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Sept. 27, 2022
Hispanic Heritage Month: Dennis Guadarrama

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – It’s Hispanic Heritage Month! In 1988, President Ronald Reagan signed the commemoration into law to recognize the significant contributions and influence of Hispanic Americans to the history, culture and achievements of the United States and the Air Force.The
Sept. 21, 2022
Air Force recruiters using new tools, new thinking to meet targets in difficult environment

As the head of recruiting for the Air and Space Forces, Maj. Gen. Ed Thomas is in a job that requires him to be pragmatic and creative and occasionally willing to test boundaries in the quest to meet never slacking personnel demands of the two services.
Aug. 23, 2022
High school cadet pursues dream of flying

For Ava Lewis, becoming a pilot was an achievement she was able to share with two other generations of women in her family.
July 28, 2022
42nd ABW Command Team presents Congressional Gold Medal recognition to WWII vet Romay Davis

Romay Davis received the Congressional Gold Medal in Montgomery, Alabama, July 26, 2022, the highest civilian honor Congress extends on behalf of the American people.
July 25, 2022
Celebrating National Disability Independence Day

This July 26 will mark the 32nd anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act, celebrated across the country as National Disability Independence Day. The ADA was signed into law by President George H.W. Bush, July 26, 1990. It was a landmark event that paved the way to establish
July 19, 2022
148th Fighter Wing hosts 21st Annual Delta Dream Flight

Most pilots can attest that they desired to fly at a young age. Seeing any aircraft in the sky just accelerated the desire to travel and soar above the clouds. A true treat for any aspiring aviator is seeing aircraft up close and personal. The Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals
July 18, 2022
AFROTC grants accommodations for first Sikh cadet

Cadet Gursharan Virk, a sophomore information assurance major at Detachment 255 at University of Iowa, is now allowed to wear Sikhism ceremonial accessories and abide by the religion’s grooming standards, which includes wearing a turban, necklace and bracelet, while having an uncut beard, in
July 11, 2022
Biden awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to Air Force legend

Retired Brig. Gen. Wilma L. Vaught received the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House July 7.
June 27, 2022
Civilian Pilot Training Program offered pilot training to previously excluded groups

President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Civilian Pilot Training Act into law June 27, 1939. Preceding the law was the Civilian Pilot Training Program, or CPTP, which aimed to train 20,000 civilian pilots a year for military service and meant individuals previously excluded from pilot training
June 9, 2022
Juneteenth | America's second Independence Day

Juneteenth will be celebrated as a federal holiday June 20 this year, after becoming an official holiday last year by executive order of President Joe Biden.Juneteenth celebrates the date, June 19, 1865, when the last Confederate community of enslaved Americans in Galveston, Texas, received word