Celebrate America’s Military honors Military City USA

San Antonio has been home to a consistent military presence for nearly 300 years and it’s why it’s called "Military City USA." The city has one of the nation's largest active and retired military populations. Celebrate America's Military is a series of events honoring the men and women who serve in

Tactical Air Control Party Formal Training Unit activates

The Tactical Air Control Party Formal Training Unit officially activated during a ceremony at the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland's Medina Annex Oct. 17. The TACP FTU will synchronize, standardize and streamline training to ensure readiness of TACP maneuver and command and control force multipliers

Keesler remains transparent, strives to improve privatized housing

In July 2019, the 81st Training Wing hosted housing forums to address the health, safety and quality concerns of military families living in base privatized housing.In the three months since the forums, representatives from the 81st TRW, Hunt Housing, 81st Medical Group, 81st Security Forces

Squadron commanders: keys to building alliances through LEAP

There’s an old saying that goes like this: “If you ever see a turtle sitting on a fence post, you know it had some help getting there.”In the Air Force Culture and Language Center’s Language Enabled Airman Program, the 3,002 scholars currently in the program are utilizing this training to build and

XLer of the Week: 1st Lt. Veronica Arnold

LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – First Lt. Veronica Arnold, 47th Operations Support Squadron weather flight commander, was chosen by wing leadership to be the “XLer of the Week” of Oct. 7, 2019 at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas.

97th AMW partners with NORAD for training exercise

For the first time, the 97th Air Mobility Wing supported a North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) air defense exercise, Oct. 9, 2019, at Altus Air Force Base, Okla.

AETC commander visits 59th Medical Wing

"What's Your Outlet?": Cultivating connections through shared passion

I have never been good at doing nothing. I’m envious of people who can sit back and just relax; head buried in a book, listening to music outside on a porch swing or napping on the beach. I have always been a collector of hobbies that keep my hands and mind busy. I like to create, fix, and

Sixteenth Air Force activates, integrates missions, strengthens information warfare capabilities

In March 2019, Air Force leaders decided to create a new information warfare numbered air force with enhanced missions and capabilities. Sixteenth Air Force activated at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Oct. 11, integrating Twenty-Fourth Air Force, to include Air Forces Cyber, and Twenty-Fifth Air

Columbus AFB showcases career fields at Mississippi’s largest career expo

Nearly 100 Airmen from Columbus Air Force Base, Miss., showcased 13 Air Force career fields to more than 7,200 eighth graders during the Imagine the Possibilities Career Expo Oct. 1-3 at the BancorpSouth Arena in Tupelo.