Town hall meetings address joint basing process in San Antonio

The Army garrison commander here hosted two town hall meetings to inform Fort Sam Houston garrison employees about the progress of Joint Base San Antonio Jan. 28. Joint basing, which includes Fort Sam Houston as well as Lackland and Randolph Air Force bases, was mandated by the 2005 Base Realignment

Canadian delegation visits Barnes Center to further CMSAF EPME initiative

A delegation from Canada visited the Thomas E. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education Jan. 26 - 29 to further an enlisted professional military education initiative between the U.S. Air Force and Canadian defense forces.The team, headed by Chief Petty Officer 1 Fred Singer, the non-commissioned member

AETC honors SAASS with Air Force Association award

The School of Advanced Air and Space Studies receieved the Air Education and Training Command's 2010 Air Force Association Aerospace Award in the Gill Robb Wilson category."We congratulate the SAASS for their selfless dedication and wish them the best of luck at the Air Force-level competition,"

Officer Training School celebrates 50th anniversary

The Air University Holm Center's Officer Training School at Maxwell-Gunter AFB will marks the 50th anniversary of the school's opening its doors Feb. 5. The school invited former OTS students, staff and their guests to attend 50th anniversary events held through Feb. 7. "We will commemorate 50 years

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Chief Smith takes up reins as 14th FTW CCC

The BLAZE Team's new command chief master sergeant didn't have to go far when he started the journey from his old position to his new one.Chief Master Sgt. Zefrem Smith, formerly the 14th Operations Group superintendent, assumed the position of command chief master sergeant Jan. 27."I really want to

Altus moves closer to full recovery

Lackland and Randolph become part of Joint Base San Antonio

Randolph and Lackland Air Force Based are now part of Joint Base San Antonio, destined to become the largest single installation in the Department of Defense. Ceremonies were conducted on both bases Feb. 2. The consolidation of base support functions under the 502nd Air Base Wing, headquartered at

Joint Base San Antonio raises $42K for Haiti

Joint Base San Antonio came together showing generosity with cash donations to relief agencies in support of the Haiti earthquake disaster.The two installations currently under the 502nd Air Base Wing, along with Fort Sam Houston, combined to raise $42,397.Team Lackland collected $16,782, Team

Commander issues limited evacuation order, recovery ops progressing

Col. Ty Thomas, 97th Air Mobility Wing Commander  issued a limited evacuation order Feb 2 at 3 p.m., allowing non-mission essential personnel and their dependents to depart the immediate area to locations within 250 miles of the base in order to find temporary lodging until base facilities are