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  • New commander takes charge of AF Recruiting Service

    Brig. Gen. John P. Horner succeeded Brig. Gen. Balan R. Ayyar as commander, Air Force Recruiting Service, in a change of command ceremony at the Kendrick Club at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Oct. 11. The new commander expressed enthusiasm for his new assignment and credited the hard work and

  • Sheppard detachment helps EOD joint school embrace C3

    Turning one person's trash into another person's treasure happens all the time and Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal is as far as one needs to look to see the cost-conscious culture mentality in full swing on a daily basis.When it comes to reutilizing recyclable materials to enhance practical

  • Wounded Warriors learn adaptive skills

    A dozen Air Force wounded warriors from around the country attended a two-day adaptive sports camp here Sept. 14 and 15, participating in events such as wheelchair basketball, cycling and kayaking. Maj. Gen. A.J. Stewart, Air Force Personnel Center commander, welcomed the group and applauded their

  • AF fails in bid for 4th straight military softball title

    After 13 years of preparing at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., for the Armed Forces softball tournament, the All-Air Force softball team began its quest for a fourth-straight Armed Forces softball title by moving team tryouts and the All-Air Force camp to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland for the first

  • AETC awards Sheppard $10.5 million

    Brigadier General Michael Fantini, 82nd Training Wing commander, announced last week that Sheppard Air Force Base would receive more than $10 million in funds from Air Education and Training Command to support several demolition and renovation projects on the base, reinforcing the Cost Conscious

  • Maxwell Airman receives $10K through IDEA Program

    Recently, Air Force Integrated Maintenance Data System computer programmer Senior Airman Zachariah Grummons from the Program Executive Office-Business Enterprise System received a $10,000 check from the Air Force Innovative Development through Employee Awareness Program. In February, Grummons

  • Tyndall fighter squadron sets flying record

    Tyndall's 43rd Fighter Squadron set a new flying record Sept. 24, accomplishing 53 local sorties in one day."We more than doubled the normal amount of flights which averages from 18 to 24 per day," said Lt. Col. James Akers, 43rd FS operations officer. "The previous daily record the 43rd FS flew at

  • Air Force instructor wins Army 1st Brigade Instructor of the Year

    For Tech. Sgt. David Carr it seemed unlikely that an Air Force instructor could win an Army award, but this year he did just that after being named the Army 1st Brigade Instructor of the Year at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. Assigned to the 364th Training Squadron Detachment 1 at Fort Leonard Wood, part of

  • IDS agencies team up to educate Airmen 'out of training'

    Approximately 150 Airmen not in training this week at Sheppard got the opportunity to learn more about personal finance, team building, stress management and relationships in a new pilot program aimed at providing them with tools to enhance their overall life-skills knowledge base.Through

  • F-35A maintenance training on track

    As the Air Force begins its Operational Utility Evaluation of the F-35A Lightning II, maintenance training to support the Joint Strike Fighter is also preparing for key program milestones.Though the first "pipeline" students - Basic Military Training graduates - don't begin training until January