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  • 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

  • A journey from clueless airman to command chief

    Chief Master Sgt. Hope L. Skibitsky, now the command chief of the 27th Special Operations Wing at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, has had an incredible journey, from leaving for the military at 17 with nothing to her name, to becoming a command chief.

  • Altus IG Hosts Texoma IG Professional Development Seminar

    The 97th IG Office hosted a joint Professional Development seminar, Sept. 5, 2019, at the Stafford Air and Space Museum in Weatherford. The seminar invited several offices from around the area to discuss IG matters, network processes and member information, while offering a location to appreciate

  • 173rd FW hosts newly appointed 19th AF Commander

    The new 19th Air Force Commander visited the 173rd Fighter Wing to see firsthand the operations at the schoolhouse providing all of the F-15C air superiority training to the U.S. Air Force, Sept. 10, 2019. U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Craig Wills assumed his command June 13 and prioritized making a

  • 149th Fighter Wing welcomes new vice commander

    Texas Military Department leaders announced their decision in late June of who would be the next vice commander of the 149th Fighter Wing, an Air National Guard F-16 unit known as the Lone Star Gunfighters. The selection board chose Col. Megan Erickson, commander of the 149th FW’s Mission Support

  • Set the example

    The Air Force strives to recognize consistent hard work, especially when that hard work yields exceptional results. Master Sgt. Cody Biorn, 49th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron productions superintendent, was recently awarded the 2019 General Lew Allen Jr. Award at the Air Education and Training