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  • JBLE hosts Atlantic Trident 2017

    U.S. Air Force Airmen will partner with the Royal air force and the French air force for a second trilateral exercise April 12 - 28.Atlantic Trident 2017, hosted by the 1st Fighter Wing, focuses on operations in a highly contested operational environment through a variety of complex, simulated

  • Inspectors inspect inspectors

    Two Wing Inspection Teams from Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, and Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina, visited in order to assess the 23rd Maintenance Group’s Quality Assurance program March 20 to 24.While QA is responsible for guaranteeing the integrity of each aircraft maintainer by

  • Everything is listening in the digital age

    Today’s environment is filled with examples of technology designed to connect Airmen to the internet: smart phones, smart watches, and other common personal technology that is always capable of connection. While Airmen grow more connected to the digital world, the connections open the door to

  • Air Force looking for Airmen triathletes

    The Air Force is looking for Airmen to compete on the 2017 Air Force Triathlon team at the Armed Forces Championship June 7-11 at Naval Base Ventura County, California.Seven men will be selected for the men's open and two for the master's, age 40 or older.  Five women will be selected for the

  • Lebanese student conducts first ‘in seat’ A-29 flight

    A Lebanese A-29 Super Tucano pilot trainee, from the 81st Fighter Squadron, conducted the first ‘in seat’ training sortie March 22. The program, which began earlier this month, is designed to ensure the Lebanon air force receives the support and training needed to safely and effectively employ the

  • 4-year Cadet Chapel restoration project starts in 2018

    U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel Facts· Construction was completed in 1962· The chapel was awarded the American Institute of Architects' National Twenty-five Year Award in 1996· The chapel was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2004· The chapel is 150 feet high, 280 feet long and 84 feet

  • Bataan Death March: Airman Honors POW grandfather

    Starvation, torture and a 70-mile march to concentration camps or dying in the process were the only options Philippine soldier Ricardo Plana faced after the U.S. surrendered the Bataan Peninsula to the Japanese during World War II.Now, 75 years later, his grandson, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Max

  • Doctors stress early diagnosis for TBI

    During the month of March, military medical professionals focus on raising awareness of the symptoms, side effects and the importance of diagnosing brain injuries in recognition of Brain Injury Awareness Month.

  • 20th FSS MPS named ACC's best

    The 20th Force Support Squadron Manpower and Personnel Flight Military Personnel Section received Air Combat Command’s 2016 Gerrit D. Foster, Jr. Outstanding Military Personnel Program award.