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  • 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).

  • 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,

  • 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

  • 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

  • Beyond Training: A Legacy

    The journey to becoming a pilot has always been demanding, requiring not only technical proficiency but also a strong foundation in decision-making and in-flight judgment.

  • Pilot fit facility reaches milestone, outfits 1,000th F-35 pilot

    Leadership from the 33rd Fighter Wing, Joint Program Office, and Lockheed Martin Corporation gathered here to celebrate the facility’s significant milestone as the 1,000th F-35 pilot to be outfitted received his flight helmet and survival gear May 22.

  • Shulman assumes command of 80th Flying Training Wing

    Col. Jeffrey D. Shulman assumed command of the 80th Flying Training Wing May 22, 2024, in a ceremony here. Shulman joins the 80th FTW from the 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea where he served as the Deputy Commander. The 80th FTW is home of the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot

  • 49th Wing welcomes new commander

    The 49th Wing hosted a wing commander change of command ceremony here on May 17, 2024.U.S. Air Force Col. John Ethridge took command of the 49th Wing from U.S. Air Force Col. Justin Spears during a ceremony officiated by U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Clark Quinn, Nineteenth Air Force commander.