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  • Student Pilot 2nd Lt. John Lieber. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Tony Wickman)

    Day in the Life of a Vance Student Pilot

    The day started early for 2nd Lt. John Lieber, much like the previous five months of undergraduate pilot training at Vance Air Force Base, with a 5 a.m. wakeup and not ending until his head hit the pillow at 10 p.m. Lieutenant Lieber, a student pilot assigned to D-flight in the 8th Flying Training Squadron and member of Class 07-03, represents one
  • Instructor Pilot 1st Lt. Philip McClure performs a pre-flight inspection prior to his training sortie. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Tony Wickman)

    Day in the Life of a Vance Instructor Pilot

    For the past 10 years or so, all 1st Lt. Philip McClure could think about was flying jet airplanes. Today, he lives that dream and is helping others achieve it as well. For Lieutenant McClure, a first assignment instructor pilot with Q-Flight of the 33rd Flying Training Squadron, a desire to fly was cultivated in high school and stoked during his
  • Part of Capt. Eric Westby's job as L-Flight commander in the 32nd Flying Training Squadron is to fly as an instructor pilot with Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training students. Here he demonstrates aerial refueling techniques using a T-1A model and dry erase board. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Tony Wickman)

    Day in the Life of a Vance Flight Commander

    "I don't know if there is one." That was the reply from Capt. Eric Westby, L-Flight commander in the 32nd Flying Training Squadron, when asked what a typical day is like for a flight commander at Vance Air Force Base. "Some days it's mass chaos with fires cropping up all over the place, and I'm running around with my fireman's hat on putting out
  • Lt. Col. Nathan Hill, 25 Flying Training Squadron commander, prepares his "honorary commander," Mr. Brian Henson of Henson Construction, to take a flight in a T-38C Talon aircraft. Part of the squadron commander's responsibility is maintaining and facilitating off-base community relations contacts. One way to do that is to have an honorary commander and orientate him or her to the mission of the unit, the wing and the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Tony Wickman)

    Day in the Life of a Vance Squadron Commander

    The culmination for many Air Force officers is becoming a squadron commander, and for Lt. Col. Nathan Hill it truly is a milestone. Colonel Hill, a 17-year Air Force veteran, arrived at Vance in October 2004 to work first as the operations officer and then commander of the 25th Flying Training Squadron to train pilots for the combat air force, a

  • F-16C accident investigation complete

    The Air Force has completed its investigation of the April 11, 2006, F-16C accident near Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., which resulted in the loss of the 56th Fighter Wing aircraft. The accident investigation board (AIB) determined the cause of this mishap to be an engine explosion. The board report said the explosion was a result of the F-16C
  • Lt. Col. Tim Anderson, left, 50th Airlift Squadron commander, and Lt. Col. Tom Anderson, 714th Training Squadron commander, are two of three active-duty Air Force brothers that are squadron commanders and lieutenant colonels at the same time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eunique Stevens)

    Brothers at arms

    June started a new chapter in the Anderson Air Force family history when Lt. Col. Tom Anderson took command of the 714th Training Squadron. Tom is the third active-duty Anderson to become a lieutenant colonel and squadron commander, but what makes this noteworthy is that the brothers are all commanders at the same time. "It's unique," said Tom.
  • Tech Sgt. Jason Graves, 314th Operations Support Squadron Intelligence Flight NCOIC, has been honored with a Citation of Honor by the Air Force Association. (Courtesy photo)

    NCO honored for contributions

    A Little Rock Air Force Base Intelligence NCO has been honored with a Citation of Honor by the Air Force Association for his contributions to "the development of aerospace power for the betterment of mankind." Tech. Sgt. Jason Graves, 314th Operations Support Squadron Intelligence Flight NCOIC, was the first enlisted Air Force member to serve with
  • Lightning strikes like this one in Las Cruces, N.M., can happen here at Eglin Air Force Base. When “lightning within five” is annouced Airmen should take cover as quickly as possible. Smoke shacks and sun shades do not provide adequate cover. (U.S. Air Force photo/Edward Aspera Jr.)

    33rd Fighter Wing safety program wins again

    The 33d Fighter Wing's safety office has reached the halfway point in its "101 Critical Days of Summer" program. This program was started to raise awareness of potential hazards Airmen face during the dog days of summer. With less then 50 days to go, the wing's safety office keeps safety in mind as the mission moves forward. "Our primary goal is to

  • Civilian authorization reductions

    Air Education and Training Command officials are looking at ways to streamline organizations to smaller, more agile forces and organizational structures to reduce the effect of reductions in the civilian workforce next spring. The Air Force plans to reduce its civilian workforce strength by 2,000 positions during FY07 as a result of Program Budget
  • EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Amid purple smoke, "opposing forces" attack the defensive fighting position at a 728th Air Control Squadron deployed radar site. The training was part of an operational readiness inspection here. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. David Tomiyama)

    Mock attack

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