Civilian talent acquisition essential to accelerate change for Air, Space Forces

The Air Force chief of staff’s direction of "accelerate change or lose" and the accompanying action orders, outline why and how the service must rapidly change in order to remain the most dominant and respected Air Force in the world.

97 AMW extends outreach - trains Altus PD on suicide awareness

Officers from the City of Altus Police Department extended their knowledge during a first responder suicide awareness training on December 9, 2020, at the APD.

Goodfellow hosts AETC Deputy Commander

Maj. Gen. William Spangenthal, Air Education and Training Command deputy commander, visited here Dec. 1-2 to see how Airmen are modernizing today’s training to execute tomorrow’s demands while fighting through COVID-19

58th SOW welcomes AC-130J training mission to Kirtland

The 58th Special Operations Wing here has been named by the Air Force as the preferred location for the relocation of the AC-130J Formal Training Unit. Currently at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Air Force officials plan to move seven aircraft and 372 positions here, beginning in fiscal year 2023. 

The Key Spouse Program; unlocking family resiliency

Deployments and temporary assignments do not only affect military members. Spouses get left behind and can often feel isolated and lost. Having to deal with the daily grind of everyday life alone can become a daunting task. That is where the 97th Air Mobility Wing’s Key Spouse Program comes in.The

17th Security Forces Squadron trains like they fight

Goodfellow’s 17th Security Forces Squadron trained with local law enforcement at Eldorado Air Force Station, Texas Oct. 5-9.

Training through time ensures USAF is second to none

Second Air Force is known for transforming civilians into the Airmen we need to continue to dominate in air, space, and cyberspace. However, this was not always what the Numbered Air Force has been called to do.On Oct. 19, 1940, the Army Air Corps established the Northwest Air District, what we know

Keeping the training pipeline going

Earlier this year when the COVID-19 pandemic arrived, the way units and people operate in the Air Force has changed. With a threat like this, there was a risk the training pipeline could have stopped, but due to the flexibility and adaptability of the 81st Training Group, the training pipeline has

17th Training Group conducts first multi-squadron integration exercise

The 17th Training Group achieved a significant milestone in its efforts to incorporate Joint All Domain Operations into intelligence technical training, conducting the training group’s first multi-squadron integration exercise Sept. 21-24 at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas.

Photos: 81st TRG hosts quarterly drill down