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March 28, 2019
Hangar 97 at Altus serves up another win

Hangar 97 at the 97 Air Mobility Wing is the winner of the 2019 West Region John L. Hennessy Trophy.
March 28, 2019
Holloman hosts air-to-ground integration exercise

Holloman hosted combat rescue officers from the 351st Special Warfare Training Squadron at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, March 12-14, 2019.
March 28, 2019
AFIT graduates 234 masters and doctoral STEM students

The Air Force Institute of Technology Graduate School of Engineering and Management awarded 234 advanced degrees at the National Museum of the United States Air Force March 21.The graduating class included 203 Air Force officers, two Air Force non-commissioned officers, eight Army officers, two
March 28, 2019
Motorcycle Safety Training: What AF riders need to know

Training season for motorcyclists is just around the corner, and as training gets into full swing, it may be helpful to shed some light on the Air Force’s training requirements, as well as what the proper acronyms are for the Motorcycle Safety Foundation courses. I’d also like to dispel some
March 25, 2019
97 AMW First KC-46 Air Refueling

The 56th Air Refueling Squadron conducted the first air refueling from a KC-46 Pegasus to a C-17 Globemaster III for the 97th Air Mobility Wing, March 18, 2019 over Texas. The KC-46 Pegasus is a wide body, multi-role tanker that will be able to refuel all U.S., allied and coalition military aircraft
March 22, 2019
AETC sub-app on AF Connect

The Air Education and Training Command’s sub-app is now live in AF Connect, the new Air Force-wide mobile app.
March 19, 2019
Holloman officer participates in Bataan Memorial Death March

She stopped, her hazel eyes lowering to her feet. Her heels felt like they were being rubbed by sandpaper in her worn down boots. She had marched 18 miles already and felt determined to complete the marathon.Taking off her boot, she saw a thin worn down bubble of skin. Her feet were blistering. She
March 19, 2019
2nd AF, 19th AF partner with Goodfellow AFB to host AETC superintendents course

Goodfellow welcomed roughly 50 current and future superintendents from across the Air Education and Training Command to the Superintendent Course held at the Event Center here, March 18-20.Goodfellow leadership joined Chief Master Sgt. Joanne Bass, 2nd Air Force command chief, and Chief Master Sgt.
March 18, 2019
351st SWTS honors fallen hero during Maltz Challenge

The Maltz Challenge honors Master Sgt. Michael Maltz, a Pararescueman who was killed in action in 2003 in Afghanistan while responding to a combat-rescue call. Originally, the Maltz Challenge was organized to support Maltz’s family after his death, but has since evolved into a national event where
March 18, 2019
Sheppard crew chief apprentice student earns ACE award

Nine blocks. Eighty training days. Six hundred forty hours of hard work and concentration. This is what it takes to become an Air Force crew chief apprentice.