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  • Certified to Save Lives

    Twenty-one U.S. Air Force Airmen graduated from a paramedic training course at the Pima Community College Public Safety and Emergency Services Institute, July 31.The course is a four month accelerated paramedic certification that is usually 10 months to complete and consists of classroom and field

  • 354th EFS completes historic TSP deployment

    The 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron completed its theater security package mission throughout Europe in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve July 31, 2015.The squadron's 12 A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft and approximately 300 Airmen from the 355th Fighter Wing, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base,

  • NATO’s first AWACS aircraft remains in the desert

    It's almost as if weather elements, mainly the heat and wind, absorbed all life that once enabled these aircraft to fly. Like mummies, patched with white coating, they are parked in orderly rows on sandy terrain, in a blasting sun. Most liquids have been drained, valuable parts have been removed.

  • TRICARE now provides breast pumps, lactation counseling and more

    Mothers that choose to breast feed their infants might be surprised to learn that TRICARE updated its coverage to include breast pumps and supplies as of July 1.TRICARE can aid expecting Desert Lightning Team mothers through the process to obtain a breast pump and supplies. There are multiple

  • Fuel systems repair hangar officially opens

    The 355th Component Maintenance Squadron's joint fuel cell repair hangar ribbon cutting ceremony was held July 13.The facility was constructed to improve efficiency within the joint fuel cell leading to the reduction in man hours and operating costs.The new hangar is Air Combat Command's largest

  • AF revolutionizes study material delivery for FY16

    Airmen studying for career development and promotion opportunities will begin to receive study materials solely online by Oct. 1, 2017.Electronic delivery of Career Development Course volumes and Weighted Airman Promotion System study references have been in place for several years with a majority