General Looney highlights AETC mission, impact, initiatives

Gen. William R. Looney III, commander of Air Education and Training Command, treated a crowd of more than 2,000 to a look at "The First Command's" mission, initiatives, and impact on the Air Force during opening comments at the 2007 AETC Symposium in San Antonio Thursday. While highlighting the

Last two T-38s get avionics upgrade

The Air Force closed another chapter in the T-38 aircraft modification process as the last two upgraded aircraft arrived at Randolph last week. The aircraft underwent such a major change that the Air Force redesignated it the T-38C. "The last two aircraft being delivered marks a new generation of

Combined Federal Campaign kicks off at Eglin

The Combined Federal Campaign kicks off at Eglin AFB on Sept. 24 and runs through Nov. 2. "The CFC was established in 1961 and is the largest workplace charity campaign in the country," said Captain Natasha McCabe, 33d Fighter Wing CFC project leader. "Last year, the federal employees and military

AETC historian Dr. Ashcroft passes away

Air Education and Training Command lost a valued mission partner, mentor and friend last week when Dr. Bruce A. Ashcroft passed away in his office at the Lahm Conference Center on Randolph Air Force Base. Dr. Ashcroft, 55, a senior historian in the Air Education and Training Command History office,

Airmen invited to 'Do Something Amazing'

As part of the "Do Something Amazing" national advertising campaign, Air Force officials are offering Airmen the opportunity to submit videos showing Air Force members in action, and the best videos will be posted to the official Web site -- www.dosomethingamazing.com. To submit a video for

AFSO21 places value on work

If it ain't broke, don't fix it. How many times has that little phrase been spoken as the Air Force looks to do business smarter in a world of limited resources? Probably too often. But Dave Toms, the 82nd Training Wing's Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century transformation manager, said

Flying operations go dark

33d MXG shines through LSET inspection

The 33d Maintenance Group spent the week of August 13-17 undergoing a difficult in depth maintenance inspection known as the Logistics Standardization Evaluation Team Inspection. The 33d MXG finished with an overall pass rate of a little more than 90 percent, which is up 7 percentage points from the

Bales selected for World Games

James Bales sits across a conference room table, visibly exhausted. He just finished a 30-hour shift, and then proceeded to take a 12-mile bike ride, a 5-mile run and a mile swim. "I'm pretty tired," said Bales, who is captain and medical resident at Wilford Hall Medical Center. "After this, I'm

Recruiter helps save accident victim's life on Florida highway

Senior Airman Michael Huesca was on his way to help an applicant get a new career in the Air Force.  In seconds, his mission changed to saving a life.Airman Huesca, an Air Force enlisted accessions recruiter, witnessed a horrific multi-car accident outside of Orlando, Fla. recently.  As he drove on