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SECOND AIR FORCE NEWS

  • Sheppard AFB unveils Airmanship 200 curriculum at conference

    The 82d Training Wing Chaplain Corps recently hosted a conference to introduce Airmanship 200, a groundbreaking curriculum set to launch across Air Education and Training Command bases. The initiative aims to enhance technical training by incorporating critical life skills that will shape Airmen

  • New approach to readiness: AI-powered religious affairs training

    The 81st Training Group is embracing innovative training methods to better prepare its Religious Affairs students for the challenges they may face in the field. Previously six weeks long, the expanded eight-week Religious Affairs course is utilizing virtual reality to give students hands-on

  • Fortifying the bridge between health and training

    The 81st Medical Group hosted a Student Health Fair for technical training students at the Levitow Training Facility here, July 19. Arising from a prior collaboration between the 81st MDG and 81st Training Group, the event educated Airmen on different aspects of health, providing active learning

  • Keesler team hosts occupational competency seminar

    Air Education and Training Command officials conducted an occupational competency seminar covering two career fields – command and control battle management operations, Air Force specialty code 1C5X1, and command and control operations, AFSC 1C3X1, here, March 18-21. Airmen and Guardians attend

  • Finding purpose in taking care of people

    For Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Carmona, military service was not merely a career choice; it became a journey marked by personal struggle and a profound belief in the importance of taking care of people- elevating his service to something far greater than a job.

  • Airman Accelerators become agents of change

    The Airman Accelerator Program challenges 82nd Training Wing students to identify issues that negatively impact training, procedures, or quality of life and then propose a solution. The 82nd Training Wing started the AAP in May 2023. Since then, 25 Airmen in Training have been certified as Airmen

  • Mission Generation Demonstration showcases mission-ready skills

    The 363rd Training Squadron hosted a Mission Generation Demonstration April 16, 2024, here. Instructors from the ammunition schoolhouse collaborated with instructors from other schoolhouses to showcase how crew chiefs, petroleum, fuel, ammunition and weapons work together to get an aircraft mission

  • RPP: Boom operator jumps into the cockpit

    When U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Alex Gavon, 343rd Training Squadron flight chief, stepped off the Cessna 182T Skylane he had just flown through the skies of Denton, Texas, his eyes seemed to relish the sight of flat ground, an all-new experience for him despite being no stranger to the air. Before