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  • Married couple re-enlists to continue development of young Airmen

    Master Sgts. Scotty and Dana Fogle have been serving their country for more than 18 years and recently extended their careers for five more years at a dual re-enlistment ceremony. "It is very unique to be able to re-enlist two fine master sergeants whom I have known since I've been in the Air

  • A-Team shoots for 'A' rating

    Members of the 97th Maintenance Directorate, or A-Team,  give great attention to the smallest details everyday, and more recently as the maintainers prepare for the 2009 Air Mobility Command Airlift Rodeo. Larry Melton, KC-135 rodeo team chief, has his crew working diligently to preparing aircraft

  • Cadets experience operational Air Force

    Nine cadets from the U.S. Air Force Academy visited Sheppard Air Force Base arriving May 31 to get a taste of what it is like to work in the operational Air Force. The academy breaks the summer cadet program into three, three-week periods. One of those weeks is used to send cadets to either state

  • Civil Air Patrol realigns with Holm Center

    Civil Air Patrol-U. S.Air Force  realigned under the Jeanne M. Holm Center for Officer Accessions and Citizen Development in a ceremony held at the center's Leadership Hall June 11.Lt. Gen. Allen Peck, Air University commander, said the realignment is part of the evolution of Air University and

  • Experiences of a lifetime, in two years

    Pulling 8.2 'Gs' at 850 miles per hour or playing cricket with orphans in Grenada are moments only a small percentage of people in America can say they have experienced. One senior airman was given the opportunity to experience these events and others like it in the span of only two years. Senior

  • Brazil wins 5th World Military Women's Soccer Championship

    Brazil defeated The Republic of South Korea 1-0 to capture the gold medal in the 5th Counseil Du International Sports Militaire World Military Women's Soccer Championship. The lone goal of the game, scored in the 5th minute, was all the undefeated Brazilians needed to capture the championship. The

  • AETC announces 2008 Chief of Safety awards

    Air Education and Training Command officials recently announced the Air Force Chief of Safety award winners for fiscal year 2008. Safety career professional Michael J. Matthews, 97th Air Mobility Wing, Altus Air Force Base, Okla. Outstanding achievement for ground safety 71st Flying Training Wing,

  • End of an era: Student flies last T-37 training mission

    A familiar noise was missing from the 80th Flying Training Wing's aircraft parking ramp at about 2:30 p.m. June 17, one that has been prevalent in the Air Force's pilot training mission for 50 years -- the high-pitched screech of the T-37B Tweet. The final student training mission began at 1 p.m.,

  • Pediatric team brings nutritional care to children in rural Honduras

    Members of the 59th Medical Wing Pediatric Residency Program participated in a medical readiness training exercise, or MEDRETE, May 18-29 in rural Honduras by providing care to underprivileged children. "The mission of these exercises is to provide nutritional assessments of children from 6 months

  • AFRICOM chief of staff visits Vance

    Maj. Gen. Michael A. Snodgrass, U.S. Africa Command chief of staff, discussed the newest unified combatant command during his visit to Vance Air Force Base as the graduation ceremony guest speaker for Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 09-10. "Africa Command went from a concept in