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  • Royal Saudi AF's top training leader sees 'inspiration' at Sheppard

    The Royal Saudi Air Force's top training leader visited here Feb. 21 for a first-hand look at the 82nd Training Wing and the facilities used by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Airmen-in-Training.Maj. Gen. Saeed Muedh Alzahrani, commander of the RSAF Technical Studies Institute, led the Saudi

  • AFSO 21: Innovations for T-38 Maintenance

    Using the Air Force's Smart Operations for the 21st Century Program, members from the 47th Maintenance Directorate and 47th Operations Group developed a plan to trim hours required to maintain Laughlin's aging fleet of T-38 Talon aircraft.The eight-member team spent last week using AFSO 21's

  • Keesler-developed program AIMS at increased efficiency

    A new military training leader workflow program developed at Keesler begins Air Education and Training Command-wide implementation Feb. 1. The Airman Interactive Management System was inspired by and developed for MTLs as a multi-faceted tool to track every aspect of an Airman's time in technical

  • Altus leads AETC in transition to cost-conscious culture

    A small base, in a small community, has shown how large of an impact it can make by leading the way in Air Education and Training Command's transition to a cost-conscious culture, or C3.Since the beginning of January 2012, the 97th Air Mobility Wing at Altus Air Force Base, Okla., has generated more

  • Thunderbolts run for Sandy Hook

    More than 150 Thunderbolts ran in a 5k to help raise money to aid victims and families affected by the Dec. 14, 2012, Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn."We were having our squadron children's holiday party when we heard what had happened," said Staff Sgt. Danny Smith, 56th

  • SEAC shares joint vision with Keesler

    Once a person dons the uniform of their branch of service it can be easy to let their identity as an Airman, Marine, Soldier or Sailor cloud the fact that they are a member of a larger United States military. Keesler Airmen had the opportunity to be reminded of the bigger picture Jan. 16 when Marine

  • Volunteer or not, BMT needs the best

    Adjustments to the military training instructor selection process will be made in early 2013 - driven by a recent review of basic military training that stressed the need for experienced and talented non-commissioned officers to train America's new Airmen.AETC Command Chief, Chief Master Sgt. James

  • Altus AFB selected as candidate KC-46A FTU, MOB

    Altus Air Force Base is officially in the running to become the Formal Training Unit for the KC-46A tanker aircraft.Today, the Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Staff approved Altus AFB and McConnell AFB, Kan. as candidate bases for the FTU. Altus AFB was also selected one of four candidates