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  • Safety becomes way of thinking

    Goodfellow Air Force base recently took part in a safety assessment from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Voluntary Protection Program that culminated in an out-brief to Col. Richard Ayres, 17th Training Wing commander, Sep. 26. The VPP team began safety assessments across the

  • Crossroads: taking care of our Airmen

    Every Monday, a bus arrives from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, carrying the newest crop of technical training students. Excited at the prospect of entering the operational Air Force and the mission ahead of them, these Airmen still have a challenge to overcome: the training that will prepare them

  • Summer golf tournament to bring holiday joy

    "Fore!" was an often-heard term Sept. 19 when Goodfellow golfers descended on Quicksand Golf Course to participate in this year's Friendship Golf Tournament.Every year, the San Angelo Chamber of Commerce, Military Affairs Committee, and Goodfellow Air Force Base partner-up to hold the fundraising

  • Goodfellow welcomes Chief Ricker

    He's been seen around Goodfellow in the past month: the new chief master sergeant with the second star - the 17th Training Wing command chief master sergeant. Chief Master Sgt. Frederick Ricker said his job is "to make sure every Airman, whether enlisted, officer or civilian, understands the

  • Local Scout helps Goodfellow School-Age Facility

    A San Angelo Boy Scout led a project to help the Goodfellow School-Age Facility build a dry riverbed over the past month. Taylor Cambre, an aspiring Eagle Scout with Boy Scouts of America Troop 363, partnered with volunteers from the 17th Civil Engineer Squadron and scouts from his troop as he

  • Volunteer choir raises voice

    The sound of singing coming from the Goodfellow Chapel might not seem out of place, but on Tuesdays, the songs you might hear are more patriotic than religious. Seventeen volunteers from Goodfellow Air Force Base, many of them with prior singing experience, have banded together to form a patriotic

  • 311 TRS, 314 TRS Airmen visit ISR platforms, units

    Forty-one Airmen from the 311th and 314th Training Squadrons at the Presidio of Monterey traveled to Beale Air Force Base, Calif., on August 22-23 to get an up-close look at the RQ-4 Global Hawk and the U-2 Dragon Lady. These intelligence platforms carry out missions for the 9th Reconnaissance Wing.

  • 17 SFS trains hard to ride light

    The 17th Security Forces Squadron held a 32-hour course Aug. 20 - 22 to learn basic police cyclist skills. The bike patrols will augment the already-present patrol cars on Goodfellow Air Force Base. Bicycles are a very versatile form of transportation, able to traverse foot paths, sidewalks and

  • Living dangerously on Goodfellow

    On the north wall of the Norma Brown Building is the historic emblem of the 17th Training Wing. Perched atop the emblem is the mythological griffin, a fearsome creature formed from an eagle and a lion to achieve the perfect union of agility and strength. The griffin is our mascot. In the scroll

  • Are you ready for the digital age?

    On February 17, 2009, television broadcasting stations will undergo a major alteration. They will stop broadcasting in the basic analog format and will broadcast only in the digital format known as Digital Television. DTV is a broadcasting technology that allows better picture, better sound quality,