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Sept. 10, 2020
Feature: Vance instructor pilot pursues diverse passions

Vance Air Force Base is home to a diverse group of Airmen who have many passions, both in and out of uniform. Capt. Kayla Vohs’ passion is bodybuilding — and she is successful at it.
Sept. 10, 2020
AETC innovators invited to attend virtual innovation summit Sept. 24

In an effort to fuel collaboration amongst Air Education and Training Command innovators, AETC’s Analysis and Innovation Directorate (AETC/A9) will host the Command’s next virtual iSummit September 24, 2020 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. CDT.
Sept. 10, 2020
Keesler officials present Gold Star Family ID cards at Cody Hall

Family members of Capt. Howard Rudolph Cody received Gold Star Family ID cards here, and toured Cody Hall Sept. 2, 2020. Cody Hall was named in honor of Capt. Howard Rudolph Cody, a senior pilot who was killed in action in South Vietnam. The building hosts training for the 334th Training Squadron,
Sept. 10, 2020
189th AW creates dedicated space for nursing mothers

The 189th Airlift Wing, in collaboration with the Arkansas Department of Health’s Office of Health Equity, Healthy Active Arkansas, the Arkansas Breastfeeding Coalition, and the Association of State Public Health Nutritionists, recently opened a lactation room, providing a comfortable space for
Sept. 9, 2020
XLer of the week: Airman 1st Class Daenon Davy

Airman 1st Class Daenon Davy, 47th Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, was chosen by wing leadership to be the “XLer of the Week”, the week of Sept. 9, 2020, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. The “XLer” award, presented by Col. Craig Prather, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, and
Sept. 9, 2020
AFSVC launches pilot program for online food ordering at NAF operations

As part of the Air Force Services Center’s enterprise-wide E-commerce initiative, the Nonappropriated Fund Food and Beverage Branch is launching a pilot program bringing online food ordering and pick-up to NAF food operations.
Sept. 8, 2020
On the road again: 668th ALIS overcomes obstacles

The 668th Alteration and Installation Squadron of the 543rd Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland has rapidly evolved in an innovative way to maximize teleworking and remote solutions amid the pandemic. When the mission calls, however, the Roadrunners
Sept. 8, 2020
New housing resident advocate provides voice for Laughlin residents

Team XL welcomes a new housing privatization resident advocate to ensure families living on base have the lines of communication they need to be heard and cared for.
Sept. 4, 2020
Sheppard student soars through avionics course, earns ACE award

Airman 1st Class Angelica Julie Aquino, a 365th Training Squadron graduate earned the ACE award for achieving a 100 percent average throughout the 75-academic day, nine-block course.
Sept. 3, 2020
Doolittle Jr. strives to make own mark in Air Force

Airman 1st Class John Taylor Doolittle Jr., a distant relative of the Air Force legend, graduated Sept. 3, 2020 from the 362nd Training Squadron’s F-16 Fighting Falcon crew chief apprentice course here. He is looking to make his own mark in military service as an aircraft maintainer, much like the