Exercise tests base response

Air Force Language Professional of the Year Award

Tech. Sgt. Samuel Han, 316th Training Squadron instructor supervisor, received this year’s Air Force level Language Professional of the Year Award. The AF LPOY Award is the most prestigious award given out to the linguist community and is given out to one individual across the Air Force.

A man before a hero

March 4, 1976, Capt. Lance Sijan was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, presented to his family by President Gerald Ford. Many know the story of Lance and his determination in the face of the Vietnamese jungle and an enemy compound, but his sister Janine Sijan shared even more of his story at

Planning for the future of learning

Presidio of Monterey, Calif. is taking the initiative with the Foreign Language Design Sprint and digging deeper into the science of learning to help improve the way their students learn.

97th AMW partners with NORAD for training exercise

For the first time, the 97th Air Mobility Wing supported a North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) air defense exercise, Oct. 9, 2019, at Altus Air Force Base, Okla.

Altus AFB's 97th LRS SNCO wins AETC award

Senior Master Sgt. Anthony Krebs, the deployment and distribution flight superintendent assigned to the 97th LRS, was named the 2019 AETC General Lew Allen Jr. Trophy award winner in the SNCO logistics readiness category.

Occupational competency modeling topic of latest “Developing Mach-21 Airmen” podcast

The process to create occupational competency models for the Air Forced is the focus of episode 17 of Air Education and Training Command’s “Developing Mach-21 Airmen” professional development podcast series, released Oct. 10.

19th AF command team observe Columbus AFB pilot training mission

Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, 19th Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Erik Thompson, 19th AF command chief, visited Columbus Air Force Base to experience and assess the flow of the base as well as talk to key members about the progressions of pilot training and their professions.

Air Force Recruiting creates classic association

Air Force Recruiting Service reached a major milestone Oct. 1 when AFRS and Air Force Reserve Command Recruiting Service formed a classic associate partnership to bolster effectiveness and combine strategies.

A Ruck to Remember

The 17th Security Forces Squadron here held a ruck in memory of a fallen member of the 17th SFS September, 26.