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  • RPA prophecy fulfilled, oldest RPA squadron celebrates 20 years

    The end of World War II one man's prophecy set the stage for modern day of aviation.General Henry H. "Hap" Arnold made a startling prediction: "We have just won a war with a lot of heroes flying around in planes. The next war may be fought by airplanes with no men in them at all...."Although the

  • Gunfighter recognized as one of the Air Force's Outstanding Airmen

    Since its inception in 1956, the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year award has recognized superior Airmen for their leadership, job performance, community involvement and personal achievements.This year Mountain Home Air Force Base has the pleasure of recognizing one of our own Airmen, Staff Sergeant

  • Warfighter of the Week: Senior Airman Kyle Streets

    Senior Airman Kyle Streets, 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) personnel security manager, was recognized as the Warfighter of the Week, July 27, 2015.Streets was born into a military lifestyle and by the time he graduated high school he already knew that he wanted to continue in his parents'

  • AFSOUTH works with partner nations in annual exercise

    Members of 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) came together with 19 other partner nations in a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored exercise that focused on ensuring the defense of the Panama Canal. PANAMAX is a training exercise with scenarios that are focused around the Panama Canal. "The primary

  • Warfighter of the Week: Master Sgt. Leah Chavez

    Master Sgt. Leah Chavez, 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) A1 contingency operations and planning manager, was recognized as the Warfighter of the Week, July 10, 2015.Chavez, a native of Houston, Texas, has been serving in the Air Force for 12 years. She served five years with the Air National

  • New Horizons medical team supports exercise personnel and Hondurans

    New Horizons Honduras 2015 training exercise medical personnel have provided medical support to exercise personnel and Hondurans since June 2015 and will continue to do so until early August.The 15-person medical team is made up of a general surgeon, anesthesiologist, operating room nurse, emergency

  • Warfighter of the Week: Tech. Sgt. Anthony Moore

    Tech Sgt. Anthony Moore, 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) weapons safety manager, was recognized as the Warfighter of the Week, June 29, 2015.Moore, a native of New Bern, North Carolina, has been serving in the Air Force for 18 years. After graduating high school and attending college for a

  • Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Marks Completion of Major New Horizons Project

    New Horizons Honduras 2015 training exercise personnel, Honduran government officials, Honduran military members and U.S. Embassy representatives, in addition to the Gabriela Mistral students and their parents, attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new two-classroom schoolhouse at the Gabriela

  • Creech Airmen showcase RPA at Canadian air show

    The MQ-1 Predator made its debut in Canada among 30,000 Alberta locals in Lethbridge July 23-25. It's the second time it was showcased at an international air show.Fifteen Airmen from Creech Air Force Base participated in the 2015 Lethbridge International Air Show and educated the civilian