May 10, 2018 Undergraduate Pilot Training; there’s an app for that The 80th Flying Training Wing entered this year’s Air Education and Training Command Innovation Challenge after successfully creating an app to make more than 1,500 pages of necessary documents available to its pilots via handheld device.
Oct. 25, 2017 POW recalls mission that led to capture 50 years ago On Oct. 25, 1967, now retired Lt. Col. Richard “Gene” Smith and his wingmen had orders to bomb the Paul Doumer Bridge in North Vietnam; the bridge was a mile long and one of the most heavily defended positions in Southeast Asia.
Feb. 1, 2017 Training the world's finest aviators since 1941 The first class of fresh 2nd lieutenants destined to fly, fight and win over the skies of Europe and the Pacific arrived at the Army Air Corps Flying School of Enid Dec. 16, 1941. They were part of Class 42D.Since then, more than 33,300 aviators have earned their wings here. Some of the all-star
Jan. 17, 2017 Kirtland Airman receives Flying Cross medal Master Sgt. Gregory Gibbs, 512th Rescue Squadron operations superintendent, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross medal during a Jan. 13 ceremony at Kirtland.Ranked as the highest military aviation award, Gibbs received the medal for distinguishing himself as a HH-60 Pave Hawk aerial gunner in
March 31, 2016 AETC commander, chief visit linguists at DLIFLC The commander of the Air Education and Training Command visited Airmen at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center March 29, as a part of a tour of one of the 23 major units he oversees in 14 states.“I am very impressed with what you are doing here with these young Airmen,” said Lt.
March 23, 2016 AETC Commander visits Goodfellow Air Force Base Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, commander of Air Education and Training Command, visited Goodfellow Air Force Base and met with members of the 17th Training Wing and toured facilities, March 15 and 16.For his first visit since taking command, Roberson toured base facilities like the Crossroads Student
March 18, 2016 AETC leadership tours Laughlin Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, commander of Air Education and Training Command, and Chief Master Sgt. David Staton, AETC command chief, visited Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, March 16 and 17.
March 16, 2016 Luke F-35s drop first weapons The F-35A Lightning II program took another step toward initial operational capability yesterday when two aircraft assigned to the 62nd Fighter Squadron successfully employed four laser-guided bombs on the Barry M. Goldwater Range.
March 8, 2016 Weapons online: F-35A training syllabus advances ahead of IOC Two F-35A Lightning II aircraft assigned to the 33rd Fighter Wing here successfully employed two laser-guided bombs Thursday morning at a nearby range, advancing the Air Force’s F-35A training syllabus ahead of F-35A Initial Operational Capability. The training mission was the first time the
Feb. 23, 2016 Lending a helping hand in Flint, Michigan Staff Sgt. David Whitney (right) hands a box of bottled water to Staff Sgt. Parker Smith at Word Temple Church in Flint, Michigan, Feb. 10. Whitney and Parker are 339th Recruiting Squadron recruiters based in Flint. Due to massive amounts of lead found in Flint water, millions of bottles of water