New commandant for the Air Force Senior NCO Academy

A-10 flyer brings airpower in perspective to ENJJPT students

Flying high above ivory clouds is usually the perspective of a pilot, but among the swirling sands and chaos of war, Maj. John Blocher, 80th Flying Training Wing executive officer, would see it up close and personal instead of seeing from the skies above. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, air

C-130 travels San Antonio highways

While common to see military aircraft in the sky, San Antonio drivers shared the road Sunday with a retired, partially disassembled Air Force C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft as it was towed on highways between Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland and the Medical Readiness Training Center at JBSA-Camp

Airman perseveres, triumphs through multiple obstacles

Transforming from a civilian into today's fighting Airman can entail many unimagined obstacles, but one Airman in particular faced a series of obstacles head-on, neither faltering or failing. Airman 1st Class Tracy A. Guardado, a 366th Training Squadron electrical systems apprentice course graduate,

Airmen honor former senior enlisted leaders

Airmen gathered to honor the former chief master sergeants of the Air Force with a positional colors ceremony at the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy on Gunter Annex Feb. 27. Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody presided over the ceremony, and presented the Chief Master

59th MDW showcases medical mission to AETC's new boss

Air Education and Training Command's top leader recently visited the 59th Medical Wing to meet with Airmen and senior leaders, and learn more about the scope of its medical mission.Gen. Robin Rand, AETC commander, viewed several areas throughout the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center Feb. 24,

Wings of Blue to jump during open house

It all started in the spring of 1962 when a band of bootleg jumpers made their first parachute jumps as cadets. Using condemned survival, evasion, resistance and escape rigs and local aviation pilots, these cadets made several jumps in the Colorado area. During that spring, a few cadets, at their

Every hand went up: Maxwell holds first sergeant symposium

Maxwell Air Force Base held a first sergeant symposium at the U. S. Air Force First Sergeant Academy on Gunter Annex, Feb. 18-21. Active duty service members who have the additional duty of being a "shirt" attended various briefings, enhancing their ability to serve in their roles."The overall goal

99th Flying Training Squadron...In the pursuit of excellence

The story of the Tuskegee Airmen is an American tale of triumph over trials and tribulation.The 99th Flying Training Squadron here keeps the legacy and heritage alive by continuing in the pursuit of excellence, many years after the groundbreaking Tuskegee Airmen paved the way."Many people throughout

Basic Trainee Dies During Training

Air Force trainee Terron J. Moore died at 9:40 p.m. Feb. 20 after collapsing during physical training at Joint Base San Antonio - Lackland.Following his collapse, Moore was transported to Southwest General Hospital in San Antonio just after 5 p.m. where doctors were unable to save him."This is a