Feature Search

  • RAPCON protects lives in the skies

    The Air Force vision is to provide compelling air, space and cyber space capabilities for use by the combatant commanders. Radar Approach Control at Sheppard plays a major part in this vision by contributing to the training of military pilots throughout the Air Force and in the Euro-NATO Joint Jet

  • Instructor, students reunite at combined ops

    Life has had its ups and downs for Master Sgt. Michael Sanders over the last few years, but his assignment to the Senior NCO Academy's Class 09-D at Gunter has proven to be one of the ups. From 2004 to 2007, Sergeant Sanders was one of a select group of senior NCOs who participated in the Reserve

  • Legends address Air Force senior leader graduates

    The 28th Gathering of Eagles took place last week at Air University Spaatz Center's Air Command and Staff College for the edification of ACSC students about to graduate. Aviation legends, or Eagles, are invited each year to the college to share their wisdom and experiences as mentors for

  • Ophthalmology Flight brings eye care to Panama patients

    Members of the 59th Surgical Specialties Squadron Ophthalmology Flight at Wilford Hall Medical Center participated in a humanitarian mission providing eye surgery and exams for more than 500 Panamanian patients at the La Regional Hospital in La Chorrera, Panama, May 9-22. The hospital, located

  • Lackland academy teaches service-wide safety

    The last incident Tech. Sgt. John Skelton was involved in nearly ended his Air Force career before it ever truly got started. An aircraft structural maintainer at the time, Sergeant Skelton was exposed to hazardous chemicals in his workplace that, over months of repeated exposure, caused him to

  • Deployed captain 'attends' children's graduation

    For most service members, deployments create unique stresses. From the change in environment, to the change in operations tempo, to the detachment from loved ones, the extra weight can have a heavy toll on emotional health. All this can be especially true for deployed parents who often miss

  • Lithographs capture heritage, preserve legacy, inspire the future

    The Gathering of Eagles program, the capstone event of Air University Spaatz Center for Officer Education's Air Command and Staff College, provides a means to inspire future generations of air and space leaders toward greatness. The first official GOE, then known as "Great Moments in Aviation

  • Doctor, 1st sergeant team up for Armed Forces Triathlon

    The 342nd Training Squadron's first sergeant used to be a mean 200-pound, 375-pound bench-pressing machine. Now, three years later, he's an Air Force triathlete. Heading into his first Air Force team selection and Armed Forces Triathlon May 30 at age 40, Anthony Milunas boasts a 29 and 1/2-inch

  • PJ students learn from AF Cross recipient

    The insignia on the pararescue instructor's shirt, semicircled below a red, white and blue angel, says it all: That Others May Live. His job for almost 26 years in the Air Force, retired Maj. Thomas Newman has been on the other side of the line, sharing his experience and knowledge with young men

  • Vietnam veteran reveals his past after 35 years

    Almost 35 years after the Vietnam War some veterans still struggle to talk about their experiences in that far-off conflict. For one 65-year-old Vietnam veteran, it wasn't until two years ago that he began to tell the story of his role in the war; Julian "Biff" Hunt, a Panama City, Fla., local,

Top Stories

Latest Videos

AETC news