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  • Laughlin XLer earns NCO of the Year award

    Tech. Sgt. Mitchell Valentine, 47th Operations Support Squadron NCO in charge of weather operations, earned the NCO of the Year award out of all weather operators in the Air Force.The purpose of the award is to acknowledge Air Force military and civilian individuals and units for exceptional

  • Luke reaches millionth hour milestone

    Translating a million hours into years equals 114 years and one month. Going that far back in time places a person in February of 1899.Luke Air Force Base reached an F-16 milestone March 13 when a Fighting Falcon took to the skies marking a million flying hours in this venerable aircraft at Luke.

  • Living legend imparts raid experiences on Goodfellow

    Team Goodfellow members and downtown guests filed into the base theater, March 26, anticipating the arrival of Doolittle Raider, retired Army Air Force Lt Col. Richard Cole. 17th Training Wing Commander, Col. Mark Damiano was the host for the afternoon. He opened the floor with a brief history of

  • Air Force Assistance Fund campaign gets underway

    The Air Force Assistance Fund campaign kicked off Monday at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland with a goal to raise $347,000 for the four charitable affiliates under the AFAF umbrella. The kickoff was preceded by a breakfast, hosted by Joint Base San Antonio and held March 21 at the Gateway Club, for

  • C-130 maintenance training team helps Royal Thai AF counterparts

    A mobile training team from the 373rd Training Squadron's Field Training Detachment 4 returned here March 9 from a month-long deployment to Thailand providing C-130 maintenance training to the Royal Thai Air Force.Nine members of the field training detachment (FTD) made up the team of instructors

  • Airmen shoulder the load in remembrance of fallen comrade

    Special tactics operators from across Pope Field, N.C., took part in a six-mile walk around the flightline carrying a log dedicated to a fallen comrade March 15. The log, carved in honor of Staff Sgt. Andrew Harvell, has an estimated weight of 1,250 pounds. Harvell's nickname "Big Andy" is carved on

  • Cooking inspires Air Force career

    For Col. Sharon Hunter, 97th Medical Group commander, cooking and food sparked an interest in an Air Force career as a dietician.Hunter, a native of Blairsville, Ga., enjoyed school from the start."When I was in high school, I enjoyed math more [than other subjects]," Hunter said. "But school didn't

  • Japanese officers: Columbus' pilot training is 'impressive'

    Two Japanese Air Self-Defense Force officers visited Columbus AFB Feb. 26 to 28.Col. Masaharu Iwaoka and Maj. Satoru Oshima of the Personnel and Education Department traveled from Japan to gain a better understanding of the Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Mission here."It was great; a very

  • 435th FTS and 12th OSS bring home AETC Top Ops Awards

    The 435th Fighter Training Squadron and 12th Operations Support Squadron were recognized as Air Education and Training Command Top Operations Squadrons for 2012. "We can all be proud of their outstanding accomplishments," said Col. David Morrissey, commander of the 12th Operations Group. "The 12th