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April 10, 2019
CSAF stresses importance of mission support role at I-WEPTAC

The Air Force’s top general stressed the installation and mission support community’s role in the National Defense Strategy when he kicked off the 3rd Annual Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conference, or I-WEPTAC, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland April 8.
April 10, 2019
Honoring a legend

U.S. Air Force retired Lt. Col. Richard “Dick” Cole, the last surviving member of the Doolittle Raid and an original Air Commando, passed away at the age of 103 April 9, 2019. Cole made a lasting impact on Air Force Special Operations Command.
April 9, 2019
Sheppard Airman aces aircraft fuel systems course

“If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.” – Colin Powell
April 9, 2019
Lt Col Dick Cole, last surviving Doolittle Raider, passes away at age 103

A legendary chapter in Air Force history has come to a close. Retired Lt. Col. Richard “Dick” E. Cole, the last survivor of the “Doolittle Raid,” died April 9, in San Antonio.
April 8, 2019
Military to bring eye care to front lines with 59th MDW-funded mobile app

Eye injuries in a deployed setting can be a significant setback for any Airman, but new telemedicine capabilities are helping to keep them in the fight. With funding from the 59th Medical Wing, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Air Force and Army medical researchers are developing a HIPAA-compliant
April 8, 2019
Deployed JBSA NCO earns Navy warfare qualification badge

Air Force Staff Sgt. Brittany Eley, a Joint Network Control Center team lead attached to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, and deployed from the Unified Capabilities Assessment Program, 346th Test Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, earned recognition as a U.S. Navy enlisted
April 6, 2019
Air Force ROTC cadets find their Pathway to Blue

Second Air Force held their fifth annual Pathways to Blue event here where more than 250 ROTC cadets and enlisted members attended to learn about different officer career fields, April 5-6.Throughout the event, cadets and Airmen pursuing commissioning programs learn about job opportunities, tour and
April 5, 2019
Remembering our fallen

As the hot sun sets, the sounds of a large crowd diminishes into the night. With each hour that the moon glows in darkness, the air becomes filled with sounds of soft murmurs and quick, calculated breaths against the dry, desert air in rhythm with rubber soles that tap against the pavement with each
April 5, 2019
T-38 endures as stellar training aircraft 60 years after maiden flight

The T-38 Talon prototype embarked on its maiden flight as the Air Force’s first supersonic trainer on April 10, 1959. Sixty years later, the sleek aircraft developed by the Northrop Corp. continues to meet the service’s training needs
April 5, 2019
Senior service school students wrestle with global chaos in AU exercise

The National Defense Strategy calls for “seamless integration of multiple elements of national power—diplomacy, information, economics, finance, intelligence, law enforcement, and military.” Wargames are one method the U.S. and allies use to improve their competitive edge against adversaries of