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  • AAPI Heritage Month Spotlight: Chief Master Sgt. Rebecca Arbona

    May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. The 17th Training Wing recognizes this culture, its diversity, and how it makes the force stronger. Each week in May, the 17th TRW highlights service members of different backgrounds and experiences. This week we are highlighting Chief

  • WSO-In-Training Reflects on Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month

    May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, a national observance that recognizes Asian and Pacific Americans and celebrates their historical and cultural contributions to the United States. For Capt. Johnny Sittisin, a student in the 479th Student Squadron, the month represents an

  • Rated Prep Program students take control of AETC’s Instagram March 23-24

    Air Force Rated Preparatory Program (RPP) students will take control of Air Education and Training Command’s Instagram page @aetc_firstcommand March 23-24, 2022, to give an exclusive look of how the program provides Airmen a unique opportunity to gain and strengthen basic aviation skills.Airmen

  • Inspired to Inspire

    Every Airman has their personal ‘why’ for joining the U.S. Air Force. Their reasons for joining may differ but the ultimate decision to serve offers a universal connection that can be recognized across many generations of servicemembers.

  • 479th FTG celebrates Sapphire Event, 45 years of women in the cockpit

    Members from the 479th Flying Training Group and Air Force Recruiting Service, Detachment 1, held a Combat Systems Officer Sapphire and General Officer Inspire events to honor 45 years of women in the cockpit.The events showcased Air Force rated career opportunities and afforded students the

  • All-female crew brings control to the Oklahoma sky

    Air traffic control at Vance Air Force Base is defying the norm with an all-female leadership. Four women have taken leadership positions without even noticing that they all happen to be the same gender.

  • Air Force ROTC, HEAT address Hispanic, Latino commissioning barriers

    The Jeanne M. Holm Center for Officer Accessions and Citizen Development is co-hosting a national symposium Feb. 17, 2022, with a Department of the Air Force Barrier Analysis Working Group to identify challenges and barriers Hispanic and Latino college students face on their path to a commission

  • 97th AMW recognizes women's equality day

    August 26th is nationally recognized as Women's Equality Day to commemorate the 1920 adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which allows women the right to vote. On this day, the ratification of women's suffrage in the U.S. is celebrated, as well as the heroes who