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  • Luke weapons maintainers provide munitions for the mission

    Most everything that can go 'boom' on base has to go through the 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron here. The 56th EMS weapons maintenance Airmen manage munitions used by various squadrons on base including the 56th Security Forces Squadron, 56th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal

  • SERE specialists facilitate training for Army, Air Force

    You're at work going about your usual business ---- as a military member, that may mean going on patrol with your squad or heading to a nearby depot for a resupply ---- when suddenly, you find yourself separated from your group. You are in an unfamiliar wilderness. You only have a few things in your

  • SOS shortens to increase attendance

    To align with the chief of staff of the Air Force's vision to give more company grade officers the opportunity to attend Squadron Officer School, Squadron Officer College is changing the school's course term length from eight to five weeks starting in fiscal year 2015. The school challenges students

  • 2001 graduate laid to rest at Academy

    A 2001 Air Force Academy graduate and instructor pilot with the 49th Fighter Training Squadron was laid to rest at the Academy Cemetery Sept. 9.Maj. Richard Schafer III, 35, was the chief of standardization and evaluation for the squadron at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss.Stephanie Taylor, Schafer's

  • Air Force revamps AEF

    The Air Force will deploy Agile Combat Support Airmen under its redesigned air expeditionary force construct October 1. The primary purpose of the redesign was to look at ways to deploy more ACS Airmen with their units and standardize dwell times across the Air Force as much as possible to present a

  • Air Force reveals newest recruiting campaign

    The U.S. Air Force is bringing back its "Aim High" advertising slogan after a 15-year hiatus with the launch of the "I am an American Airman" recruiting campaign today. The integrated campaign, created by the Air Force's advertising agency, GSD&M, includes three commercial spots as well as new video

  • CSAF inspires Columbus AFB

    It's not every day the highest ranking uniformed officer in the Air Force visits your base. Columbus Air Force Base had the privilege of hosting Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Sept. 5 and 6. Welsh, who is in charge of the more than 690,000 men and women who compose the

  • Luke holds first commander's call

    Brig. Gen Scott Pleus, 56th Fighter Wing commander, held his first commander's call Monday at the Luke Air Force Base theater.The day was divided by Airmen, NCOs, senior NCOs, civilians and officers. It began at 7 a.m. with the Airman tier being the first to hear the commander speak about where he

  • ASU ROTC cadet is top in nation

    The Air Force Association named Cadet Dylan J. Meador of Angelo State University's Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps Detachment 847 the Outstanding ROTC Cadet of the Year for 2014.The AFA annually chooses one cadet from 13,400 nationally, based on academic achievement, physical excellence