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  • UAS program launches cadet leadership opportunities

    Two Academy juniors will break ground for future cadets, leading and instructing Defense Department combat equipment on Academy soil.Cadets 2nd Class Cori Easter and Jacob Seabury will be the first cadet Small Unmanned Aircraft System Instructors and Evaluators in the Academy's UAS Airmanship

  • Powered flight program prepares prospective pilots

    Four T-53 Kadet aircraft line up on the taxiway leading to Runway 16. Inside each aircraft sits one cadet pilot and one instructor. They're the last group to fly for the day on Sept. 9. The weather, however, might cut their flights short. Maj. Nanette Menath, the 557th Flying Training Squadron's

  • 12th OG deputy wins dogfight with cancer, returns to flying status

    "Four hundred and eighty-five days ago, I was a squadron commander in the greatest flying squadron in the Air Force - the 435th Fighter Training Squadron. "I was on the top of my game and on top of the world. I was flying a great mission with great officers," said Col. David Drichta, 12th Operations

  • T-1 Jayhawk mod ushers in new era in CSO training, first for AF

    The 451st Flying Training Squadron completed the final step of a long journey when a T-1A Jayhawk modified for electronic warfare training took flight on an undergraduate syllabus sortie June 4. This is the first time in Air Force history an undergraduate aviation program has formally incorporated

  • 558th FTS hold first winging ceremony

    *Editor's note: for security reasons, some personnel are referred to by their first names*The 558th Flying Training Squadron held their first winging ceremony, May 3, for Undergraduate Remotely Piloted Aircraft Pilot Training.After graduation students receive aircraft specific training at the formal

  • 435th FTS and 12th OSS bring home AETC Top Ops Awards

    The 435th Fighter Training Squadron and 12th Operations Support Squadron were recognized as Air Education and Training Command Top Operations Squadrons for 2012. "We can all be proud of their outstanding accomplishments," said Col. David Morrissey, commander of the 12th Operations Group. "The 12th

  • 435th FTS and 12th OSS bring home AETC Top Ops Awards

    The 435th Fighter Training Squadron and 12th Operations Support Squadron were recognized as Air Education and Training Command Top Operations Squadrons for 2012. "We can all be proud of their outstanding accomplishments," said Col. David Morrissey, commander of the 12th Operations Group. "The 12th

  • 12th FTW goes the distance to honor Airmen, saves $30K

    Like most wings the 12th Flying Training Wing honors their annual award winners every January in a ceremony that highlights their achievements from the last year.However, when time came to plan this year's ceremony the wing had a new challenge to face: how to get everyone there.Unlike many wings,

  • CADETS BREAK COLLEGIATE PARACHUTING RECORD

    The Air Force Wings of Blue Parachute Demonstration Team broke the collegiate record for largest formation March 31 in Gila Bend, Ariz. Forty-six cadets jumped from 16,500 feet and took 52 seconds to build the formation. They held the formation for 10 seconds before breaking off at 6,500 feet. The

  • Randolph embraces C3, replaces annual flowers with perennials

    To anyone who has ever visited Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, it should be clear why it has been nicknamed "the Showplace of the Air Force."The Taj Mahal, the flags on Harmon Drive and the unique architecture and landscaping are just a few things that Randolph has to offer.To go along with the