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  • 'Lighthouse' center opens for Airmen, dorm residents

    Airmen can now find a renovated and expanded place to call "home" at a community center called "Lighthouse" on Dorm18 D's third floor, accessed from an entrance near the Airmen Leadership School parking lot.The seven-room complex offers a full kitchen, video gaming options and surround sound movie

  • 53rd Wing celebrates 70th birthday

    Reveling in its rich history, the 53rd Wing celebrated its 70th birthday Feb. 3.The wing, established in 1940 and activated at MacDill Field, Fla., on Jan. 15, 1941, trained fighter pilots in the P-35 and P-40 aircraft and later flew P-39 patrols in defense of the Panama Canal. Through the years,

  • Staff sergeant snags Sijan

    Explosive Ordinance technician Staff Sgt. Michael Pereira had a memorable 2010. He deployed, was honored with a Bronze Star,  earned an Army Commendation medal and was featured on the Air Force Recruiting Service "Everyday Sci Fi" series. Continuing the trend, 2011 brought another memorable moment

  • High-tempo training prepares maintainers for war

    Aircraft maintainers are working day and night during Red Flag 11-2 so pilots can fly the missions needed to prepare for aerial combat, but not only aircrew members benefit from the Red Flag experience.The high-tempo mission requirements of Red Flag provide maintainers an environment that

  • 53rd helps Guard fighter prep for alert missions at Tyndall

    U.S.-based alert pilots train to shoot down enemy aircraft over American soil. They run exercise scenarios on a constant basis, preparing for that call to scramble. But all the dry runs in the world can't prepare a pilot for that moment when a live missile is released from the jet. That's why

  • AFMC commander visits 46th, 53rd units, flies in F-4

    The Air Force Materiel Command commander, Gen. Donald Hoffman, visited the base Jan. 20 and Jan. 21 to meet with base leadership, Airmen from the 46th Test Group and to see the test group's capabilities first-hand.After having breakfast with 46th TG Airmen, he set out to visit the 746th Test

  • 33rd Fighter Wing flies first training sortie

    The 33rd Fighter Wing flew their first training flight here Jan. 18 one and a half years after the unit first stood up.Lt. Col. John Wilbourne, 58th Fighter Squadron commander, led Maj. Matthew Renbarger, deputy of operations, on an area orientation flight to familiarize the new instructor pilot

  • 53rd pilot helps honor Airmen's ultimate sacrifice

    Jan. 14 was a day that the Dennany and Tucci families waited 42 years for, the day when their Airmen were laid to rest.Col. James E. Dennany and Maj. Robert L. Tucci were remembered in a memorial service at Dallas-Fort worth National Cemetery. F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-4 Phantom pilots were among

  • F-15E flies with new radar system

    The F-15E Strike Eagle took a step forward in its continuous technological evolution as the Air Force's most versatile combat aircraft here, Jan. 18.The 46th Test Wing's fourth generation fighter launched for the first time with a new and improved radar system, the APG-82(V)1.The APG-82 uses active

  • LRS takes title in double-overtime

    The 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron won the base intramural basketball championship here Jan. 19, beating the 96th Medical Group 64-56 in a double-overtime thriller.The two teams met in the championship last year, with MDG winning in two closely contested games, with only six players in their