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June 6, 2024
USO brings mobile gaming unit to Laughlin

The United Service Organizations (USO) visited Laughlin June 2-3, 2024, with their Mobile National Football League (NFL) Gaming Trailer, boosting the morale of Airmen and base residents. The NFL gaming trailer held two events, one geared towards Airmen and the other for families.
June 6, 2024
Revamped Dog Park welcomes all wagging tails

Excitement, and wagging tails, filled the air as Vance Air Force Base residents and their four-legged friends celebrated the grand re-opening of the base's dog park, May 22, 2024.
June 5, 2024
Operation Titan Haymaker readies Laughlin Airmen for ACE, future deployments

The 47th Flying Training Wing conducted Operation Titan Haymaker, a large-scale exercise, May 23, 2024, to familiarize first-term enlisted Airmen and Company Grade Officers on what to expect in an austere deployed environment. The exercise employed Agile Combat Employment (ACE) elements into the
June 5, 2024
Caduceus Spear: Airmen and Soldiers come together to train with the 97th MDG

Airmen from Altus AFB and Vance AFB, alongside Soldiers from Fort Sill, joined together during Caduceus Spear, blending their expertise in a field-like setting to bolster crisis response at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, May 23, 2024.
June 4, 2024
58 SOW historian hosts former German AF instructor pilot

On Thursday, May 23, 2024, Christopher McCune, 58th Special Operations Wing historian, hosted a visit from retired Maj. Karl Schaefer and his wife, Edda Schaefer, at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M.
June 4, 2024
How AFREP is reforming sustainability

Team XL is the first Air Education and Training Command (AETC) base to launch a civil service-driven Air Force Repair Enhancement Program (AFREP), an initiative that supports self-sustainability and efficiency within the 47th Flying Training Wing Maintenance Directorate (FTW MX).
June 4, 2024
Luke AFB Chaplain Corps hosts B2SB 2024

Airmen and families gather during a Back-to-School Bash event June 1, 2024, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. At this annual event, students of the ages 5-13 received free backpacks, school supplies, clothes, shoes and more. The Luke AFB Chaplain Corps provides support by offering base-wide events,
June 4, 2024
From cockpit to canvas: Lt. Col. Bailey's legacy at Mobility’s Hometown

On April 15, 2024, Retired U.S. Air Force, Lt. Col. Herbet “Bert” Bailey, visited the C-141 Starlifter aircraft memorial at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma for the first time to view his artwork displayed on the memorial.
June 3, 2024
U.S. Senator Mark Kelly meets with 56th FW leadership

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jason M. Rueschhoff, 56th Fighter Wing commander, speaks with U.S. Senator Mark Kelly following a conference room brief May 29, 2024, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Kelly is an American politician, former astronaut, and U.S. Navy captain who has served as the junior
June 3, 2024
UPT Class 24-09 Graduation

Fourteen Undergraduate Pilot Training 2.5 student pilots of Class 24-09, graduated on May 31, 2024, at the Kaye Auditorium on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The UPT 2.5 graduation ceremony officially marks the completion of initial flight training in the T-6 Texan II as students earn their