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Former Navy Blue Angels crew chief brings knowledge, excellence to 435th FTS mission

Chris Bahe, 12th Flying Training Wing T-38C Talon II crew chief, secures a pilot’s seat belt before a morning sortie at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Nov. 8, 2016. Bahe also served 20 years in the Navy, where he spent part of his career as the crew chief for the No. 5 jet of the Blue Angels, the Navy’s flight demonstration team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lauren Ely/Released)
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Former Navy Blue Angels crew chief brings knowledge, excellence to 435th FTS mission

Chris Bahe, 12th Flying Training Wing T-38C Talon II crew chief, checks the canopy of a T-38C before it is cleared for flight at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Nov. 8, 2016. Bahe, who retired from the Navy, has also worked on A-6 Intruders, P-3 Orions, F-14 Tomcats and F-18 Hornets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lauren Ely/Released)
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Former Navy Blue Angels crew chief brings knowledge, excellence to 435th FTS mission

Chris Bahe, 12th Flying Training Wing T-38C Talon II crew chief, signs off on a line-per-line item sheet to finish a pre-flight walk-around inspection at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Nov. 8, 2016. Bahe has been a crew chief at JBSA-Randolph since 2007. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lauren Ely/Released)
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Former Navy Blue Angels crew chief brings knowledge, excellence to 435th FTS mission

Chris Bahe, 12th Flying Training Wing T-38C Talon II crew chief, refuels a T-38C before a morning sortie at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Nov. 8, 2016. Bahe served 20 years in the Navy before becoming a crew chief with the 12th FTW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lauren Ely/Released)
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Former Navy Blue Angels crew chief brings knowledge, excellence to 435th FTS mission

Chris Bahe, 12th Flying Training Wing T-38C Talon II crew chief, hand signals to the pilot and other aircraft workers that the aircraft is safe and ready for flight at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Nov. 8, 2016. Bahe, who retired from the Navy, has also worked on A-6 Intruders, P-3 Orions, F-14 Tomcats and F-18 Hornets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lauren Ely/Released)
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Former Navy Blue Angels crew chief brings knowledge, excellence to 435th FTS mission

Chris Bahe, 12th Flying Training Wing T-38C Talon II crew chief, tests the switches on a T-38C cockpit during a pre-flight inspection at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Nov. 8, 2016. Bahe performs a walk-around inspection before and after every flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lauren Ely/Released)
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Former Navy Blue Angels crew chief brings knowledge, excellence to 435th FTS mission

Chris Bahe, 12th Flying Training Wing T-38C Talon II crew chief, checks a T-38C engine during a pre-flight walk-around inspection at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Nov. 8, 2016. As a crew chief, Bahe supports the 435th Fighter Training Squadron, which trains approximately 150 students annually from the United States, Iraq, Japan, Poland, Saudi Arabia and Singapore. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lauren Ely/Released)
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Former Navy Blue Angels crew chief brings knowledge, excellence to 435th FTS mission

Chris Bahe, 12th Flying Training Wing T-38C Talon II crew chief, checks the oil of a T-38C during a pre-flight walk-around inspection at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Nov. 8, 2016. As a crew chief, Bahe supports the 435th Fighter Training Squadron, which conducts Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals student training in nearly 50 T-38C aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lauren Ely/Released)
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Former Navy Blue Angels crew chief brings knowledge, excellence to 435th FTS mission

Chris Bahe, 12th Flying Training Wing T-38C Talon II crew chief, performs a pre-flight walk-around inspection of a T-38C at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Nov. 8, 2016. The T-38C is a twin-engine, high-altitude, supersonic jet trainer used by Air Education and Training Command for its joint specialized undergraduate pilot training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lauren Ely/Released)
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Former Navy Blue Angels crew chief brings knowledge, excellence to 435th FTS mission

Chris Bahe, 12th Flying Training Wing T-38C Talon II crew chief, prepares to do a pre-flight walk-around inspection of a T-38C before a pilot is cleared for flight at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Nov. 8, 2016. Bahe has been a crew chief at JBSA-Randolph since 2007. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lauren Ely/Released)
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Former Navy Blue Angels crew chief brings knowledge, excellence to 435th FTS mission

