four years.The 81st FS is a geographically-seperated unit assigned

  • Altus produces mission capable boom operators

    For the past 16 years the 97th Air Mobility Wing has been the only school house for training initial KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator students, which trains around 265 Airmen and international students a year.Boom operators are aerial refueling specialists who conduct the offloading of fuel to U.S.

  • 25 years, two pilots, one special flight

    The dollar ride represents a special event in every pilot's career. Simply put, the dollar ride is a student pilot's first flight in an airframe that occurs in phase two of training. The ride is a non-graded and low-stress orientation to a new aircraft that is guided by an instructor pilot. The T-6

  • CMSAF visits Keesler

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody, the service's highest ranking enlisted leader, visited Team Keesler Sept. 22-23.During the visit, Cody and his wife, retired Chief Master Sgt. Athena Cody, toured base organizations, met with the Airmen who train and work here, hosted two all calls

  • AETC releases command's 2014 Strategic Plan

    Air Education and Training Command officials released its 2014 AETC Strategic Plan today.The plan's primary purpose is to ensure all members of the Air Force's first command effectively work together to reach AETC's vision in forging innovative Airmen to power the world's greatest Air Force."The

  • Luke Airman averts potential disaster

    Capt. George Normandin, 56th Fighter Wing Command Post chief, received the Aviation Safety Well Done Award Sept. 2 for his decisive action during a training mission where he averted a potential disaster. Brig. Gen. Scott Pleus, 56th FW commander, presented the award in wing headquarters.Normandin