June 20, 2024 Flight Academy The Air Force JROTC Flight Academy is an approximately 8-week summer aviation training program, conducted at partnering universities nationwide. Upon successful completion of the program, students are awarded a Private Pilot’s Certification.
June 20, 2024 Service members provide $2M in no-cost medical care to Virgin Islands Approximately 240 service members from across the United States, including the 59th Medical Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, provided no-cost health care to more than 2,000 Virgin Islands residents June 1-9, many leaving behind their civilian jobs such as doctors, dentists and optometrists.
June 18, 2024 Two Maxwell Airmen earn Air Assault badges: you could be next Recently, two Airmen assigned to the 42nd Security Forces Squadron successfully earned the prestigious Air Assault badge through the U.S. Army Air Assault School at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. This July, Maxwell AFB will host the next Air Assault assessment for Airmen seeking to earn the esteemed
June 17, 2024 17th Training Group welcomes new commander The 17th Training Group conducted a change of command ceremony at the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy, June 14.
June 14, 2024 Filcek assumes command of 82nd Training Wing Col. Paul G. Filcek assumed command of the 82nd Training Wing from Brig. Gen. George “Dutch” T.M. Dietrich during a ceremony officiated by Maj. Gen. Michele C. Edmondson held on June 14, 2024.
June 14, 2024 Goodfellow’s Operational Support Team The Goodfellow Operational Support Team is a group of medical providers embedded in squadrons on a rotation. Their mission is to enhance all squadron members' physical and mental health, equipped with the necessary skills and equipment to handle a wide range of health issues, from physical injuries
June 13, 2024 ALS Distance Learning 2.0 Launch Air University’s Airman Leadership School Distance Learning 2.0 is officially launching June 17, 2024, as part of the Global College of Professional Military Education at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.
June 12, 2024 Pittsburgh, Pediatrics, and the People: Retiring AF-SG shares story, leadership ethos and personal growth Lt. Gen. Robert Miller reflects on his career, discussing where it began, lessons he learned throughout his military career and the impact he hopes to leave on his fellow Airmen.
June 11, 2024 A Knights Tale: The 308th Honors Heritage In 1952, Kling joined the Air Force at 18 to become an aerial photographer. Fast forward to 2024, he celebrated his 90th birthday with a tour of his old fighter squadron, the 308th Emerald Knights.
June 10, 2024 19 AW WAR Center graduates AMC Phoenix Forge students The 19th Airlift Wing, in conjunction with Air Mobility Command’s inaugural Phoenix Forge training, completed a distinct iteration of the Warrior Airmen Readiness (WAR) Center at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, June 3-7, 2024. Thirty-seven students attended from 14 bases and three major