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  • Super Car documentary debuts on airforce.com

    The making of the Air Force's newest national mobile marketing assets, the X-1 and Vapor, can now be seen in a 22-minute documentary featured on airforce.com. The documentary captures a team of Airmen chosen to work with a crew at Galpin Auto Sports to customize a white Ford Mustang (X-1) and a

  • Altus AFSO21 initiative improves C-17 inspection process

    The Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century program office teamed up with the 97th Maintenance Directorate improving the way Altus AFB performs home station checks on C-17 Globemaster IIIs. The team performed a study on maintenance operations and quickly found room for improvement following

  • Aerial Operations team trains for rodeo

    As organizations in the 97th Air Mobility Wing work long hours this summer preparing for fall inspections, six highly-motivated Airmen are also preparing to excel representing the aerial port function at the 2009 Air Mobility Command Airlift Rodeo next month. The six Airmen from the 97th Logistics

  • Health care ceremony honors medical graduates

    Dr. Kenneth Torrington, dean of the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, honored 293 physicians and allied health care providers during the annual awards and graduation ceremony June 5 in the University of Texas Health Science Center. SAUSHEC is responsible for all military

  • Keesler hosts Women's Soccer Championship

    Heavy breathing and sprinting make the scene of this battlefield. As the women go back and forth, kicks flail and head-butts are heard off the field, soon followed by a shoot. Goal! This is one of many scenes occuring at the 5th Counseil Du International Sports Militaire Women's Soccer Championship

  • Bring it on Mother Nature

    Imagine a force that could literally creep up on your community so fast and strong takng hundreds of lives, injuring thousands and leaving even more homeless. A force like this does exist, and she goes by the name of Mother Nature. She has displayed ruthlessness and blatant disregard for human life

  • WHMC triathlete earns fifth silver

    Leading the Air Force team to third place at the military's top triathlon, James Bales earned his fifth Armed Forces Triathlon silver medal at Point Mugu, Calif., May 30. The Wilford Hall senior resident orthopedic surgeon extended his streak to seven straight years as the top Air Force triathlete

  • BMT recognized for blood donor center support

    The 737th Training Group recently received the American Association of Blood Bank's 2009 Award of Merit for its support of the Lackland Blood Donor Center. The 737th TRG was nominated by the 59th Medical Wing in the group category for its continued donations to the blood donor center, supplying

  • Cyanide researcher wins top science award

    A Wilford Hall doctor recently received one of the highest distinctions presented to a researcher. Maj. (Dr.) Vikhyat Bebarta, 59th Medical Wing toxicology chief and a staff emergency physician, is the recipient of the Best Basic Science Research Award by the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine

  • Advisory team votes yes to Building Partnerships doctrine

    The LeMay Center hosted the bi-annual Air Force Doctrine Advisory Group in May resulting in the Department of Defense's first building partnerships doctrine."The AFDAG prioritizes efforts and direction for Air Force doctrine," said Col. Russ Smith, director of doctrine development.  "We bring