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  • 19th Air Force Commander directs T-6 operational pause

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas – The 19th Air Force commander has issued an operational pause for all T-6 Texan II operations to ensure aircrew safety after a cluster of unexplained physiological events occurred at Columbus AFB, Mississippi, Vance AFB, Oklahoma, and Sheppard AFB, Texas

  • Airmen gauge fear of heights in virtual simulation

    Electrical systems apprentice course Airmen in Training at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, donned a virtual reality headset Jan. 26, 2017, to test their limits with simulation that gauges their ability to work in high places.

  • Airmen gauge fear of heights in virtual simulation

    Electrical systems apprentice course Airmen in Training at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, donned a virtual reality headset Jan. 26, 2017, to test their limits with simulation that gauges their ability to work in high places.

  • New medical professional team seeks to change fighter pilot healthcare

    A fighter pilot flies his F-16 towards a bombing target. As he nears it, he toggles the weapons release on his controls and drops his payload. The bomb descends, strikes and destroys its target. Moments later, the pilot pulls a sharp turn at high speed to quickly vacate the area before the enemy can

  • Nowland breaks down fundamentals of service

    Lt. Gen. Mark Nowland, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C, spoke at Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 18-04’s graduation here Jan, 19.

  • JB San Antonio retired general to receive Air Force enlisted top honor

    Enlisted Airmen across Air Education and Training Command will bestow their highest honor to an admired San Antonio area Air Force leader during an Order of the Sword ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland’s Gateway Club, Feb. 9.Recipient, retired Maj. Gen. Leonard Patrick, served more than

  • SECAF/CSAF Letter to Airmen: Government Shutdown

    To the Airmen of the United States Air Force:As you are no doubt aware, funding for the federal government expired at midnight. The administration is urging Congress to enact a short term continuing resolution to fund the federal government to allow Congress more time to finalize the budget for the

  • Dragons feed Gulf Coast

    Eighty-nine Keesler Airmen volunteered to support the Feeding the Gulf Coast organization Jan. 16 in Biloxi, Mississippi, which provides hunger relief to 24 counties along the Gulf Coast.“We rescued 14,405 pounds of produce, 5,110 pounds of dry goods and 1,481 pounds of bakery donations,” said

  • Enlisted Character Development Center

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, RANOLPH-Texas-- The Enlisted Character Development Center, located within the Enlisted Heritage Museum at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, has now served the local Air Force community for three years. Their mission is to preserve and honor the history and heritage of the