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June 18, 2020
Pacific-based recruiter named as one of the Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year

Only an elite few are selected as one of the service’s Outstanding Airmen of the Year, and for 2019, Tech. Sgt. Jeremiah Camper from the Air Force Recruiting Service can add his name to this select group.
June 18, 2020
Staying connected

As an Airman, the mission comes first. It is critical that they work together to achieve success and each team member is at their best. Having time away from work to exercise social fitness is an important part of maintaining peak readiness, and with everyone having to stay physically distanced,
June 18, 2020
80th OSS controller at ENJJPT earns prestigious aviation safety award

A quick decision by David Bowles, an 80th Operations Support Squadron Radar Approach Control civilian, prevented a potential mid-air collision of two Air Force aircraft on Aug. 1, 2019, becoming the first controller in Sheppard AFB history to earn the Lt. Gen. Gordon A. Blake Aircraft Assist Award
June 18, 2020
Ruck Racism: JBSA community leans in

On June 13, 2020, members from across the JBSA-Lackland come together as a military community in a show of solitary in hopes to bring awareness and compassion to a very sensitive and complex topic. This Ruck Racism event was an an opportunity to take a moment to express, to listen, to understand and
June 18, 2020
Warhawk of the Month, April - Tech Sgt. Kevonda Erving

Congrats to our April 2020 Warhawk of the Month! We are grateful for your leadership and contributions to the Warhawk Family.
June 18, 2020
Maxwell rookie special agent a highway hero

It didn’t take long for first year Office of Special Investigations Special Agent Jonathan Parker to make a positive impact in his local community. As he drove home June 9, from OSI Detachment 405, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., he approached a chemical tanker truck overturned on its side, on
June 18, 2020
Airman Leadership School at Luke AFB innovates to continue training NCOs

As a new way to mitigate the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 while continuing the mission, the John. J. Rhodes Airman Leadership School at Luke AFB, Ariz., initiated a solely online course beginning with class 20-5 May 20.
June 18, 2020
"Aim High" total force recruiting phone app on "The Air Force Starts Here" pod

A discussion on the features of the Air Force Recruiting Service’s new “Aim High” phone application is the focus of the latest episode of "The Air Force Starts Here," released June 15, 2020. On the pod, Chief Master Sgt Jason O’Donley and Tech. Sgt. David Valencia discuss the new total force
June 18, 2020
AMIGOs use time of uncertainty for generosity and support to international military students

When Dan Vega, Program Manager of our American Members of International Goodwill to Others (AMIGO) called out to sponsors of the AMIGO program to help support the Defense Language Institute English Language Center (DLIELC) international student population during the COVID-19 pandemic. he was met by
June 17, 2020
Laughlin Heritage Corner: June

Seventy years ago this month—on 25 June 1950—North Korea invaded South Korea, beginning the Korean War. The Korean War lasted from 1950 to 1953, and it is notable for us here at Laughlin Air Force Base for two reasons in particular: