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Operation Blue Hero

Members of the 81st Logistics Readiness Squadron and the 41st Aerial Port Squadron load a pallet of duffel bags onto a flat bed truck at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, March 20, 2020. The bags belonged to Airmen who just graduated from Air Force basic military training and had been transported from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland to the base by an aircrew from the 97th Air Mobility Wing from Altus Air Force Base, Okla. Due to the threat of COVID-19, Air Force BMT adjusted its procedure for transporting Airmen to their technical training location which eliminates unnecessary exposure to the general population while they are in route. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)
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VIRIN

A C-17 Globemaster III carrying just graduated basic military training Airmen from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, arrives at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, on March 20, 2020. Due to the threat of COVID-19, Air Force BMT adjusted its procedure for transporting Airmen to their technical training location which eliminates unnecessary exposure to the general population while they are in route. Maintaining the integrity of the training pipeline is crucial to ensuring the Air Force can continue to deliver mission ready professionals to combatant commanders around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)
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190809-F-BD983-0833

Special Warfare trainees from the 352nd Special Warfare Training Squadron participate in a physical training session at the Triangle Pool on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Aug. 9, 2019. With the new Special Warfare Operator Enlistment Vectoring program, there is one path of entry for new recruits to careers in combat control, pararescue, tactical air control party and special reconnaissance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)
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190717-F-BD983-0248

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Yancy Martin, 334th Training Squadron student, adjusts the oscilloscope during the digital airport surveillance radar maintenance course inside the digital airport surveillance radar lab on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, July 17, 2019. This course, which graduated 54 students this past year, takes 20 academic days to complete. Approximately 11,700 students push through the 334th TRS's seven Air Force Specialty Codes each year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)
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AETC

The First Command
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180613-F-UZ569-1209

A student and instructor pilot prepare to taxi in a T-6A Texan II, June 13, 2018, Vance Air Force Base, Okla. The T-6 is the first aircraft students attending Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training learn to fly before moving on to more specialized aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Heal)
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AETC leaders, instructors team up to change flying training curriculum

An L3 Maintenance contractor directs a T-38C Talon to its parking spot Feb. 1, 2018, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The T-38 is a two-seat, twinjet supersonic jet trainer. It was the world's first supersonic trainer and is also the most produced. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Corey Pettis)
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Airman's Week

Tech Sgt. Alexander assists Airmen as they lead their own discussion during Airman's Week, an important part of their integration into the Air Force.
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Sheppard AFB

An Airman-in-Training restocks the shredded cheese section at the Defense Commissary Agency cooler shelves on Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 27, 2015. More than 150 Airmen and volunteers helped rescue more than $200,000 in perishable grocery items from a lighting strike that shut down the commissary power. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mike Meares)
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Sheppard AFB

A technical training student at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, competes in a drill competition at the base parade grounds, Sept. 25, 2015. The drill competition promotes friendly rivalry and morale among the Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kyle Gese)
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Dove hunt

Staff Sgt. Daniel Cole, 364th Training Squadron instructor, points his shotgun at a dove passing by during the dove hunt portion of the Clay County Dove Salute in Henrietta, Texas, Sept. 12, 2015. Airmen were invited to the Birdwell and Clark Ranch to participate in dove hunt and a Texas-style steak dinner. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kyle Gese)
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Bike race

Jarrod Smith, (left), Clay Jacobs, (middle), and Christopher Freeman, (right), take a break at a rest stop at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, during the Hotter'N Hell 100 bike race Aug. 29, 2015. Freeman is a veteran who was paralyzed from the waist down after a car accident in 2010. He has participated in three Hotter'N Hell rides since the accident to share his story of resiliency with other riders, and observers along the route. (U.S. Air Force photo by Danny Webb)
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Hotline Training

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Goodrick, (left), from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, and Airman 1st Class Jaylen Wilkens, from Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, train as 366th Training Squadron Hotline Training Course students at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 7, 2015. Goodrick and Wilkens secured a tool called “the tree” that safely lifts power lines from the insulators. They use this tool to transfer the power lines to a new pole. Airmen in this course wear a modified uniform to protect themselves from the various equipment and chemicals they use. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kyle Gese)
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Selfie

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Charles Burgess, retired 82nd Training Wing command chief, takes a selfie during his retirement ceremony, July 31, 2015, at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. Burgess was known for his passion for taking care of military members and their families. He led various initiatives across the base for quality of life improvements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kyle Gese)
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An exemplary Airman

Air Force Reservist Master Sgt. Christopher Enfinger, 47th Security Forces Squadron alternate operations superintendent, poses at the 47th SFS on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, July 8, 2015. When not serving in his reservist capacity, Enfinger is one of only 25 officers, detectives, and sergeants assigned to the San Antonio Police Department Gang Unit who is responsible for tracking, documenting and monitoring more than 10,000 gang members and over 30 different gangs throughout San Antonio. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Steven R. Doty)
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Two badges, two missions, one purpose

An Air Force Security Police Badge rests against a San Antonio Police Department badge on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, July 8, 2015. The badges belong to Christopher Enfinger who serves as a patrol officer assigned to the SAPD Gang Unit, as well as a Master Sgt. assigned to the Air Force Reserves currently stationed at the 47th Security Forces Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Steven R. Doty)
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Enlistment ceremony

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Tyler Almquist, student at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, helps hold a giant U.S. Flag for an enlistment ceremony during the opening of the Rangers game in Arlington, Texas, July 4, 2015. More than 60 Airmen from Sheppard volunteered with the 344th Recruiting Squadron to help unfurl the flag for approximately 150 new Air Force enlistees who swore-in during the game. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kyle Gese)
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Airmen reach new heights in training course

U.S. Air Force Airmen climb utility poles during their training at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, May 19, 2015. The electronic systems apprentice or power-line distribution course, teaches students how to use, install and maintain electrical equipment necessary for mission success. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kyle Gese)
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Respect, honor, remember: 82nd SFS honors Nat’l Police Week

The 82nd Training Wing Security Forces Airmen and officers from the Wichita Falls Police Department salute the lowering of the U.S. flag during the National Police Week retreat ceremony at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, May 15, 2015. Although National Police Week honors those who gave their life in the line of duty, it also honors the sacrifices police make to ensure the safety of others. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kyle Gese)
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Sheppard receives AETC's first spatial disorientation flight trainer

U.S. Air Force Col. Samuel Milam, Air Education and Training Command eputy director of intelligence operations and nuclear intelligence for flying training, (left), cuts the ribbon for AETC’s first Spatial Disorientation Trainer beside Valerie Dahlem, from the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, (far left), Col. Gregory Keeton, 80th Flying Training Wing commander, (right), and Col. Gregory DeWolf, 82nd Medical Group commander, (far right), at Sheppard Air Force Base May 7, 2015. The trainer simulates different air sicknesses that pilots may experience when flying. Instructors have the ability to walk student pilots through these experiences, teaching them how to combat the disorientation effectively. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kyle Gese/Released)
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