BMT commander retires, reflects on experience

Friday's Air Force Basic Military Training graduation and parade will no doubt be special for the BMT senior leader.It will be the last BMT graduation and parade for Col. Deborah Liddick as the 737th Training Group commander before Col. Michele C. Edmondson assumes command of the group during a

Reflecting on D-Day: world-class training led to air supremacy

Many know June 6, 1944, as D-Day, the day when more than 150,000 Allied Forces stormed the Nazi-occupied beaches of Normandy, France, selflessly risking their lives to establish a strategic beachhead. Though the victory came at a high price, few friendly casualties were lost to enemy aircraft that

Japan Air Self-Defense Force general visits AETC

The head of Japan Air Self-Defense Force Air Training Command visited Air Education and Training Command, Monday, May 12. Lt. Gen. Masayuki Hironaka, commander of Air Training Command, was given an overview of AETC's mission and international training programs. Hironaka and Gen. Robin Rand,

Final F-35A delivered to Eglin

The 58th Fighter Squadron became the Air Force's first complete F-35A Lightning II squadron after they welcomed their 26th and final F-35A May 28 at the 33rd Fighter Wing, here.Maj. Scott Charlton, 58th FS pilot, ferried the aircraft, AF-45, from Lockheed Martin's F-35 production center in Fort

Recruiting NCO to receive Bronze Star Medal

"People first." It's more than just a phrase for Master Sgt. Michael Staggs. It was the philosophy that saw him through a year-long deployment to Afghanistan.Staggs filled several roles, primarily as the senior enlisted advisor for the Defense Contract Management Agency, a joint-service unit that

A selfie with the CSAF

WWII veteran shares story

Everyone has a story. It could be a simple story or complex. Some may experience a moment that can change their lives forever. For retired Chief Master Sgt. Harold Bergbower, 26th Cavalry Regiment air mechanic, his time in the Air Force proved to be life changing, and he shared it May 15 at Club

Eglin wing surpasses 5,000 combined F-35 sorties

The 33rd Fighter Wing etched another mark on the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter program May 28 by logging its 5,000th combined sortie in the F-35. The F-35 Integrated Training Center at the wing flies a third of all F-35 sorties in the Department of Defense program. More than 15,000 sorties

AETC Chaplain Conference explores how to connect with ‘Millennials’

Chaplains and their assistants from across Air Education and Training Command gathered here for a conference about "Connecting with Millennials" May 12-15.During the conference, subject matter experts in religious studies and communicating with young adults discussed with the group about building

JBSA-Lackland hosts international enlisted leader summit

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Cody hosted an international senior enlisted leader summit May 13-16 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.Command chiefs and senior enlisted leaders from around the Air Force participated in the summit. They were joined by senior enlisted leaders from the air