Air Force, Navy fighter squadrons team for dissimilar training

The blue flight caps were the first sign something different had landed here. The 60th Fighter Squadron from the 33d Fighter Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., deployed 16 F-15Cs and more than 200 personnel June 15 for two weeks of dissimilar air combat training as an exercise in joint training

33d FW remains FOD vigilant

Rocks, pebbles, nuts, bolts, loose change or even birds are objects that can cause millions of dollars worth of damage to any aircraft or aircraft engine they come in contact with. These small, but dangerous items are all examples of FOD, foreign object damage. Lucky for the F-15C Eagles at the 33d

AETC, UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures to showcase art exhibit

The Air Education and Training Command presents an exhibit titled "Heritage to Horizons: U.S. Air Force History Through Art" at the University of Texas at San Antonio's Institute of Texan Cultures beginning June 29. The collection features paintings depicting various eras of aviation history from

Military members can compete in rodeo from just about anywhere

Jeff Scott's boots are no longer the black, shiny leather he wore for 25 straight years in the Air Force. Instead, they're rough and brown, with cracked rubber soles and a thin coating of dust and mud that would be far from Air Force regulations if he were still on active duty. For the moment, they

Rescue flight crews provide 'help from above'

On a moonless night, the glow from a red and green instrument panel illuminates the faces of the crew of Blade 79er, a UH-1N Huey flying a night vector mission over the tree-covered mountains of northern Washington. Suddenly, the radio crackles. "Rescue, Rescue, Rescue ... Phaser 1-2 calling in

AFPC senior NCO named one of service's 12 Outstanding Airmen

What started out as a routine morning quickly turned into an unforgettable one last week for one senior NCO at the Air Force Personnel Center. Senior Master Sgt. Tammy Brangard-Hern and other Team Randolph members there received an e-mail on June 13 from Maj. Gen. Anthony Przybyslawski, AFPC

Prospective pilots practice parachute procedures

Lackland remembers fallen agent

On June 18, Airmen gathered in honor of Special Agent Matthew Kuglics. Instead of celebration, however, they paid tribute; instead of a steady drum beat, the sounds of memories and personal reflection filled the air. Agent Kuglics, a member of the Office of Special Investigations, Detachment 352

Cardiopulmonary course becomes "A.P." class for 882nd TRG

Attention focused and arm poised, a young Airman is learning to intubate a patient, run a ventilator and perform a spirometer test. Someday, that same Airman, with little or no supervision, could be performing the same procedures on patients whose lives are in that Airman' s hands. The

Airfield management team named best in Air Force

The Air Force named an 11-person team from the 325th Operations Support Squadron the 2006 Airfield Management Facility of the Year.  "Managing Tyndall's airfield construction is too massive of an undertaking for any one person," said Capt. John Lockett, 325th OSS airfield operations flight