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By Vanessa R. Adame, 37th Training Wing Public Affairs / Published March 03, 2021 Members of the International Military Student Officer Team at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy gather for a photo at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. They were recently named the Air Force Team of the Year, Large Category, for 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Vanessa R. Adame) The first group of Alpha-cycle students at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy arrive at the San Antonio Internationa...

3 JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- The Inter-American Air Forces Academy leaders held their first partner nation visit with a top Peruvian Air Force officer Feb. 22. Maj. Gen. Jose Luis Barrios Espinosa, Assistant Defense and Air Attaché to the Embassy of Peru in Washington, D.C, joined IAAFA leaders in an effort to continue strengthening partnerships and expanding security cooperation between the U.S. and Peru. The general met with Col. José Jiménez, IAAFA commandan...

General Officer Assignments The secretary, U.S. Air Force, announces the following general officer assignments: Maj. Gen. Charles S. Corcoran will be assigned as assistant deputy chief of staff, operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Corcoran is currently serving as commander, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center, Air Combat Command, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Maj. Gen. Case A. Cunningham will be assigned as commander, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center, Air Combat Comm...

Chief Master Sergeant Anthony J. Fisher is currently the Superintendent of the 10th Mission Support Group, USAF Academy, Colorado. Chief Fisher is the senior enlisted advisor to the commander; his responsibilities include overseeing the mission effectiveness, proper utilization and professional development of 285 enlisted personnel and 2,000 civilians in 6 squadrons. Chief Fisher grew up in Charles City, Iowa and enlisted in the Air Force in August 1993. Following basic training, he attended th...

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Are you eligible for early outs? Find out here January 25 Airmen with the 177th Security Forces Squadron form a barrier with riot shields during a training exercise in Egg Harbor Township, N.J. , in March 2020. The Air Force has announced voluntary force management programs to correct an overmanning problem, and security forces airmen could be eligible. (Airman Hunter Hires/Air National Guard) As it tries to solve a coronavirus-driven overmanning problem, the Air Force is offering active-d...

Members of the 81st Medical Group assisted in administering the COVID-19 vaccine to members of the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport, Dec. 21. Approximately 30 members of the 81st MDG coordinated with the Defense Health Agency, 81st Training Wing leadership, and officials from the Armed Forces Retirement Home to order the vaccine for the retirement home residents and staff members. “We worked to determine their needs, place the order on their behalf, and determined how we could best ...

6 Members of the 81st Medical Group assisted in the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine to members of the Armed Forces Retirement Home Dec. 21 in Gulfport, Mississippi. Approximately 30 members of the 81st MDG coordinated with the Defense Health Agency, 81st Training Wing leadership, and officials from the Armed Forces Retirement Home to order the vaccine for the retirement home residents and staff members. “We worked to determine their needs, place the order on their behal...

All PT-6 aircraft grounded temporarily  By Asiri Fernando     The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) on Tuesday appointed a five-member Board of Inquiry to investigate the crash of a training aircraft which resulted in the death of a cadet pilot, Air Force Commander Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana said on Tuesday.  The board made up of aeronautical, technical and medical experts is expected to submit an interim report within a week. The SLAF has temporarily grounded all PT-6 aircraft in the fleet ...

Tue, Dec 15, 2020, 08:05 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Dec 15, Colombo: The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) has announced that a PT6 trainer aircraft belonging to the No. 1 Flying Training Wing at SLAF Academy China Bay has crashed into a canal near the Janaranjana Wewa in Sooriyapura, Kantale. The pilot who was trapped inside the craft has died, the police said. The crash site is approximately 14 nautical miles away from SLAF Academy China Bay and the pilot of the aircraft was a...