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  • Altus Airmen fly dolphins

    Airmen from the 58th Airlift Squadron teamed up with U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Fleet Systems to take four bottlenose dolphins home June 11-15.Air Force Captains Judd Baker, Kristopher Herman, Carl Rotermund, Tech. Sgt. Douglas Campbell and Staff Sgt. Daniel Carbon assisted in the movement of the

  • Air University educational computer system partially restored

    Air University officials here announced today that most functions are restored the computer system responsible for the majority of Air Force distance education.The Course Development, Student Administration/Registrar system crashed in mid-May and with it went the ability to support much of distance

  • Charles North Wins AETC Readiness Civilian of the Year for 2009

    Charles W. North, 97th Air Mobility Wing Inspections deputy chief, is the Air Education and Training Command Readiness Civilian of the Year for 2009. This award is given to the most outstanding civilians whose hard work and contributions play a large role in the base's performance throughout the

  • Child safety: all it takes is one time

    This is the year of the Air Force family. What better time than now for taking a moment to make sure Team Sheppard's homes are safe for all family members? Home and child safety is this week's focus for the Air Force's Critical Days of Summer Campaign. It may be hard to know where to start when

  • Luke firefighters, medics save life

    Luke AFB firefighters had a chance to hone their skills with some real-world emergencies May 29.David Givens, 56th Civil Engineer Squadron assistant fire chief, said his team responded to two emergencies at the same time that day."First, we sent firefighters out to Surprise (City) to help with a

  • AF surgeon wins Armed Forces Triathlon Championship

    If at first you don't succeed, then try, try again. For James Bales, Wilford Hall Medical Center orthopedic surgeon, it was eight 'tris' before success: winning the Armed Forces Triathlon Championships.The Air Force captain traversed the Olympic-distance course at Naval Base Ventura County in

  • Air Force commander inducted in Army's elite medical Order

    Maj. Gen. Thomas W. Travis, 59th Medical Wing commander, received the Army's prestigious Order of Military Medical Merit Award June 4 during a ceremony at the University of Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas. General Travis, who leads the Air Force's largest medical wing, was inducted as an

  • Active-shooter exercise tests Vance's ability to react

    Joe Dirt and his wife, Brandy, were cleared to enter Vance AFB, Okla., the morning of June 1 by a sympathetic senior officer who knew they were mourning the death of their son, a recent wash-out from pilot training.But when the car carrying Mr. and Mrs. Dirt arrived at the 8th and 33rd Flying