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  • Airman 1st Class Joe Serna, 82nd Security Forces Squadron entry controller, was presented as Air Force Commendation Medal Nov. 20, 2014, on Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, for an act of courage. Serna and a fellow wingman disarmed a highly intoxicated Airman at a party who was threatening the lives of those around him.

    Sheppard Airmen disarm potential threat, earn medal for courage

    Most Airmen attend parties to unwind from a long week and have a good time, but it doesn't always work out that way.Airman 1st Class Joe Serna and Airman Pauanthony Stamps, 82nd Security Forces Squadron entry controllers, were presented Air Force Commendation Medals on Nov. 31, 2014, for acts of courage when they took a loaded pistol away from a

  • Team Vance earns AF Outstanding Unit Award

    Air Education and Training Command announced Nov. 26 that the 71st Flying Training Wing earned an Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for duties performed between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2014.The 71st FTW was one of 12 AETC non-headquarters units selected for the award."Though I did not arrive here until June of this year, it was apparent from day
  • Col. John Cinnamon (right), the 71st Operations Group commander, and Ken Myers (left), the Defense Threat Reduction Agency director, accept a Joint Meritorious Unit Award from Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, during a ceremony at the Pentagon Nov. 12. Cinnamon was the chief of plans for DTRA from June 2012 to June 2014 before he joined Team Vance. (U.S. Air Force photo/MSgt. Adrian Cadiz)

    Vance senior leader accepts top-level defense awards at Pentagon

    The 71st Operations Group commander recently accepted the Secretary of Defense Group Achievement Award and the Joint Meritorious Unit Award on behalf of his former unit's successful destruction of over 600 tons of Syrian chemical weapons material.Chuck Hagel, Secretary of Defense, presented the awards to Col. John Cinnamon during a ceremony at the
  • U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgts. Matthew Treadwell and Randy Sampson, both combat arms advisors for NATO Air Training Command – Afghanistan, shake hands after being presented the Bronze Star with Valor. Treadwell is stationed at Altus Air Force Base, Okla., and Sampson is stationed at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. (Courtesy Photo)

    Altus Airman earns Bronze Star with Valor in Afghanistan

    An Airman assigned to the 97th Air Mobility Wing was awarded the Bronze Star with Valor during a ceremony in Afghanistan, Nov. 16, 2014.U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matthew Treadwell, a combat arms advisor for NATO Air Training Command - Afghanistan, was recognized for successfully defending his forward operating base during an insurgent attack in
  • Cadet 2nd Class Brett Meyer prepares to land a Cessna T-51 here during the National Intercollegiate Flying Association Regional Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference Oct. 14. The Academy hosted this year's competition and scored first in overall school rankings, school flight events and school ground events. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bill Evans)

    AETC flying team wins national competition thanks to 'outstanding support'

    The Academy Flying Team won a top-level national flying competition for the 28th year in a row, scoring first in overall school rankings, school flight events and school ground events.Once the dust settled on the flightline here, the Academy took home 870 points at the National Intercollegiate Flying Association Regional Safety and Flight
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