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  • Air Force races into NASCAR season at Daytona

    The Air Force enters its eighth year of sponsorship in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series when its No. 21 car begins the 2008 season Feb. 9 at the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway, Fla. The Air Force is both a primary and associate sponsor of the No. 21 car, which is owned by Wood

  • AETC command chief visits Tyndall

    Chief Master Sgt. Mark R. Luzader, Air Education and Training Command command chief master sergeant, visited Tyndall Air Force Base Jan. 28-29. Chief Luzader is the senior enlisted leader responsible to Gen. William R. Looney III, AETC commander, for the professional development, military readiness

  • Tyndall F-15 training throttles ahead

    After more than 60 days of stand-down time, Tyndall Air Force Base's 2nd and 95th Fighter Squadrons are resuming their F-15 training operations. The units already have more than half of their instructors back up to current status and both squadron commanders expect all of their instructors to be in

  • Recruiters discuss challenges with Senate subcommittee

    Two Air Force recruiting representatives answered questions for members of the Senate Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Personnel Jan. 31. Senators questioned Air Force Recruiting Service commander Brig. Gen. Suzanne Vautrinot and Master Sgt. Dave White, flight chief for the 341st Recruiting

  • Get the job done

    "Get the job done," was the theme of Col. Todd Harmer's first Commander's Call as commander of the 33d Fighter Wing at Eglin Air Force Base Jan. 25 in Nomad Hall. He emphasized "knowing your job, doing your job better than anyone else and making things happen." During the Commander's Call, he talked

  • All AFROTC field training moving to Maxwell

    Air Force officials recently announced all Reserve Officer Training Corps field training is moving here beginning the summer of 2008. Last summer's ROTC schedule included three encampments here and three encampments at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., but this year will mark the first time all

  • NASCAR driver appears in Air Force driving safety video

    The driver of the Air Force-sponsored No. 21 Ford for the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series currently appears in a public service announcement video promoting driving safety. In the 90 second segment, driver Jon Wood emphasizes the use of seat belts, observing speed limits, and not driving after drinking.

  • AETC releases vision of future learning

    The Air Force must transform its training and education system of today into a continuous learning culture to meet the Air Force missions of tomorrow. Air Education and Training Command leaders released that vision for the years between 2008 and 2030 when they unveiled "On Learning: The Future of

  • A new breed: Sheppard begins training fifth-generation crew chiefs

    The first class of F-22 Raptor crew chiefs began training Jan. 29 at the $21 million Raptor Maintenance Training Facility at Sheppard. Seven Airmen new to the Air Force and one cross-trainee from the Virginia Air National Guard are the first to undergo initial skills training on the F-22. "Thank God

  • OTS starts unarmed combat training

    Officer Training School trainees completed the school's first combat skills training class Jan. 29 as part of the effort to expand the expeditionary officer training curriculum here. The course is part of the more than 70 hours of expeditionary skills training now being taught to Officer Training