AETC to automate entry control

Drivers pulling up at gates on Air Education and Training Command bases will have something new to greet them later this year -- the Defense Biometric Identification System, or DBIDS. The most visible part of DBIDS, which has already been introduced at Air Force bases around the world, is the

Tyndall Airmen win Air Combat Command awards

Airmen from the 83rd Fighter Weapons Squadron and one from the 53rd Test Support Squadron were notified recently of their Air Combat Command-level award wins for the 2009 Science, Technology and Engineering Awards in the category of Scientist, Engineer and Science and Engineering Educator.These

AOC vice commander takes final flight

Col. Randy Spear, vice commander of the 601st Air and Space Operations Center, took his final flight in an F-15 Eagle with the 95th Fighter Squadron May 1. This final sortie, referred to as a 'fini flight,' marks the end of a pilot's flying career at his unit or in his military career. In keeping

325 SFS helps youths see inner potential

For 10 troubled young men from the Liberty Juvenile Unit for Special Treatment in Bristol, Fla., May 5 was no ordinary day, but a chance to receive some respite from the confines of juvenile delinquency. The 325th Security Forces Squadron hosted the teenagers, who ranged from ages 15 to 18, on a

New selective re-enlistment bonus list announced

Pentagon officials recently released the latest selective re-enlistment bonus list which contains 82 Air Force specialties. The revised listing increased bonuses for one Air Force specialty code--contracting. Seventeen AFSCs will receive lower SRBs than previously offered and seven AFSCs were

SECAF, CSAF send out suicide prevention letter

In their latest "Letter to Airmen," Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Norton Schwartz state the importance of Airmen remaining vigilant to the cause of suicide prevention.The letter, dated April 24, can be found here.

325 FW bids 'Willkommen' to German civic leader tour

NEWS BRIEF -- Combat Arms move

The Combat Arms Training and Marksmanship classroom has been moved to Building 1270, Class Room 109 while the existing facility is renovated through mid-november. The new classroom is located in the 325th Air Control Squadron building adjacent to the Lemon Lot. All students are asked to park on the

Transmitter, receiver site upgrades strengthen mission

The 325th Communications Squadron will soon begin the second and final phase of upgrades to the Tyndall remote Air Traffic Control air-to-ground radio system transmitter and receiver sites, as well as the Ground Air Transmit Receive Site, utilized by the 325th Air Control Squadron. "Air Education

Commander's Shadow program