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  • 59th MDW Airman honored at inaugural D3 summit

    A 59th Medical Wing medic was part of a four-person team honored at the inaugural Defense, Diplomacy and Development Innovation Summit Pitch Challenge March 3 in Washington, D.C.

  • Goodfellow commemorates local leader at Chamber of Commerce luncheon

    Col. Michael L. Downs, 17th Training Wing Commander, spoke during the Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Bentwood Country Club, March 9.The annual luncheon supports businesses in and around San Angelo and congratulates outstanding Airmen from Goodfellow Air Force Base.The luncheon began with a meal

  • TSA opens canine training center at JBSA-Lackland

    The Transportation Security Administration marked the grandopening of their new canine training center with a ribbon cutting ceremony March4 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.The newly built, 25,000 square foot facility expands themission capabilities of the existing TSA Canine Training Center

  • ‘Kelly Katies’ helped maintain World War II warplanes in San Antonio

    Theattack on Pearl Harbor and the entry of the United States into World War IIbrought dramatic changes to Duncan and Kelly Fields in San Antonio, with theneed for more pilots, bombardiers, navigators and maintainers that resulted inthe rapid expansion of the U.S. Army Air Corps.  Butby the summer of

  • Altus AFB strengthens capabilities in multi-base exercise

    Members from the 97th Air Mobility Wing took part in a two-day flying operations training exercise from March 3-4, 2016.The training exercise is part of the Altus Air Force Base Quarterly Exercise Program (ALTEX) which was established to enhance aircrew instructor opportunities and provide exposure

  • Weapons online: F-35A training syllabus advances ahead of IOC

    Two F-35A Lightning II aircraft assigned to the 33rd Fighter Wing here successfully employed two laser-guided bombs Thursday morning at a nearby range, advancing the Air Force’s F-35A training syllabus ahead of F-35A Initial Operational Capability. The training mission was the first time the

  • 560 FTS honors legacy of POW fighter pilots at 43rd Freedom Flyer Reunion

    A retired Air Force chaplainextolled the contributions and sacrifices of all of America’s service memberslast week as the 560th Flying Training Squadron again paid homage to the AirForce fighter pilots who endured the horrors of prisoner-of-war camps duringthe Vietnam War.RetiredCol. Robert

  • Lightning II to Touch Down at Air Shows Around the World

    Aviation and F-35A fanatics have something special to look forward to this 2016 air show season.The Lightning II qualified March 6 at the Heritage Flight Conference at Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Arizona to take part in the Air Combat Command Air Force Heritage Flight program.

  • Newest 'Freedom Flyer' takes final flight for his B-52 crew

      The events of Dec. 20, 1972, were clearly on the mind of former Air Force pilot Paul Granger as he exited a T-38C Talon following a special hourlong flight March 3 that began and ended on the east flightline at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. Caught up in the emotional aftermath of his