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  • 5th PACE Summit will focus on the State of the Profession

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas – The Profession of Arms Center of Excellence will be hosting its 5th leadership summit in San Antonio, December 6-7.Representatives from each major command, headquarters Air Force, the U.S. Air Force Academy and others will gather to discuss the “State of the

  • Medical teams deploy in support of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria

    Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas-- In just the past four weeks, three major hurricanes ravaged the Caribbean and the United States Gulf Coast. First came Harvey, which destroyed or damaged more than 100,000 homes, flooded neighborhoods, and displaced thousands of people in Texas and

  • Israeli Air Force Surgeon General visits 59 MDW

    The Israeli Air Force Surgeon General, Col. Yifat Erlich-Shoham, MD, visited the 59th Medical Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, 23-24, October, 2017.During her visit, Col. Erlich-Shoham toured multiple medical training facilities, to include deployment readiness sites, Camp Bullis and Camp

  • CMSAF Wright celebrates MTL legacy, tours Keesler

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright visited Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, to celebrate a ribbon cutting for the new Military Training Leader Course schoolhouse and to tour the base Oct. 23 - 25.

  • Maxwell dedicates courtroom to former POW, SJA

    The 42nd Air Base Wing renamed its courtroom in honor of a former prisoner of war, retired staff judge advocate and frequent speaker at Air University schools at a dedication ceremony held Oct. 25, 2017.Retired Col. Henry “Hank” Fowler was on hand to formally dedicate The Fowler Courtroom, located

  • 366 TRS instructors win international linemen competition

    Instructors from the 366th Training Squadron took first place in the military division at the 34th annual International Linemen’s Rodeo in Kansas City, Missouri, Oct. 14. The joint team was comprised of Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Shaw, Army Staff Sgt. Robert Pepperling and Navy Petty Officer

  • POW recalls mission that led to capture 50 years ago

    On Oct. 25, 1967, now retired Lt. Col. Richard “Gene” Smith and his wingmen had orders to bomb the Paul Doumer Bridge in North Vietnam; the bridge was a mile long and one of the most heavily defended positions in Southeast Asia.

  • 39th FTS instructor pilot nominated for Jabara Airmanship award

    Lt. Col. Justin Fletcher, a 39th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot serving as a 19th Air Force Reserve Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals instructor here, is the 2018 Air Force Reserve Command nominee for the Col. James Jabara Award for Airmanship. The Jabara award, established in 1967,

  • 381st TRG airmen selected for AETC’s advance nuclear program

    Ten members from the 381st Training Group were selected to attend the Air Education and Training Command’s advance nuclear program, here. The selectees will be attending top-tier training programs from some of the finest schools in the world, all while earning advanced degrees. “AETC requested