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  • Air Force leaders announced the service will move to a single combat utility uniform, adopting the Operational Camouflage Pattern, or OCP, already in use by the Army and Airmen in combat zones and in certain jobs across the Air Force.

    Air Force transitions to a single combat uniform

    Air Force leaders announced May 14 the service will move to a single combat utility uniform, adopting the Operational Camouflage Pattern, or OCP, already in use by the Army and Airmen in combat zones and in certain jobs across the Air Force.
  • Tech. Sgt. Christina Rapolla, 433rd Training Squadron and JBSA-Lackland Warhawks women’s softball team member, warms up before a game. (U.S. Air Force photo by Debbie Gildea)

    Living the dream, playing it forward

    Tech. Sgt. Christina Rapolla is living the dream.  Assigned to the 433rd Training Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, the basic military training facilitator is doing work she loves (so much so that she paid her own permanent change of station costs, including the cost of moving her family, from Guam to San Antonio), playing a sport she
  • Lt. Col. Thomas Lessner and a co-instructor teach body flow (a hybrid of tai chi, pilates and yoga) during the recent City of Schertz “Movin’ on Main” community health event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Debbie Gildea)

    We get stronger together

    Incorporating a challenging, comprehensive physical fitness routine into your daily life is not unusual. Believing that achieving your health and fitness goals hinges upon your ability and willingness to help others get fit is unusual.   Lt. Col. Thomas Lessner, 39th Flying Training Squadron assistant director of operations, has combined a
  • Col. Janette Thode, 340th Flying Training Group deputy commander, presents the 43rd Flying Training Squadron guidon to new squadron commander Lt. Col. Tom McElhinney during the April 27 change of command ceremony at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. (U.S. Air Force photo courtesy of Columbus AFB)

    McElhinney assumes command of 43rd FTS

    Lt. Col. Tom McElhinney assumed command of the 43rd Flying Training Squadron, Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi during ceremonies conducted April 27.A command pilot with more than 5,800 flying hours in the T-34, T-38A/B/C, F-16C/D, B737, B757, B767, McElhinney is responsible for all aspects of the squadron including flying training, hiring,
  • Executive officers from across the 22nd Air Force pose for a photo during the 22nd AF Executive Officer Development Workshop in Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 11, 2018. The workshop, hosted by the 302nd Airlift Wing and the 340th Flying Training Group, was the first of its kind offered across the 22nd Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Frank Casciotta)

    Wing execs host NAF-wide workshop

    The 302nd Airlift Wing and 340th Flying Training Group hosted the first-ever 22nd Air Force Executive Officer Development Workshop in Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 10 through 12.“We, as executive officers, provide a wide range of support functions to our commanders,” said Maj. Stefanie Purdie, the 302nd Airlift Wing executive officer and
  • Chief Gomez retires

    433rd chief retires after 29 years of service

    433rd superintendent retires after 29 years of military service, 18 of which were in the basic military training environment
  • Lt. Col. Steve Cochran pours out a delicious buffet! (U.S. Air Force photos courtesy of the 43rd FTS)

    For critters’ sake!

    There’s nothing like a crawdad boil for livening up a weekend, but the fixins taste extra special when proceeds support a good cause. Lt. Col. Steve Cochran, 43rd Flying Training Squadron T-1 instructor pilot, hosts an annual crawfish boil to boost squadron morale and raise money for the Lowndes County Humane Society. The big feed grows every year,
  • Kudos to the 433rd Training Squadron members who recently created a fun, challenging opportunity for Murnin Elementary School students! Squadron volunteers (left to right) Master Sgt. Hugo Escobedo, Tech. Sgt. Jason Hernandez, 433rd Commander Lt. Col. Christopher Victoria, Tech. Sgt. Christina Rapolla and Master Sgt. Rosalind Rider-Page put 150 Murnin reading test champs through an obstacle course developed by faculty and 433rd members as a special reward and incentive to encourage the kids to ace the reading requirements. Obstacles included tire flipping, wall jumps, jumping over small balusters, running between cones and more. Sergeant Rapolla, event organizer, noted that these kind of events encourage kids to develop mental and physical skills and help make both more fun. She said the 433rd is ready for another round - better hit the books kids! (U.S. Air Force photo courtesy of the 433rd TRS)

    433rd TRS helps remove reading obstacles

    Kudos to the 433rd Training Squadron members who recently created a fun, challenging opportunity for Murnin Elementary School students! Squadron volunteers (left to right) Master Sgt. Hugo Escobedo, Tech. Sgt. Jason Hernandez, 433rd Commander Lt. Col. Christopher Victoria, Tech. Sgt. Christina Rapolla and Master Sgt. Rosalind Rider-Page put 150
  • Lt. Col. Brent Green, 43rd FTS assistant director of operations, is sprayed with champagne and water by his family April 13, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. He is one of the original cadre in the Firebirds. It was shortly after the squadron expanded in 1999 from teaching only in the T-38C Talon to teaching all airframes that he was hired. Green has spent 22 years of his career in a full-time capacity learning or teaching in the T-37, T-38 and T-6A Texan II on Columbus AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)

    43rd FTS instructor pilot dedicates 20 plus years of training to CAFB

    The 43rd Flying Training Squadron started over 20 years ago as a flight dedicated to the pilot training mission here; within one year, the unit grew to a squadron with more than 100 positions total, attached to each of the five active-duty flying squadrons.
  • Duckworth assumes command of 340th FTG

    Duckworth assumes command of 340th FTG

    Duckworth assumes command of 340th FTG
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