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July 1, 2020
Total force basic trainees part of Air Force Reserve history

Several hundred Total Force Air Force enlisted basic military trainees assigned to the 433rd Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, are making history as the first class to enter training in the fully operational, all-Reserve military training squadron.
June 30, 2020
The “Triangle Y” behind Mobility’s Hometown

January 28, 1942, the U.S. Army Air Force established the 97th Bombardment Group. Its original mission: conduct antisubmarine patrols using the largest bomber aircraft of the time, the B-17 Flying Fortress. As time passed, the unit became one of the few heavy bombing groups to bomb Nazi territory
June 29, 2020
Photos: Where Airpower Begins...

A T-6A Texan II aircraft from the 434th Flying Training Squadron assigned to Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, flies a training mission June 25, 2020. The 434th FTS along with the 85th Flying Training Squadron, conduct primary flight training in the T-6A Texan II as part of the Specialized
June 26, 2020
Total force basic trainees part of Air Force Reserve history

Several hundred Total Force Air Force enlisted basic military trainees assigned to the 433rd Training Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, are making history as the first class to enter training in the fully operational, all-Reserve military training squadron. The 433rd TRS, one of seven
June 22, 2020
Air Force releases JADO doctrine

Annex 3-1, Department of the Air Force role in JADO, builds on the doctrine note signed by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein in March, and the direction to deter and defeat adversaries from the National Defense Strategy.
June 20, 2020
97th TRS gains first student-leader teal rope, newest SAPR liaison

The 97th Training Squadron gained its first student-lead teal rope, or Sexual Assault and Prevention Response liaison, June 16, 2020, at Altus Air Force Base, Okla.
June 20, 2020
A new road towards a degree

Angelo State University and Goodfellow came together to sign in an agreement that will allow members of the 17th Communications Squadron, and military member sharing similar types of credits or training, to transfer their technical course work towards a baccalaureate degree at ASU’s Houston Harte
June 18, 2020
Pacific-based recruiter named as one of the Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year

Only an elite few are selected as one of the service’s Outstanding Airmen of the Year, and for 2019, Tech. Sgt. Jeremiah Camper from the Air Force Recruiting Service can add his name to this select group.
June 18, 2020
"Aim High" total force recruiting phone app on "The Air Force Starts Here" pod

A discussion on the features of the Air Force Recruiting Service’s new “Aim High” phone application is the focus of the latest episode of "The Air Force Starts Here," released June 15, 2020. On the pod, Chief Master Sgt Jason O’Donley and Tech. Sgt. David Valencia discuss the new total force
June 17, 2020
SECDEF witnesses transformation, protection of citizens becoming Airmen at BMT during COVID-19

U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper visited U.S. Air Force basic military training cadre and recruits, as well as members of the Air Force Recruiting Service, for a first-hand look at how the service transforms citizens into American Airmen here June 16, 2020.