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Sept. 25, 2019
RPA sensor operator instructor recognized as 'Hidden Hero'

The phrase "heroes come in all shapes and sizes" has a special ring to one Airman in the 12th Flying Training Wing.
Sept. 24, 2019
Holloman Airmen Remember with POW/MIA events

Holloman Airmen honored service members who were prisoners of war and those missing in action on Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., Sept. 19-20, 2019. Airmen participated in a 24-hour run, a vigil and a remembrance ceremony.
Sept. 24, 2019
Civil Air Patrol to provide IT training to Keesler AFB technical school graduates

A memorandum of understanding was signed earlier this month by Civil Air Patrol national commander, Maj. Gen. Mark Smith, and Rich Aldridge, program executive officer for Business and Enterprise Systems at Maxwell Air Force Base-Gunter Annex, that will provide information technology training to
Sept. 24, 2019
AETC hosts women's fly-in event in the Lone Star State

Air Education and Training Command hosted a fly-in event in Fort Worth, Texas Sept. 18-21, one that brought together a small but impactful group of Air Force aviators.
Sept. 23, 2019
36th Rescue Squadron commemorates 700th save

The 36th Rescue Squadron commemorated the successful completion of its 700th save at a ceremony held Sept. 20 at Fairchild Air Force Base. The ceremony included a Bell UH-1N Iroquois ‘Huey’ helicopter performing a search and rescue demonstration, a helicopter fly-over, and the unveiling of a plaque
Sept. 23, 2019
Remove the Earpieces: LEAP Scholar Conquers Barriers

“I was on vacation the week prior in the Dominican Republic when my boss called and asked if I’d be able to fly to El Salvador that weekend and brief the Chief of Staff of the Air Force.” Hiding her nervous energy, 1st Lt. Lorrayne Kealty replied, “of course, no problem.”
Sept. 20, 2019
Laughlin observes national POW/MIA recognition day

For 47 years, the National League of Families POW/MIA flag, draped in black and adorned with the symbol of service member’s foreign war internment, has sailed during observances, ceremonies, and at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Washington D.C.
Sept. 20, 2019
Redirect negative energy into stronger, resilient outcomes

Often times we focus on the negative aspects of our lives or a situation. If we redirect that energy, we can use it to become stronger and more resilient. Life without downfalls or shortcomings would not be life. How we handle those situations and what lessons we learn is what makes all the
Sept. 20, 2019
ACC commander discusses Sixteenth Air Force as new Information Warfare NAF

Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, said that Sixteenth Air Force will be the designation for a new Information Warfare Component-Numbered Air Force, while speaking at the Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, Sept. 18.
Sept. 20, 2019
33rd Fighter Wing fires live AIM-9X missiles for the first time

The warm sticky breeze flowed across the jets as they sat on the flight line awaiting their next mission. Airmen began to arrive. Two drove in the live munitions and others drive in a tool kit. The beginning of something new began for these jets.AIM-9X missiles were loaded on to the F-35A Lightning