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  • NCO remembers service, sacrifice of military working dog

    Lights ... Camera ... Action! It was March 2005 on the set of a small television studio in Oklahoma City. I stood behind the camera operator and watched as the host of the community interest program interviewed Staff Sgt. Alissa Jones and Marco, her military working dog partner. I believe it was

  • Latest Sheppard dormitory christened Cunningham Hall for fallen war hero

    It only took one day for the 882nd Training Group members charged with naming the new dormitory to narrow the endless list of possible candidates down to one. That's because one name held fast as their first choice throughout deliberations ... and in the end was the only logical choice. For a

  • Demons return from deployment, hail angels

    The "Demons" have made their way home to hail their "angels." Family members gathered in front of the squadron as more than 175 members of the 728th Air Control Squadron, the Demons, returned home May 24 from a deployment to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. They arrived by plane

  • AFOATS celebrates 10 years

    In 1997, Hong Kong was turned over from British to Chinese rule, Princess Diana died in a car wreck, and "Dolly," the sheep was successfully cloned by scientists. Three of the Air Force's leadership training programs - ROTC, Officer Training School and Junior ROTC - were also joined together to

  • T-38C accident investigation complete

    The Air Force has completed its investigation of the Feb. 22 T-38C accident near Hondo, Texas, which resulted in the loss of the aircraft. The accident investigation board (AIB) determined the cause of this mishap was the mission pilot's inadvertent actuation of the front cockpit flap lever

  • Nomads play it safe

    Memorial Day marks day one of the "101 Critical Days of Summer" program, an Air Force-wide safety campaign, and to jumpstart this program, the 33d Fighter Wing will host "Wing Safety Day" May 25. "The purpose of this day is to focus on our day to day activities and emphasize four main areas that

  • AETC nominee for the 2007 Ten Outstanding Young Americans Award

    Air Education and Training Command is pleased to announce Brandon S. Hayden, AETC/A1, Randolph AFB, Texas, as the AETC nominee for the 2007 Ten Outstanding Young Americans Award. As both an Individual Mobilization Augmentee and a civil servant, for the Directorate of Manpower and Personnel, Mr.

  • Air Force medical personnel prepare for next deployment cycle

    The talent and dedication of our Air Force military medical members has ensured an incredible 97 percent survival rate at our Air Force and joint theater hospitals. The average patient movement time is now three days from the battlefield to stateside, which is remarkable when compared to the 10 to

  • Getting into the summer mindset: OTS, ROTC staff prepares for training surge

    While many are planning on big vacations and some relaxation during the next few months, Officer Training School and ROTC cadre members are "digging in" for a busy summer. The OTS staff will train more than 800 commissioned officer trainees between June and August. The "summer surge" is in addition