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  • U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. David Hunt, 312th Training Squadron Special Instruments Training course instructor, aligns the laser in the interferometer to demonstrate light technologies for the SPINSTRA students, inside the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy on Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 19, 2020. Hunt demonstrated how light photons could act like either a wave or a particle, known as the duality of light. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Abbey Rieves)

    SPINSTRA powers Air Force science

    “One of the things our schoolhouse teaches is the necessary skills to innovate, operate, and maintain the U.S.’s primary nuclear weapons detonation and proliferation detection systems,” said Tech. Sgt. David Hunt, 312th TRS instructor. “ … Which is a fancy way of saying that we are highly trained technicians who specialize in detecting radioactive events around the world.”
  • U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael McCourt, 312th Training Squadron commander, poses with Tech. Sgt. Alexander Spears, 312th TRS fire instructor, who won the Department of Defense Fire Academy U.S. Air Force Instructor of the Year Award at the Louis F. Garland DoD Fire Academy on Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, June 5, 2020. All DoD firefighters are trained in a joint service environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ethan Sherwood)

    Tom Smith Fire Equipment DOD Fire Academy Instructor OTY

    Goodfellow fire academy instructors were awarded the Tom Smith Fire Equipment Department of Defense Fire Academy Instructor of the Year here, June 5.
  • U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Kevin Boss, 17th Training Group director of operations, presents the 315th Training Squadron Officer Student of the Month award to 2nd Lt. Dreyton Schafer, 315th TRS student, at Brandenburg Hall on Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, February 6, 2020. The 315th TRS’ vision is to develop combat-ready intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance professionals and promote an innovative squadron culture and identity unmatched across the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Robyn Hunsinger)

    February Student of the Month

    The Student of the Month awards and Rope of the Month award are presented by 17th Training Group leadership each month.
  • U.S. Air Force students from the 17th Training Wing banter before the 17th Training Group Drill Competition at the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy High Bay on Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 7, 2020. Drill competitions are held quarterly and are designed to boost student morale while showing off each squadron’s military bearing, discipline and dedication. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Abbey Rieves)

    315th TRS knows the drill

    17th Training Wing students compete in quarterly drill competition
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