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  • Officials announce Outstanding Airmen of the Year

    Air Force officials recently selected the service's top enlisted members, naming the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2011. An Air Force selection board at the Air Force Personnel Center considered 35 nominees who represented major commands, direct reporting units, field operating agencies and

  • Afghan women pilot candidates serve country, pursue history

    Four young Afghan lieutenants are making history by being the first female pilot candidates from their country to attend the Defense Language Institute's general English course."We should show the world that the women of Afghanistan are strong," said Lt. Sourya Saleh, Afghan pilot candidate. "We

  • Construction is steady on Lackland's medical campus

    The first phase of construction for the new Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center is steadily progressing. Excavation of the new 1,028-car parking garage is complete and the utility corridor excavation is moving along on schedule, according to Joann Pinto, director, 59th Medical Wing Facilities

  • AETC leaving legacy of air power in Iraq

    Airmen from Air Education and Training Command are achieving major milestones and building strong partnerships with Iraqi forces at Combat Operating Base Speicher here.Among many other AETC members, Lt. Col. Andy Hamann from Vance AFB, Maj. Mark Loranger from Randolph AFB, and Maj. Sean Long from

  • Security forces members begin march to Ground Zero

    Members of the Joint Base San Antonio security forces community began the kickoff leg of a 2,181-mile ruck march here July 12. Participants from installations across the nation will continue the daily "Ruck March to Remember," which is scheduled to end Sept. 11 at Ground Zero in New York, on the

  • Company grade officer PME undergoes transformation

    Air Force senior leaders recently approved a plan to transform professional military education for company grade officers. The two existing developmental education venues for lieutenants and captains will soon merge into a single in-residence opportunity for CGOs.The air and space basic course at

  • 2nd Air Force commander moves to new job at Pentagon

    Change is an indisputable aspect of the military, and changes of command come around like the red second hand on an analog clock. However, this gives each commander an opportunity to make a difference with the seconds in between. "When I came in I said, 'I work for you, not the other way around,'"

  • 200 recruits sworn in at Texas Rangers game

    Two hundred Air Force recruits swore into the Delayed Enlistment Program in front of a crowd of more than 45,000 Texas Ranger fans at a baseball game July 4. The DEP oath was administered by Lt. Col. Brett Ashworth, 344th Recruiting Squadron commander, at a Texas Rangers baseball game against the

  • Tips for preventing heat injury

    Whether this is your first summer in San Antonio or your fiftieth, everyone knows it gets hot here. Even young healthy people succumb to heat if they participate in strenuous activities during hot weather. Some very simple common sense steps can be taken to prevent heat injuries. During hot weather,