59th MDW commander commissioned in Texas Navy

Maj. Gen. Tom Travis, commander of the 59th Medical Wing, and soon to be deputy surgeon general of the Air Force, was commissioned as an admiral in the Texas Navy Nov. 12 during a farewell party in his honor. Commissions in the Texas Navy are granted by the Governor of the State of Texas after a

IAAFA NCOA opens to US NCOs

Two Airmen are making history as the first Air Force Noncommissioned officers to attend the Inter-American Air Forces Academy NCO Academy.In addition to earning NCO academy education credit, Tech. Sgts. Leonardo Cepero Febres 333rd Recruiting Squadron, and George Nikolakakos, 314th Training

56th FW inducts honorary commanders

Sixty five new honary commanders joined the 56th Fighter Wing after being inducted in a ceremony recently in Club Five Six, as part of a program designed to strengthen relationships between the base and local communities.The Luke AFB Honorary Commanders Program partners unit commanders and others in

Arizona Diamondbacks say "Let's play ball!"

The Major League Baseball season may have just ended, but that didn't stop one MLB team from showing their appreciation for the military and their families. The Arizona Diamondbacks held a free baseball clinic Nov. 5 sponsored by the 56th Force Support Squadron Youth Center at Mark Grace Thunderbolt

Lackland CFC tops $1.7 million

With the close of the 2010 active campaign Nov. 5, federal employees on Lackland AFB had donated more than $1.7 million to CFC. That total is expected to grow before the national campaign concludes Dec. 15 after starting on Lackland Sept. 13."We have been very fortunate to have a lot of people who

Sheppard hosts annual Veteran's Day lunch

Project reduces energy consumption, costs

Retired T-43 put on display

Fifth CMSAF helps Columbus AFB open new CDC

With the assistance of the fifth Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force, Robert Gaylor, Columbus AFB held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Nov. 8 to commemorate the grand opening of the new Child Development Center here."I wish that everyone who ever served in the Air Force, since 1947, who had children

Glue used in partial cornea transplant

An ophthalmologist here recently performed a very unique procedure to restore a patient's vision.Lt. Col. (Dr.) Charles Reilly completed a partial cornea transplant using a type of glue to correct a thinning cornea."The patient had a full corneal transplant in the 1980s due to Keratoconus disease,"