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  • Holloman Solar Observatory

    Editor’s note: This is the first in a four part series of articles on the solar observatory.Just as local weather flights provide the base command post notifications and alerts of heat stress, thunderstorms, or high winds, the Holloman Air Force Base Solar Observatory has provided Department of

  • AFSVA, ITT offer Airmen discount deals to build, recharge resiliency

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Spring is here and many Airmen are already considering where they want to go and what they want to do over the summer months. And, for many, an important part of planning is the ability to find budget-friendly options.Enter the Air Force Services Activity and

  • "Flipping the classroom" at SOS focus of "Developing Mach-21 Airmen"

    The sixth episode of "Developing Mach-21 Airmen," Air Education and Training Command's podcast series, was released April 1.In the episode, a team of experts from the Squadron Officer School at Air University talk about how they are flipping the classroom, adopting immersive training (including VR,

  • San Antonio dedicates Tribute to Freedom sculpture

    The City of San Antonio celebrated the completion of phase one of the Lackland Corridor Gateway Project with the dedication of the Tribute to Freedom sculpture March 27 at the corner of U.S. Highway 90 and Military Drive.

  • Eat-Sleep-Thrive, improving firefighter resilience

    As fire service leaders have sought to improve the occupational health of firefighters, they realized the problem was larger than increasing muscle mass and improving cardiac health; cultural changes were required to promote healthy lifestyles, improve mental health, reduce risk of cancer, and

  • RAF partners with PTN to innovate pilot training pipeline

    After a visit in May 2018 to the Pilot Training Next facility in Austin and facing a pilot shortage, the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force is taking innovation to the next level with the inclusion of a student and an instructor pilot in the second iteration of the class.