Cultural and Language Center expands Air Force-wide

Air University's Culture and Language Center is beginning an evolutionary change toward becoming an Air Force-wide institution focusing on culture and language. Beginning next year, the center's mission will expand to include service-wide responsibilities as it becomes the Air Force Culture and

Sheppard NCO named AF "Personnel Technician of the Year"

The tables were turned on Staff Sgt. Ana Aguirre Dec. 3 when she found out she was the Air Force Personnel Technician of the Year. The assistant NCO in charge of the commander's support staff at the 80th Flying Training Wing said she isn't used to being on this side of the process. A portion of her

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Airmen seek to hit the right notes at talent competition

Airmen from 18 to 42-years-old from stateside to Turkey are at Lackland this week honing their musical talents as they compete in the Air Force Worldwide Talent Contest. The fierce competition culminated for the 56 Airmen Dec. 7-9 with  live performances at the Bob Hope Theater."We feel like the

ALS project salvages bricks to form a legacy

On a bright, sunny Monday at Altus Air Force Base, volunteers took bricks headed for demolition and gave them a new, more prestigious purpose.  Salvaged from a house scheduled for demolition in the military family housing area Dec. 3, the stones that have housed warriors and their families for years

TxDOT sends safety message from Lackland

A skydiving Santa Claus dropped into Lackland AFB on Dec. 4 to help launch the state's annual drunken driving prevention campaign. The Air Force's commitment to safety and taking care of its Airmen made Lackland AFB a perfect backdrop for the start of the Texas Department of Transportation's

Christmas radio program arrives just in time for holidays!

More than 3,300 country music radio stations nationwide will get a present in the mail this week, courtesy of the U.S. Air Force.This year's "Red, White, and Air Force Blue Christmas" radio program CD, featuring multiple Grammy Award-winning recording artist LeAnn Rimes, is not commercially

AETC commander seeks repeat performance to beat the GTC holiday spike

Once again the holiday season is here - bringing with it joy, celebration and a renewed emphasis on reducing Government Travel Card delinquencies. In 2006, Air Education and Training Command broke the historic trend of higher than normal GTC delinquent payment rates during the holiday season - a

Trainees give thanks for homecooking

Basic trainees traded their dorm rooms for family rooms Thanksgiving Day as more than 1,300 local families arrived at Lackland AFB to adopt some of the newest members of the Air Force for the day. "I feel badly for the trainees because they don't have family around for the holidays. I'm in the

Altus units earn command-level awards

Two organizations here were recognized recently for excellence by Air Education and Training Command.The 97th Air Mobility Wing garnered the 2008 Commander in Chief's Installation Excellence Award for AETC.  The 97th Operations Support Squadron earned the Special Recognition for Installation