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  • AETC surpasses 2 years without motorcycle fatality

    Air Education and Training Command has surpassed a significant safety milestone - no service member fatalities have occurred as a result of operating a motorcycle in more than two years.The last time the command hit such a streak was Aug. 8, 1998. On that day, the no-fatalities run hit 786 days. The

  • AETC announces newest Order of the Sword recipient

    Maj. Gen. Alfred Flowers learned of his selection as the next Air Education and Training Command Order of the Sword recipient here Nov. 2.Chief Master Sgt. James Cody, the AETC command chief, informed Flowers of his selection at a surprise announcement in the Pentagon's Airman's Hall filled with

  • Pararescueman: Selfless service and resiliency

    Service before self is an Air Force core value each Airman is expected to embody. For one particular group of Airmen, it's central to their way of life. The pararescueman code states: "It is my duty as a pararescueman to save life and to aid the injured. I will be prepared at all times to perform my

  • Fort Sill Soldiers taste deployed life close to home at Altus AFB

    Soldiers from the 4th Battalion 3rd Air Defense Artillery, Fort Sill, Okla., recently concluded their 10-day Patriot missile culmination training event here Oct. 21. "The training was awesome," said Capt. Bradley Hayes, 4-3 ADA BN Alpha Battery commander. "We came to Altus and we replicated what we

  • Airmen embark on 812-mile trek to honor fallen heroes

    When dawn broke Sunday morning, 18 active-duty Airmen began their trek from Lackland, a memorial ruck sack march in honor of 17 fallen special tactics teammates killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. An estimated 812 miles later, on Wednesday, the Warrior Airmen will arrive at Hurlburt Field, Fla.On the

  • Korean army veterinarian returns home

    After working alongside U.S. Army veterinarians for the past year, an officer in the Republic of Korea army begins the journey home this weekend, ready to share his knowledge with colleagues.Maj. Sangho Seo, a veterinarian in the ROK army, came to the Daniel Holland Military Working Dog Hospital in

  • General returns for Scope Warrior

    Lt. Gen. William (Bill) Lord, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force chief of warfighting integration and chief information officer, is back at Keesler Air Force Base to co-host Scope Warrior, an annual strategic planning conference for senior Air Force communications leaders.Lord was the 81st