Aug. 6, 2018 Making it Right Members of the 919th Special Operations Wing participate in a ceremony to replace a lost American flag flown in Afghanistan.
Aug. 6, 2018 Everyday Valor Master Sgt. Dennis Varnado doesn’t want to be defined as a hero. “If I want to be known for anything, it’s that I always do a job right and I try to treat people well,” said Varnado, a flight chief assigned to the 307th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here. That being said, the title of hero may be
Aug. 3, 2018 Rescue Airmen share aviation adventures worldwide The 39th Rescue Squadron displayed their iron and rescue prowess at two prominent air shows in July: The Royal International Air Tattoo at Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom, celebrating the Royal Air Force’s 100th Centennial and the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin,
Aug. 3, 2018 Spotlight: Tech. Sgt. David Flores In this edition of Spotlight Tech. Sgt. David Flores, a 73rd Aerial Port Squadron unit training manager, shares why he joined the military and his career goals.Q: What did you want to do as a kid?Flores: As a kid, I wanted to do what I think a lot of kids wanted to do, which is be a pilot. I wanted
Aug. 1, 2018 TFSC Call Center Agents Move to 24-Hour Operations Effective Aug. 1, 2018, the Air Reserve Personnel Center’s call center will merge with the call center at the Air Force Personnel Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. With this centralization, ARPC’s more than 1.3 million customers will now have access to Total Force Service Center
Aug. 1, 2018 Born to Fly U.S. Air Force Col. Courtney Hamilton became the first female vice-commander of the 307th Bomb Wing here August 1, 2018.
July 27, 2018 Airman posthumously receives Medal of Honor The White House announced July 27, 2018, that Air Force Tech. Sgt. John Chapman will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor Aug. 22, for his extraordinary heroism during the Battle of Takur Ghar, Afghanistan, in March 2002.
July 27, 2018 Air Force Reserve Pararescuemen teamed up to rescue suicidal man atop Mount Hood A team of five Reserve Citizen pararescue Airmen partnered with the Oregon Army National Guard on a successful rescue of a climber who called for help atop Mount Hood in the midst of a suicide attempt July 13. Because of the 11,000-foot altitude, the rescue was performed by an ANG Chinook
July 26, 2018 USO, wing aim to boost morale Texas style Summer time in Texas means barbecues and picnics. That’s just what airmen at the 301st Fighter Wing experienced during the July unit training assembly.