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  • Tyndall fighter squadron sets flying record

    Tyndall's 43rd Fighter Squadron set a new flying record Sept. 24, accomplishing 53 local sorties in one day."We more than doubled the normal amount of flights which averages from 18 to 24 per day," said Lt. Col. James Akers, 43rd FS operations officer. "The previous daily record the 43rd FS flew at

  • Emergency mass notification system can save your life

    What do you do when you are on base and severe weather is fast approaching or a gunman has started randomly shooting people on base? The installation command post will warn and provide instructions simultaneously to all government computers, telephones, building public address systems, the outside

  • AETC commander addresses military training investigation report

    Today, Gen. Edward A. Rice, Jr., commander of Air Education and Training Command, released a statement about the scope of ongoing criminal investigations at Air Force Basic Military Training as well as the external Commander Directed Investigation he ordered in June: "I have just concluded several

  • Airmen urged to reenlist, extend before MilPDS upgrade

    Air Force officials are urging Regular Air Force Airmen who are eligible to reenlist or extend their current enlistment in December and early Jan. 2013 to complete these personnel actions through the myPers website and their base military personnel sections or force support squadrons by Nov. 15 to

  • Air Force instructor wins Army 1st Brigade Instructor of the Year

    For Tech. Sgt. David Carr it seemed unlikely that an Air Force instructor could win an Army award, but this year he did just that after being named the Army 1st Brigade Instructor of the Year at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. Assigned to the 364th Training Squadron Detachment 1 at Fort Leonard Wood, part of

  • IDS agencies team up to educate Airmen 'out of training'

    Approximately 150 Airmen not in training this week at Sheppard got the opportunity to learn more about personal finance, team building, stress management and relationships in a new pilot program aimed at providing them with tools to enhance their overall life-skills knowledge base.Through

  • AFRI hosts cyber conference, next step in new school

    Cyber Power: The Quest Toward a Common Ground is the theme of the second annual Air Force Research Institute conference Oct. 9-11 in the Officer Training School and will act as another step toward the completion of the new Cyber Air Corps Tactical School, or C-ACTS.Focusing on cyberspace issues,

  • JBSA-Randolph units benefit from PECI program

    More than five years ago, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph's Trainer Development Division bought two machines called vertical milling centers that more than recouped their costs in a matter of months.The first one, purchased for $195,880, started operation in December 2005 and had saved the Air Force

  • F-35A maintenance training on track

    As the Air Force begins its Operational Utility Evaluation of the F-35A Lightning II, maintenance training to support the Joint Strike Fighter is also preparing for key program milestones.Though the first "pipeline" students - Basic Military Training graduates - don't begin training until January

  • Air Force announces OTS selection board results

    A total of 398 men and women from across America have earned an opportunity to become Air Force leaders following their selection for an officer's commission, officials here announced today. Air Force Recruiting Service officials considered 507 applications as part of the Officer Training School