59th MDW showcases medical mission to AETC's new boss

Air Education and Training Command's top leader recently visited the 59th Medical Wing to meet with Airmen and senior leaders, and learn more about the scope of its medical mission.Gen. Robin Rand, AETC commander, viewed several areas throughout the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center Feb. 24,

Wings of Blue to jump during open house

It all started in the spring of 1962 when a band of bootleg jumpers made their first parachute jumps as cadets. Using condemned survival, evasion, resistance and escape rigs and local aviation pilots, these cadets made several jumps in the Colorado area. During that spring, a few cadets, at their

Every hand went up: Maxwell holds first sergeant symposium

Maxwell Air Force Base held a first sergeant symposium at the U. S. Air Force First Sergeant Academy on Gunter Annex, Feb. 18-21. Active duty service members who have the additional duty of being a "shirt" attended various briefings, enhancing their ability to serve in their roles."The overall goal

99th Flying Training Squadron...In the pursuit of excellence

The story of the Tuskegee Airmen is an American tale of triumph over trials and tribulation.The 99th Flying Training Squadron here keeps the legacy and heritage alive by continuing in the pursuit of excellence, many years after the groundbreaking Tuskegee Airmen paved the way."Many people throughout

Sheppard's 82 CS sweeps AETC awards

The 82nd Contracting Squadron here, in a good show of excellence, has won all four eligible awards at the Air Education and Training Command level for the 2013 fiscal year. The awards earned were the Outstanding Contracting Unit award, Outstanding Unit Support of the AbilityOne award, a Special

Marines train, become MCMAP instructors

Marines from across the country joined forces at Luke Air Force Base to complete a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructor course. The course began Feb. 3 and concluded Feb. 15 with 27 new MCMAP instructors.MCMAP is a combat system developed by the U.S. Marine Corps to combine existing and new

JBSA distribute Valentines to veterans

Wolfpack recruiter responds to accident

Tech. Sgt. Jesse Roen, 343rd Recruiting Squadron enlisted accessions recruiter, responded to the scene of an accident involving a semi-truck and Dodge pickup Feb. 4. Roen was traveling from Duluth, Minn., to Hurley High School in Hurley, Wis., via U.S. Highway 2 when he saw the accident just past

AF announces 'pro-gear' policy change

Air Force officials recently announced changes to the Department of Defense's policy on transporting member's professional books, papers and equipment, or PBP&E, shipped in household goods during permanent change of station moves. Known as "pro-gear," the new PBP&E policy will impact orders issued

Columbus SUPT integrates tablets into mission

Columbus Air Force Base is the first base in Air Education and Training Command to implement commercial mobile tablets into Department of Defense training. The base is being used at a Beta test site to determine the long term viability of a mobile tablet based Specialized Undergraduate Pilot