Courage, resiliency leads to life in the Air Force

It was during Operation Desert Storm the sergeant first witnessed the destruction of war; it continued until the deadly invasion of 2003 and was followed by the life-threatening civil war in 2006.But he wasn’t an Airman, yet.  He was a citizen of Baghdad, Iraq, where he was born and raised.As a

AETC's 2018 Outstanding Airmen of the Year recognized

Air Education and Training Command honored 11 Airmen and eight civilians as the the command’s 2018 winners of the Outstanding Airmen of the Year Feb. 26, 2019. The OAY awards are presented annually, recognizing the top officer, enlisted and civilian members of the command. Winners will compete at

First Air Force Total Force Recruiting School graduation a milestone toward integration

As the Air Force moves forward on making recruiting a Total Force concept, it reached a landmark Feb. 22, 2019 with the first Total Force graduating class at the Recruiting Schoolhouse here.“This graduation is a significant milestone in our journey to Total Force recruiting. This is the first time

Father, son share Air Force journey

For some, joining the Air Force at a young age may seem like the only option, but for others it only gets better with age. U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Moises Garrido, 19th Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment apprentice, decided to follow his dream and serve alongside his son by

Team D-M and A-10 Demo Team help local youth A.I.M. High

Davis-Monthan Air Force Base held the first Aviation, Inspiration and Motivation High Outreach Program on Jan. 26, 2019.

Sisters share experience together at Team Mildenhall

One day in 1995 changed the lives of Blake and Whitney Fentress forever. They welcomed three new individuals into this world, each with a different personality, but over time, all with a growing sense of duty to family and country.Two of these fresh - faced, young siblings, 2nd Lt. Reagan Fentress,

Recruiting: the first face of the Air Force

For most people interested in joining the Air Force, a recruiter is their first impression.As the first face of the Air Force, it’s important that recruiters embody the pride, professionalism and enthusiasm it takes to be an Airman.Fortunately, there is a school that prepares them to do that.“Here

Like daughter, like mother: recruiter helps family join USAF

When senior year of college became expensive and it was tough to keep up, a mother asked her daughter to consider joining the military as her father and others in his family had done.However, no one expected mother to sign up for service while gathering information for her daughter at the Air Force

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OTS restructures program to increase quality, quantity of officers

The Air Force’s Officer Training School is changing the paradigm for building officers, pivoting away from separate programs for line and non-line officers and conducting merged classes beginning in January 2019.