• Restrictions on travel to Mexico expanded for AETC Airmen

    Effective immediately, all military personnel assigned to Air Education and Training Command are prohibited from traveling to or through any portion of Mexico located within 50 miles of the United States and Mexican border. The affected area includes the communities of Tijuana, Nogales, Cuidad

  • Security Forces issue tough reminder -- Click It or Ticket!

    Before complaining about getting a ticket for not buckling your seatbelt, consider this information from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. In 2007, nearly 2.5 million people were injured in crashes and 41,059 people were killed on America's roadways. Over 14,000 passenger vehicle

  • Medical profiles are cumulative

    After 12 cumulative months of being on a medical profile, Air Force members are subject to a Medical Evaluation Board, which could end their military careers. An MEB determines if members have a condition incompatible with military service. If they cannot resume daily activities, then they are

  • Lightning: hot, fast and dangerous

    Lightning is basically a discharge of static electricity. But unlike the shock your wool sweater can produce, lightning can generate 300 kilovolts, travel at 60,000 miles per second and reach temperatures of 54,000 F, according to NASA's Web site. Fortunately for Team Vance, the folks at the 71st