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  • Sheppard Airman aces aerospace ground equipment course

    Fifteen blocks of instruction. Eighty seven training days. Countless hours of hard work and dedication. This is what it takes to become an Air Force aerospace ground equipment apprentice. Airman 1st Class Cole R. Davidson, an Oregon native and 361st TRS aerospace ground equipment apprentice, did

  • 97 AMW IG team wins annual AETC award

    The 97th Air Mobility Wing Inspector General team was recognized for their outstanding performance as the Air Education and Training Command best office of the year, June 5, 2019, at Altus Air Force Base, Okla.

  • 34 officers complete Graduate Medical Education at Keesler AFB

    Thirty-four Air Force officers at Keesler AFB, Miss., graduated from the Graduate Medical Education program May 23. The program is available to postgraduate medical students, officers and civilians to help further their knowledge and expertise of a specific medical practices such as internal

  • Key to success: Allied airpower at Normandy

    On June 6, 1944, nearly 160,000 Allied soldiers from 16 nations stormed ashore onto Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword beaches along a 50-mile stretch of France’s heavily fortified Normandy Peninsula. The commander, Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, and

  • Defenders guard Luke through search pit

    LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. –Rain or shine, the 56th Security Forces Squadron Defenders stand guard 24/7 protecting the men, women and assets of Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. This includes checking larger vehicles at the base’s South Gate search pit.

  • First Vietnamese student graduates from US Aviation Leadership Program

    Capt. Toai Dang, of Vietnam Air Defense-Air Force, became the first Vietnamese student to graduate from the Aviation Leadership Program (ALP) on May 31 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. ALP is a U.S. Air Force-funded program, providing students of partner and developing countries with

  • Flight equipment redesigned to better fit female aviators

    Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, held a Female Fitment Event, June 4, where Air Force and Navy female aviators gathered to have their measurements taken, which will be used to design new prototypes for female flight equipment.

  • Police Week at Vance

    National Police Week, observed May 13-17 this year, is to honor those who serve and have served in local, state, and federal law enforcement positions.