Chris Bahe, 12th Flying Training Wing T-38C Talon II crew chief, has worked at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph as a crew chief since 2007. Bahe also served 20 years in the Navy, where he spent part of his career as the crew chief for the No. 5 jet of the Blue Angels, the Navy’s flight demonstration team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lauren Ely/Released)
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SecDef ensures future military readiness during JBSA visit

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter prepares to take an orientation flight in a T-1A Jayhawk as Chief Master Sgt. Brian Kentta, 12th Flying Training Wing command chief, looks on at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Nov. 16, 2016. Carter made visits to all three JBSA locations to ensure future readiness of service members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lauren Ely)
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History office captures today’s operations to inform tomorrow’s decisions

Lane Bourgeois, 12th Flying Training Wing historian looks at photographs Oct. 26, 2016 in his office on Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. Bourgeois, who has also served as historian for the 71st FTW at Vance Air Force Base, Okla., Air Force Recruiting Service and the 31st Fighter Wing at Aviano Air Base, Italy, said he enjoys writing unit histories.
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COLONEL JOEL L. CAREY

Col Joel L. Carey is the Commander, 12th Flying Training Wing, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The 12 FTW is the Source of America's Airpower, delivering unrivaled airpower leaders for the future of the U.S. Air Force. The wing consists of three flying groups and a maintenance directorate spanning more than 1,400 miles from JBSA-Randolph, Texas, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida and to the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado.
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LIEUTENANT COLONEL DOUGLAS A. KABEL

Lt Col Douglas A. Kabel is the Commander, 455th Flying Training Squadron, 479th Flying Training Group, 12th Flying Training Wing, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida. The 455 FTS operates 24 T-6A Texan II aircraft to conduct primary training for all Combat Systems Officer students in the U.S. Air Force. Lt Col Kabel is responsible for overseeing the safety, supervision, training, curriculum development and standardization of 455 FTS instructor pilots and students. He also performs flight duties as a T-6A instructor and evaluator to train both students and the 455 FTS instructor pilots.
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LIEUTENANT COLONEL CHRISTOPHER M. DUFFETT

Lieutenant Colonel Christopher M. Duffett is the Commander, 99th Flying Training Squadron, 12th Flying Training Wing, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The 99th Flying Training Squadron conducts Pilot Instructor Training, Civilian Instructor Pilot Training, and Instructor Combat Systems Officer Training in the T-1A aircraft. The squadron operates 17 aircraft, flying more than 9,000 hours, training more than 100 instructor pilots and 26 instructor combat systems officers annually. The unit is comprised of more than 70 active duty, reservists, civilians and student trainees.
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COLONEL JUPE A. ETHERIDGE

Col Jupe A. Etheridge is the Commander, 12th Operations Group, 12th Flying Training Wing, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The group is responsible for introduction to fighter fundamentals student and instructor upgrade mission, as well as the Air Force’s only pilot instructor training, undergraduate remotely piloted aircraft pilot and sensor operator qualification programs. The group consists of five flying training squadrons and operations support squadron with more than 350 flying instructors, 20 enlisted members, and 282 DoD civilians and contractors who collectively produce more than 1,100 graduates per year.
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POW/MIA Recognition Week honored at Joint Base San Antonio

Col. Jupe A. Etheridge, 12th Operations Group commander, speaks during the Prisoners of War and Missing in Action retreat ceremony Sept. 15 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. Each year, these ceremonies are hosted at the Missing Man Monument and on this day, Americans across the country pause to remember the sacrifices and service of those who were prisoners of war, as well as those who are missing in action.
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CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT BRIAN KENTTA

Chief Master Sergeant Brian C. Kentta is the Command Chief Master Sergeant, 12th Flying Training Wing, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. He advises the 12th FTW Commander on all matters affecting the health, morale and welfare of enlisted, officer and civilian personnel across the wing.
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LIEUTENANT COLONEL JEREMY R. LUSHNAT

Lt Col Jeremy R. Lushnat is the Commander of the 94th Flying Training Squadron, 306th Flying Training Group, 12th Flying Training Wing, United States Air Force Academy (USAFA), Colorado. The 94th Flying Training Squadron conducts flying training programs using 24 gliders of three different types to develop airmanship skills and provide leadership opportunities for approximately 1,300 USAFA cadets. The squadron’s team of 200 officer, civilian and cadet instructor pilots execute nine syllabi in support of 17,000 sorties annually.
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