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  • Reunion connects generations, celebrates wing epoch

    After a long weekend celebrating heritage, specifically 30 years of flying and fixing F-15 Eagles, the 33rd Fighter Wing came back with many stories Airmen, past and present, and guests will share for a lifetime. "It was an outstanding event from start to finish - the hard work of the Nomad

  • 2009 Senior Enlisted Leader Summit held at Gunter

    The Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. William M. Fraser III addressed the third annual Senior Enlisted Leader Summit May 6 at Gunter's Senior NCO Academy. In offering advice to the group, the Vice Chief of Staff said all Airmen should know and support the Air Force priorities and live by the

  • Enlisted Heritage Hall receives Airey CMSAF ring

    Paul Wesley Airey, the first Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, had a close and very special association with Gunter, which he proved by leaving his CMSAF ring to the Enlisted Heritage Hall museum, his son said. "Dad always wanted his ring to come to Gunter because of his association with the

  • Airmen show 'Honor Flight" vets huge welcome

    More than 340 military personnel from the Maxwell-Gunter area welcomed Honor Flight veterans of World War II May 2 at Montgomery's Dannelly Field. It was the third honor flight for Montgomery and surrounding area veterans of WWII in the past two years. At no cost to the veterans, they are flown on a

  • AETC seeks runners for 2009 U.S. Air Force Marathon

    The thirteenth annual 2009 U.S. Air Force Marathon takes place Sept. 19 on Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. Events include the marathon, half-marathon, individual 10- and 5-kilometer races. This year Air Education and Training Command continues its support of this fitness event by selecting four female

  • AFRS covers Dominican Republic humanitarian mission

    An Air Force Recruiting Service creative team returned this week from the Dominican Republic where it photographed and videotaped Air Force medics providing healthcare during a medical humanitarian mission. The video and images will be used in a new five-CD health professions package slated for

  • Wounded warrior receives surprise promotion

    Staff Sgt. Daniel Acosta woke May 7 thinking he was a senior airman. He was happily surprised to discover that he was promoted to staff sergeant without his knowledge. Lt. Col. Michael Glass, 59th Medical Support Squadron commander, advised Sergeant Acosta that Lt. Gen. Richard Newton, U.S. Air

  • Racing champion gains pilot insight in Talon flight

    Eight-time American Motorcycle Association National Enduro Champion Mike Lafferty and motorcycle photojournalist Shan Moore visited the 80th Flying Training Wing May 4-6 to get a first-hand look at pilot training. After experiencing the pilot training in simulators, the visit culminated with an

  • AETC to automate entry control

    Drivers pulling up at gates on Air Education and Training Command bases will have something new to greet them later this year -- the Defense Biometric Identification System, or DBIDS. The most visible part of DBIDS, which has already been introduced at Air Force bases around the world, is the

  • Airmen help Florida youth see inner potential

    For 10 troubled young men from the Liberty Juvenile Unit for Special Treatment in Bristol, Fla., May 5 was no ordinary day, but a chance to receive some respite from the confines of juvenile delinquency. The 325th Security Forces Squadron hosted the teenagers, who ranged from ages 15-18, on a tour