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  • Recruiter breaks world records to inspire

    Known throughout the running community as 'Mr. Treadmill,' Staff Sgt. Brendan Brustad, 349th Recruiting Squadron recruiter, here wants to be known for more than breaking world records for running. Now, he wants to be a total athlete.Brustad earned the nickname 'Mr. Treadmill' when he broke the world

  • Airmen embark on 812-mile trek to honor fallen heroes

    When dawn broke Sunday morning, 18 active-duty Airmen began their trek from Lackland, a memorial ruck sack march in honor of 17 fallen special tactics teammates killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. An estimated 812 miles later, on Wednesday, the Warrior Airmen will arrive at Hurlburt Field, Fla.On the

  • Korean army veterinarian returns home

    After working alongside U.S. Army veterinarians for the past year, an officer in the Republic of Korea army begins the journey home this weekend, ready to share his knowledge with colleagues.Maj. Sangho Seo, a veterinarian in the ROK army, came to the Daniel Holland Military Working Dog Hospital in

  • Basic trainee succumbs during training

    Air Force officials here announced the death of a basic trainee, who died at Southwest General Hospital, San Antonio, Texas, October 19, 2011 at 7:44 a.m. Twenty-six-year-old Steven D. Williams of Detroit, Mich., had just completed his physical training assessment when he collapsed around 6 a.m. The

  • U.S. Navy Blue Angels to headline Randolph Airshow

    The skies over San Antonio will be filled with thunder when Randolph Air Force Base hosts a free air show Oct. 29 and 30. All are invited to this year's show, featuring diverse military and civilian aircraft, with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels headlining both days."It's going to be a fun,

  • General returns for Scope Warrior

    Lt. Gen. William (Bill) Lord, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force chief of warfighting integration and chief information officer, is back at Keesler Air Force Base to co-host Scope Warrior, an annual strategic planning conference for senior Air Force communications leaders.Lord was the 81st

  • White Ribbon Week aims to reduce violence against women

    White Ribbon Week will be recognized by Altus AFB during the week of Oct. 24-28. White Ribbon Week was created by a handful of Canadian men in 1991 on the second anniversary of one man's massacre of 14 women in Montreal. They began the White Ribbon Campaign to urge men to speak out against men's

  • Security Forces get familiar with shoot, move, communicate

    More than 50 Vance Air Force Base security forces Airmen used an Army pop-up target live-fire range and replica village to hone shoot, move and communicate techniques Sept. 26 and 29, at Oklahoma National Guard's Camp Gruber Maneuver Training Center in southeast Oklahoma. Exercises like this help

  • AF Evasion, Conduct After Capture training facility opens at Lackland

    A one-of-a-kind facility, built specifically to accommodate all Air Force Evasion and Conduct After Capture training, opened Monday.That's when new students began the four-day Just-In-Time Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape training course.The program is for Airmen who will operate in

  • Sheppard makes improvements with AETC energy program award winnings

    Sheppard earned second place in Air Education & Training Command's Energy Use Reduction Program. The base received $1 million, which was spent on improving infrastructure, communication network infrastructure and quality of life.Maj. James Becker, 82nd Comptroller Squadron commander, said the money