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  • Air force announces NASCAR sponsorship for fiscal 2009

    Air Force officials announced Nov. 12 that it will begin a new NASCAR partnership with Gillett Evernham Motorsports when it sponsors the No. 10 car driven by Reed Sorenson for the 2009 NASCAR Nextel Cup season. The Air Force's advertising agency, GSD&M Idea City, organized the sponsorship and will

  • Secretary of Air Force visits San Antonio military hospitals

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley visited the San Antonio Military Medical Center South and North campuses Nov. 8. The Secretary recently returned from trips to theater hospitals at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, and Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. His visit to San Antonio military hospitals

  • Randolph honors World War II veteran

    On the eve of Veterans Day, leaders and members of the Randolph community had the opportunity to thank and present the Purple Heart medal to a World War II veteran for wounds he sustained 63 years ago. Former Army Air Forces Cpl. Hilario L. Riojas of Karnes City, Texas, received his Purple Heart

  • Baltimore Polytechnic alumni shares game plan for success

    Sharing the words of automotive tycoon Henry Ford, "Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right," Brig. Gen. A.J. Stewart challenged the Air Force Junior ROTC students of his high school alma mater Nov. 7 to push themselves to achieve more than they currently think possible. The

  • New law authorizes veterans' salutes during national anthem

    Veterans and active-duty military not in uniform can now render the military-style hand salute during the playing of the national anthem, thanks to changes in federal law that took effect this month. "The military salute is a unique gesture of respect that marks those who have served in our nation's

  • Air Force to study hyperbaric therapy for brain injuries

    The San Antonio Military Medical Center Hyperbaric Center and the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine received funding to study the effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on mild to moderate traumatic brain injuries. Researches hope to find additional ways to treat wounded warriors with

  • New eSeminars offer civilians retirement and benefit information

    The Air Force now offers eSeminars on retirement, benefits, and financial literacy  to civilian appropriated fund employees.These eSeminars offer civilian employees the ease of accessing information at any stage in their career or as needs arise.A new law designed to ensure civilian employees are

  • AETC seeks recruiters, instructors, MTIs for immediate assignments

    Air Education and Training Command officials are seeking hundreds of members for immediate assignment as recruiters, technical school and basic military training instructors. The need for instructors is in response to the Air Force end-strength increase of roughly 4,000 members and the Basic

  • Lackland's AirFest features military's finest fliers, wows thousands

    Aerial acrobatics showcasing the military's might and highlighting airpower heritage drew in a crowd of more than 260,000 people Nov. 1 and 2 during Lackland Air Force Base's AirFest 2008. The Navy Blue Angels demonstration team, the Army parachute-jumping Golden Knights team, and Tora! Tora! Tora!,

  • Air Force extends basic military training

    The first group of Air Force recruits to experience expanded basic military training arrived here Nov. 4. These new recruits are the first to face the challenge of an additional 14 days of training from 6.5 to 8.5 weeks. The added time will be used to enhance and reinforce BMT's current war skills