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  • AF rolls out new rifle qualification course

    Airmen taking the new Air Force Rifle Qualification Course are finding themselves learning more than just basic marksmanship skills.Long-awaited changes requiring more intensive weapons training officially took effect Thursday.Published in September by the Air Force Security Center, changes to the

  • 12th FTW trains AF's international partners

    International pilots from around the globe come to 12th Flying Training Wing locations to hone skills and strengthen friendships. Whether it's at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph or the 12th FTW's geographically separated unit, the 479th Flying Training Group at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., the

  • Recycling saves Keesler hospital $62,000

    The Keesler Hospital's operating room is once again "going green."In 2004, Capt. Wendy Wilkins, an 81st Surgical Operations Squadron operating room nurse, began reprocessing the Flowtron compression hoses used in the operating rooms. Unfortunately, the reprocessing program wasn't reestablished

  • 2nd Air Force Commander 'amazed' during Sheppard visit

    Second Air Force Commander Maj. Gen. Leonard Patrick paid a visit to Sheppard Nov. 14-16 to tour the 82nd Training Wing and speak with Sheppard members. The general was joined by Col. John Stokes, 2nd AF mobilization assistant to the commander, Col. Jamie Peoples, 2nd AF reserve advisor, and Chief

  • Spirit of America dinner honors Armed Forces

    Six hundred military and community members came together to honor the accomplishments and sacrifices of the U.S. Armed Forces during the Spirit of America dinner here Nov. 9.The dinner was part of Celebrate America's Military, an annual San Antonio celebration to show a grateful nation's

  • Air advisor earns Distinguished Flying Cross with valor

    The commander of Air Education and Training Command, Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr., presented the Distinguished Flying Cross with valor to Lt. Col. Gregory A. Roberts, 19th Air Force, during a ceremony here Nov. 10.As an air advisor to the Afghan Air Force in July 2010, Roberts piloted one of two Mi-17V5

  • AETC to implement civilian workforce restructuring

    Air Education and Training Command will reduce civilian manpower requirements by approximately 700 positions as a result of the Office of the Secretary of Defense-directed Resource Management Decision 703. RMD-703 is the culmination of a DoD-wide comprehensive effort to increase efficiencies, reduce

  • 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