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Oct. 22, 2020
TSgt. Jeremy McKague inspires future generations of Airmen

Silence fills the classroom as Airmen actively try not to make eye contact with one another. Many have just graduated from Basic Military Training, having learned only basic maintenance, and are still austere from the environment they were just in.After BMT, Airmen are sent to technical school to
Oct. 21, 2020
AFCLC, Air University’s first virtual LREC Symposium draws thousands of people

Once a year, hundreds of people travel to Maxwell Air Force Base for the Air Force Culture and Language Center and Air University’s annual Language, Regional Expertise and Culture Symposium. Scholars and practitioners from across the Department of Defense and the LREC community come together to
Oct. 21, 2020
Exercise Zia Sun

The 354th Fighter Squadron from Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona; 9th Air Support Operations Squadron from Fort Hood, Texas; 3rd ASOS, 7th ASOS, and 16th ASOS from Fort Bliss, Texas; 311th FS and 29th Attack Squadron from Holloman AFB, recently trained together in Exercise Zia Sun, at Centennial Range,
Oct. 20, 2020
First female SUPT graduate at Vance selected to fly the F-35 Lightning II

On May 1, 2nd Lt. Rachel Vander Kolk graduated from the Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training program and became the first woman at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, selected to fly the F-35 Lightning II -- the jet of the future.
Oct. 20, 2020
Air University’s Barnes Center begins beta-testing for ALS DLC

The Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education has begun a beta-test of its completely updated Airman Leadership School Distance Learning Course, ALS DLC 1.0. It is scheduled for release to Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Airmen in November 2020.The Noncommissioned Officer Distance
Oct. 20, 2020
Air Force’s special warfare training builds physical, intellectual leaders ready to handle threats worldwide

U.S. Army Gen. Richard D. Clarke, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, saw firsthand how Air Education and Training Command officials ensure joint forces are well equipped with ready and lethal special operations Airmen during a visit here Oct. 16.
Oct. 19, 2020
Space Force enlists first trainees to bootcamp

The Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. David D. “DT” Thompson will swear in the first four Space Force recruits here Oct. 20, placing them on a direct path to Basic Military Training and marking another milestone in the new service’s growth and development.
Oct. 19, 2020
Space Force enlists first trainees to bootcamp

The Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. David D. “DT” Thompson will swear in the first four Space Force recruits here Oct. 20, placing them on a direct path to Basic Military Training and marking another milestone in the new service’s growth and development.
Oct. 19, 2020
17th Security Forces Squadron trains like they fight

Goodfellow’s 17th Security Forces Squadron trained with local law enforcement at Eldorado Air Force Station, Texas Oct. 5-9.
Oct. 19, 2020
Vietnam ace inducted into the 'Partners in the Sky' at Vance

Military and civic leaders from the local area gathered at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Friday, Oct. 16, to induct retired Air Force Col. Chuck DeBellevue into the Partners in the Sky organization, a select group of local leaders who have gone above and beyond in their efforts to promote and