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  • Community spends time in sky

    Several weeks after local farmers and businesspeople gave Airmen from Altus Air Force Base a glimpse of their lives in the Oklahoma panhandle neighborhood, the base members returned the favor with a glimpse of the community from a different, elevated, level. By way of the Farm-City Program, a

  • Civilians graduate with lessons in military culture

    The first class of the Civilian Acculturation and Leadership Training program graduated recently here, and the 25 attendees returned to their government jobs with a better understanding of what the active-duty Air Force does. The course, designed to acquaint civilian employees with military culture,

  • Air Force colonel to pilot his first space shuttle mission

    Air Force Col. Eric Boe will achieve what many dream of and few accomplish - the chance to travel into space. As an astronaut with NASA, Colonel Boe will pilot the space shuttle Endeavour for mission STS-126, his first voyage into space. The 15-day mission is scheduled to launch Nov. 14 from Kennedy

  • Video to help kick off Texas Recycles Day

    Sheppard's Recycling Center is stepping it up to educate people on the importance of recycling as the annual Texas Recycles Day kicks off Nov. 15. The center will launch a video Nov. 14 that shows how to recycle properly in the workplace, and discusses some stark realities about the effects of not

  • Down but not out: Purple Heart recipient back in the fight after injury

    A technical sergeant assigned to Luke Air Force Base received a Purple Heart from a mortar attack that nearly cost him his leg -- and promptly volunteered to extend his time in theater. Tech. Sgt. Jerome Baker, 56th Logistics Readiness Squadron training NCO, was on his third tour of duty in Iraq

  • Recovering wounded Airman heals through helping

    "I'm not unique among the war's wounded," Staff Sgt. Christopher "Matt" Slaydon said. "All the guys and gals wounded think it's an absolute privilege to defend our country." Sergeant Slaydon and his wife Annette recently shared this message with the 300 Airmen, retirees, Greater San Antonio Chamber

  • Sheppard electrician wins 2008 AETC CINC award

    The Air Education and Training Command 2009 Commander in Chief Special Recognition Awards were announced Oct. 27 and one Sheppard winner captured individual and installation excellence. Staff Sgt. Terry A. Smith, 82nd Civil Engineering Squadron NCO in charge of interior electric, was recognized for

  • 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