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Oct. 16, 2020
OTS commissions first Space Force officers

Air University’s Officer Training School commissioned its first two U.S. Space Force officers Oct. 16, 2020 at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. The OTS mission has historically been to properly educate and train Air Force officers to be prepared for the field, that mission has now been expanded to
Oct. 16, 2020
Reserve MTI STEPS to master sergeant

Former Marine Corps field radio operator Martin Hernandez, now an Air Force Reserve military training instructor at the 433rd Training Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, was STEP-promoted to master sergeant during an October ceremony at JBSA-Lackland, attended by his MTI teammates and
Oct. 16, 2020
Lankford EPME center officials reflect on fiscal year's adversity, agility, victories

Officials at the U.S. Air Force's enlisted professional military education center in East Tennessee looked back at the Fiscal Year 2020.
Oct. 16, 2020
Ghanaian Airman obtains U.S. citizenship through service, trains future combat aviators

The road to citizenship for Airman 1st Class Gaddiel Acquaah, a 47th Operations Support Squadron aerospace physiology technician at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, certainly wasn’t without hardships. Now, he plays an important role in Laughlin’s mission of training future combat aviators.
Oct. 16, 2020
Activation ceremony heralds new chapter in trainer aircraft maintenance story

A trainer aircraft maintenance training center that will serve the needs of Air Education and Training Command for decades to come will be activated during a ceremony at 10:15 a.m., Oct. 29, in Hangar 62 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph.
Oct. 15, 2020
Air Force Surgeon General visits Vance medical group, recognizes outstanding performers

“A medically ready force is a ready medical force,” said Lt. Gen. Dorothy A. Hogg, Air Force Surgeon General. She visited Vance AFB, Oklahoma, Oct. 14, 2020, to oversee and support the readiness of the Air Force’s medical service here.
Oct. 14, 2020
Keeping the training pipeline going

Earlier this year when the COVID-19 pandemic arrived, the way units and people operate in the Air Force has changed. With a threat like this, there was a risk the training pipeline could have stopped, but due to the flexibility and adaptability of the 81st Training Group, the training pipeline has
Oct. 14, 2020
One Force, Many Origins: A1C Delos Santos develops AF connections

Nationwide recruitment is the lifeblood of the United States military; it allows members from across the nation to be trained for and assigned to military missions around the world. For some service members, this process is reversed, where they come from countries outside the U.S. and then join the
Oct. 13, 2020
Joint training makes Australia’s F-35 mission fully operational

LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. – Luke Air Force Base is fulfilling Secretary of Defense Mark Esper’s national defense priority of strengthening alliances and partnerships by training alongside the Royal Australian Air Force.
Oct. 13, 2020
Turning point: Tyndall breaks ground on ABM Simulator Facility

The 325th Fighter Wing, Tyndall Program Management Office and mission partners held a groundbreaking ceremony Oct. 13, 2020 for the new Air Battle Manager Simulator Facility at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. This event was a milestone for the base as it marked the first groundbreaking of a new