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Jan. 31, 2012
AETC Chiefs' Orientation Course preps selectees for top enlisted rank

Air Education and Training Command held a Chiefs' Orientation Course here for 73 new and soon-to-be chief master sergeants from across AETC and other commands Jan. 24-27.The new chiefs met with senior leaders, who clearly defined what is expected of the men and women who wear the Air Force's top
Jan. 27, 2012
Air Force boxers rumble at Fort Sam Houston

In what Air Force officials called a "grand slam" for the Fitness Center on the Medical Training and Education Center Campus, the Air Force Box-Off tournament Jan. 20 and 21 was a big success."The Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines packed the house," said Ken Hack, the center's director. "All
Jan. 27, 2012
Tet Offensive's 44th Anniversary: New exhibit honors Security Police heroics

The 37th Training Wing will honor Vietnam War Security Forces veterans Tuesday by commemorating the Tet Offensive's 44th anniversary.The commemoration ceremony, followed by an unveiling of a new Southeast Asia exhibit at the U.S. Air Force Security Forces Museum, will conclude two days of events
Jan. 27, 2012
Base unveils memorial for fallen combat controller: Sather Memorial finds new home at JBSA-Lackland

The family of the first Air Force enlisted combat casualty in Operation Iraqi Freedom unveiled a memorial at the 342nd Training Squadron on the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Training Annex Jan. 20.Family members of fallen combat controller Staff Sgt. Scott Sather uncovered the large concrete
Jan. 26, 2012
Disabled vet talks resilience

Roberto Barrera, a disabled Vietnam War veteran, spoke to a group of Laughlin Airmen here during a stand down day to focus on resilience and suicide awareness Jan. 24.Barrera enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in February of 1969 before going to serve in Vietnam later that year. On Sept. 16, 1969, he
Jan. 23, 2012
AETC: 70 years of training and education programs built on the achievements of many

The demand for flying training caused by the United States' entry into World War II after the attack on Pearl Harbor, resulted in the creation of the Air Corps Flying Training Command January 23, 1942. Today marks Air Education and Training Command's 70th Anniversary. After several re-designations,
Jan. 23, 2012
One goal -- to win medals, AF boxers arrive at JBSA-Lackland

The goals are still the same for Air Force boxing coach Steven Franco during the Air Force Boxing Camp at the Chaparral Fitness Center: Defeat the other military branches to win medals."Like I tell these guys from Day 1, I don't care if I take one guy or all 10 guys from different weight classes, my
Jan. 23, 2012
Laughlin named busiest airfield in AF for 2011

Laughlin was officially announced the busiest airfield and combined air traffic control tower in the Air Force for 2011 on Jan. 10 by the Air Force Flight Standards Agency for having a total of 337,439 operations. Controlling the busiest airfield in the Air Force is the 47th Operations Support
Jan. 19, 2012
Wichita Falls earns top AETC community support award

The commander of Air Education and Training Command, Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr., announced Wichita Falls, Texas, as the winner of this year's Altus Trophy for outstanding community support. The Altus Trophy was established in 2010 to recognize the community that best supports its local AETC unit. Seven
Jan. 19, 2012
2012 Symposium shares lessons, vision with AETC Airmen

Thousands of Airmen from across Air Education and Training Command flocked to the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center here Jan. 12-13 to learn about world-leading capabilities and technologies for educating, training, recruiting and innovating.More than 120 vendor booths and 70 seminars and panels