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  • Tyndall unveils award-winning "green" fitness center

    Tyndall AFB opened the first building within the Air Force expected to reach the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Platinum level; the highest rating possible under the group's green building rating system, Aug. 20.The construction team consisted of

  • President Obama arrives on Tyndall, visits Panama City Beach

    As part of a family vacation to Panama City Beach, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, along with one of their daughters, Sasha, arrived on Tyndall AFB Aug. 14 in Air Force One.The first family was on a short vacation to visit the area and meet with local leaders, business owners

  • AETC Command Chief retires

    Air Education and Training Command's senior enlisted leader retired Aug. 13 after serving 31 years, two months, and 27 days, ending a career longer than the average enlistee is permitted to serve. "I enlisted in the Air Force for the same reason a lot of people are enlisting in the Air Force today,"

  • JBSA exceptional families program hosts a day at Morgan's Wonderland

    Organizations that support military families from Lackland and Randolph Air Force Bases and Fort Sam Houston joined forces Aug. 6 for the first-ever Joint Base San Antonio Resource Fair and Activity Day at Morgan's Wonderland in San Antonio, Texas.Morgan's Wonderland is a recreational facility that

  • EMEDS team trains for emergency response

    Air Force medical personnel honed their skills last month in a massive joint forces field-training exercise simulating a terrorist attack in the United States.The 10-day exercise, held at Camp Atterbury, Ind., allowed service members to war game the scenario and know their specific duties in case a

  • Randolph AFB tests deployment capabilities

    During deployment exercise Joint Base San Antonio 10-08, more than 200 Airmen from different agencies on Randolph AFB participated in a two-day deployment scenario. The exercise was conducted in accordance with Air Force instructions which direct military installations to task 25 percent of their

  • College student spends summer launching jets at Vance

    There are many ways a college student can spend their summer break. Working on the Vance AFB flight line as a crew chief, launching and recovering T-38 Talon jet trainers, was Aven Sanders' choice.An Oklahoma State University sophomore and Air Force ROTC cadet, Aven is the daughter of Lt. Col.

  • Happy Hour Comedy Tour: It's comedy with a message

    A comedy act with a serious message provided a new and innovative way to raise awareness and dangers of alcohol abuse to Airmen at Sheppard AFB, Texas, during the Happy Hour Comedy Tour held at the base theater Aug. 5. To reinforce the mission behind the tour, a non-alcoholic happy hour was held at