Pakistani Air Force leaders tour technical training facilities

Eight representatives from the Pakistani Air Force Academy visited Sheppard Dec. 7-8 for a tour of the base facilities. The purpose of the tour was to orient the Pakistanis to Sheppard's aircraft maintenance training procedures, and allow them to enjoy the leisure activities available both on base

Award-winning controller acquired skills at Keesler

When the Air Traffic Control Association announced its annual air traffic control awards earlier this month, an Airman at Balad Air Base, Iraq was acknowledged. Senior Airman Joshua Matias, 332nd Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron air traffic control apprentice, was named the 2006 ATCA

Falcon Nest: Gorillas train with Royal Saudi Air Force

More than 100 Nomads and a half-dozen jets arrived in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Nov. 30 to take part in a three-week exercise with the Royal Saudi Air Force. The 58th Fighter Squadron is the only U.S. Air Force unit participating in "Falcon Nest" and will spend about two weeks flying sorties and

Into his work

Family, friends mourn loss of volunteer warrior

He was a wide-eyed boy some 20 years ago, staring up into the Texas sky as the shutter of a camera flicked open, then closed. While his Little League baseball team sat poised for a photograph, Troy Gilbert's thoughts were elsewhere. Maybe it was that day Maj. Troy Gilbert, 34, decided his future

Florida approves new provisions for certification for CCAF instructors

Qualified instructors from Community College of the Air Force can now take a state-issued subject-knowledge exam to meet requirements for K-12 teaching certification in Florida, negating the need of additional schooling, after Florida legislators recently amended their educator certification

On the big screen

Team Keesler and industry set new Air Force standard for telephone service

With the cutting of a telephone cable Nov. 15, Keesler officials culminated a six-month project to upgrade communications technology and "dialed in" to a new level of disaster preparedness. The date marked the official implementation of the new Voice over the Internet Protocol (VOIP) solution for

Three Brothers Graduate from BMT

Three brothers from Fort Worth, Texas, will be "doing something amazing" for the Air Force in the coming years after graduation from Basic Military Training Nov. 10. Twins Chaz and Logan Hatcher, 22, and their younger brother, Derek, 19, completed the 6.5-week course while assigned to three

AETC commander takes on government travel card ‘Holiday Spike’

The holidays are fast approaching, and the Air Education and Training Command Commander Gen. William R. Looney III has challenged his commanders and their Airmen to "break" the traditional rise in government travel card delinquencies during this time of the year. With the general's leadership focus