Medical readiness keeps Airmen healthy, fit to fight

Over the last year, the 59th Medical Wing Readiness Flight has trained more than 3,000 San Antonio area Airmen and deployed over 1,000 personnel to 33 geographic locations in support of both wartime and humanitarian operations. In accordance with recent Base Realignment and Closure law changes, the

Del Rio boy gives two thumbs up as 'Pilot for a Day'

Edgar Ibarra Jr. is a typical 8-year-old boy, who is into cars, airplanes and superheroes. He's shy with strangers but curious as to how things work. Meeting him for the first time, it is hard to notice that Edgar has spina bifida, a neural tube defect developed while in the womb. Little did Edgar

Newly appointed chief of AFRS comes home to begin world tour

When given the choice of a myriad of locations around the globe from which to begin a world tour, one man chose Del Rio and Laughlin Air Force Base.Command Chief Master Sgt. Ruben Gonzalez was recently appointed as the command chief of Air Force Recruiting Service. With such a title comes the

Renovated heritage museum reopens

Air Force officials reopened a newly named and  renovated enlisted heritage museum Aug. 12.In addition to spending $730,000 to renovate the building that housed the museum since 1956, the name was officially changed from the History and Traditions Museum to the USAF Airman Heritage Museum.Gen.

Journal honors base's green efforts

An honor three years in the making, Lackland AFB was recently named a recipient of the San Antonio Business Journal's 2010 Going Green award, distinguishing the installation from a pool of about 100 nominated local businesses.In an Aug. 13 Business Jounral article, Lackland AFB was highlighted,

Texas 'rookies' ride RAGBRAI

Near the end of every July, a group of Texas military cyclists join together to experience something special -- a tour across Iowa with thousands of other bike enthusiasts.Along with 124 other Air Force Cycling Team members, the 11 Texas Airmen dipped their tires into the Missouri River and then

Brazilian air force visits AETC

Sheppard graduates last HSMA course

The last Health Services Management Apprentice course students graduated Aug. 17, signifying the end of the course's era at Sheppard AFB.The 882nd Training Group's HSMA course is moving to the Medical Enlisted Training Campus at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas. Sheppard trained more than

Legislative assistants hear Air Force medical story

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