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  • Cyberspace Operations Doctrine: Signed, Sealed, Delivered

    The LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education approved and published the newly developed Air Force Doctrine Document 3-12, Cyberspace Operations.Maj. Gen. David S. Fadok, LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education commander, said cyberspace operations are critical to effective

  • Special tactics Airmen walk for fallen comrades

    Fifteen special tactics Airmen carrying 50-pound rucksacks departed from here Oct. 9 on a mission to honor the memories of their fallen comrades.The 860-mile trek, known as the Tim Davis Special Tactics Memorial March, will stretch across five states and will consist of six teams walking 24 hours a

  • DOD firefighters honored at national memorial

    Department of Defense firefighters were among 105 honored Oct. 3 when 11 of them were added to a national memorial during the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service in Emmitsburg, Md.This is the first time since the memorial was erected in 1981 that DoD firefighters were included. The DoD

  • Sheppard AFB honored at Habitat for Humanity event

    Sheppard AFB was honored Oct. 7 with the "Angels in the Rafters" award from the local chapter of the Habitat for Humanity.Brig. Gen. Darryl Burke, 82nd Training Wing commander, accepted the award on behalf of Sheppard AFB and told the crowd that the volunteers who helped over the last year did so

  • Domestic violence comes in many forms

    October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and the 59th Mental Health Squadron's Family Advocacy office wants to remind everyone that there is help available."Domestic violence can be verbal, emotional, psychological, physical or sexual," said Lois Van Slyke, 59th Medical Wing Family Advocacy

  • Airmen switch gears on daily commute

    For most people, mornings fall into a routine: wakeup, get ready for work, grab a bite of breakfast and a coffee to go, and then jump in the car.Now, once they're nice and caffeinated, it's time to accelerate and brake, squeeze through intersections and look for open lanes on the highway. There is

  • Lackland's EST holds elite SWAT tryouts

    What does it take to be the best?The newest members of Lackland AFB's emergency services team found out Sept. 24-25, enduring 36 hours of training during a two-day tryout.Only three out of 10 recruits completed all the training events, which included a mile-run in a gas mask, six-mile run in full

  • Historic "Excellent" inspection for the 97th Air Mobility Wing

    Members of the 97th Air Mobility Wing received the first, and only, excellent score on a logistics compliance assessment program inspection in Air Education and Training Command history. The rating was awarded to the 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron and 97th Maintenance Directorate by the AETC/LCAP