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  • Army, Air Force win first-round bouts

    The Marine Corps boxing team was the first service branch to capture a win on opening night of the 2011 Armed Forces Boxing Championship at Lackland.Marine middleweight Damarias Russell showed in more than one way he's committed to being first-to-fight Feb. 15.Russell's convincing 24-4 decision over

  • Mighty 97th volunteers deliver Valentines for Vets

    An assortment of 53 servicemembers, civilian adults and children sweetened up Valentine's Day for veterans at five assisted living centers by delivering handmade valentines from the students of Rivers Elementary, Washington Elementary, Altus AFB Child Development Center and First Assembly of God

  • Hand2Hand combative training course toughens Airmen

    A Hand2Hand Combative Training Course began Jan. 18 to teach Airmen how to fight without a weapon at the Combat PT Center. It lasts four weeks."When I used to be a CrossFit instructor, I would teach martial arts during the cool down sessions," said Pernell Stoney, Luke Fitness Center

  • New element assists TACP, CCT and PJ trainees

    Trainees in two Air Force Basic Military Training squadrons now have a "BATTLE" plan in place.Battlefield Airmen Technical Training Liaison Element, or BATTLE, was recently incorporated for trainees in the 320th and 331st Training Squadrons in the tactical air control party, combat controller and

  • Top gloves to meet in interservice bouts

    With national champions, world military champions and 2012 Olympic Team hopefuls stacking the upcoming 2011 Armed Forces Boxing Championships at Lackland Feb. 15 - 18, the interservice event is truly an elite competition.Foremost among the military teams, Army enters as the heavy favorite, having

  • Wounded warrior rejoins 342nd TRS as instructor

    An advent four years in the making, Tech. Sgt. Israel Del Toro has returned to the 342nd Training Squadron as a Tactical Air Control Party instructor.Sergeant Del Toro was severely burned over 80 percent of his body by an improvised explosion device in Afghanistan more than five years ago. He has

  • 802nd SFS instructor wins Air Force award

    When a civilian combat training instructor in the 802nd Security Forces Squadron learned he'd won an Air Force-level award, it took a while to grasp the magnitude of the honor."It didn't really sink in until I got home (that day); then I realized the accomplishment," said Christopher Patten,

  • Canadian forces contribute to space mission

    When servicemembers here perform a mission, whether it is space surveillance or launching a payload into space, it is not solely an American effort, but rather a joint effort. One such example is the partnership here between Americans and Canadians. Stemming out of the North American Aerospace

  • CMS member gets great IDEA, cash

    A 56th Component Maintenance Squadron technician received $10,000 from the Luke Air Force Base IDEA program early this year.In these tough economic times when many companies have balance sheets in the red, Andrew Taylor, 56th CMS electro-environmental systems technician, started his new year with

  • Air Force officials announce FY11 additional force management measures

    Air Force leaders announced involuntary force management programs Feb. 2 to reduce personnel as a supplement to the voluntary programs announced in December. These measures are part of the Air Force's multi-year Force Management Program aimed at shaping and sizing the force. With more Airmen