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  • Honduran air force members glean valuable knowledge from NDI technicians

    Five members from the Honduran air force teamed up with 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) and the 355th Equipment Maintenance Squadron for a subject matter expert exchange from Aug. 16-22, 2015.  The exchange focused primarily on a variety of nondestructive inspections lab processes."The NDI lab

  • CJCS visits Creech, gives praise to Airmen

    Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, accompanied by his wife Deanie, paid a visit to Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug. 12, 2015.While visiting, Dempsey held an all-call where he said farewell and gave thanks to all the men and women at Creech AFB for their hard

  • Warfighter of the Week: Capt. Sabrina Gonzalez

    Capt. Sabrina Gonzalez, 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) Operations, plans and assessments, executive officer, was recognized as the Warfighter of the Week, August 10, 2015.Gonzalez, a native of San Antonio, Texas, has been in the Air Force for 10 years and comes from a military family."The Air

  • Combat Communications Airmen Repair Honduran Hospital's Network

    Combat communications Airmen with the U.S. Air Force's 35th Combat Communication Squadron out of Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., restored Internet connectivity to a local hospital in Trujillo, Honduras.The Airmen restored Internet connectivity to 19 offices and 24 workstations allowing 30 users to

  • 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