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  • AETC announces 2011 Outstanding Airman of the Year winners

    Air Education and Training Command announced the 2011 Outstanding Airman of the Year winners at an awards banquet here March 2. Nine Airmen were selected out of 25 nominees. The nine Airmen will go on to compete in the Air Force wide competition.The categories and winners are: Military Training

  • UFC fighters descend on base: Rothwell, Duran showcase skills

    Ultimate Fighting Championship competitors descended on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Saturday to showcase their mixed martial arts and fighting skills.UFC professional fighters Ben Rothwell and Reuben Duran demonstrated several of their fight techniques and gave some technical training students

  • Leap Day springboards LEAP program

    As the world recognizes Leap Day today, the Air Force also celebrates LEAP Day for the Air Force's Language Enabled Airman Program. LEAP is managed by the Air Force Culture and Language Center, part of Air University's Spaatz Center at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. The program provides the Air Force

  • High-bay lighting project nets $49,119 rebate from CPS Energy

    CPS Energy of San Antonio has again rewarded Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph for its energy conservation efforts - this time for a $320,000 project to replace high-bay low-efficiency lighting in 11 of the base's hangars with fluorescent light fixtures.Last week, Yvonne Haecker, the utility company's

  • New T-1 flight simulator delivered to Operations Group

    Vance's newest T-1A Jayhawk operation flight trainer was delivered through a hole in the side of the 71st Operations Group building via a 120-ton crane Feb. 22.The T-1 simulator is the second new one Vance has received in the past two years as part of a contract with L-3 Communications. The

  • Air Force issues flight release for Eglin AFB F-35A

    Officials at the Aeronautical Systems Center here issued a Military Flight Release today that will allow the F-35A Lightning II fighter to begin initial operations at Eglin AFB, Fla.The decision was reached after an airworthiness board conducted an assessment that evaluated potential risks and the

  • DOD seeks leadership program candidates

    Department of Defense officials are seeking active duty Air Force majors and major-selects to apply for the academic year 2012-2013 Executive Leadership Development Program, Air Force Personnel Center officials said.Although civilians are also eligible for the program, the call for nominations

  • AETC commander: Air Force staying ahead of learning curve

    The commander of Air Education and Training Command spoke about the future of Air Force learning at the Air Force Association's 2012 Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 23.General Edward A. Rice, Jr. addressed Airmen and defense industry professionals on the Air Force's need to continue to

  • JBSA selects 2012 military ambassadors

    Nine service members from the three major military installations in the local area were selected as 2012 Military Ambassadors for Joint Base San Antonio.The Army, Air Force, Marine, Navy and Coast Guard members will represent their respective services at San Antonio-area community events, including