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  • Security Forces Squadron partners with SAPD

    A collaborative effort between the 802nd Security Forces Squadron, city officials and nearby businesses has taken a bite out of crime in the Lackland AFB area.Lackland's partnership with the San Antonio Police Department, the city of San Antonio and business owners reduced crime in the immediate

  • Commissioners applaud Wilford Hall

    The Bexar County Commissioners Court honored Wilford Hall Medical Center and its Air Force trauma team July 27 in downtown San Antonio for providing Level 1 trauma care since 1996 to Bexar county residents and South Texas. The region covers 26,000 square miles and is home to 2.2 million

  • Coast Guardsmen bring joint training to life

    It isn't the first time Lackland AFBs Airman Leadership School has admitted Coast Guardsmen into its classrooms, and with momentum building behind joint training, it certainly won't be the last.A privilege usually reserved for soon-to-be Air Force staff sergeants, Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Michael

  • 19th Air Force welcomes new commander

    Wing commanders from across the country welcomed the new 19th Air Force commander with a salute July 30 during a change-of-command ceremony here.Maj. Gen. Mark Solo took command of 19th Air Force from Gen. Stephen Lorenz, Air Education and Training Command commander, among friends, family and a

  • Medical researchers help wounded warriors

    A team of medical researchers from the 59th Medical Wing Clinical Research division are here doing award winning work to help servicemembers affected by vascular injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan."Vascular injury rates in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are five times higher than previously reported

  • Build-a-Boat helps build Team Sheppard morale

    Cardboard, duct tape and non-buoyant decorations were the only tools teams could use to devise their watercraft during Sheppard's 10th annual Build-a-Boat Race at the Bunker Hill Pool July 31. The end results varied for each team as they lowered their vessel into the water, provided a fearless

  • Hike the Appalachian Trail without leaving Altus

    An aviations technician assigned to the 97th Maintenance Directorate walked 3,790,970 steps during the last year, equaling 1,896 miles, as part of a Health and Wellness Center "Hike the Appalachian Trail" competition.Last July, Ms. Annamarie Mason participated in a Health and Wellness and fitness

  • Air Force dental team helps patients 'face' the world

    The 59th Dental Training Squadron at Lackland Air Force Base has a unique service they provide their patients ... they help reconstruct their faces.The MacKown Dental Clinic Maxillofacial Prosthetics department employs a team that deals with the rehabilitation of patients with acquired and

  • Wilford Hall is "baby-friendly hospital"

    Wilford Hall Medical Center has been designated a "Baby-Friendly Hospital" through the Texas Department of State Health Services' Texas Ten Step facility program.The announcement coincided with World Breastfeeding Week 2010, which kicked off Aug. 1 and continues through Aug. 7. The Texas Hospital

  • New equipment helps Sheppard fire department reach new heights

    Under the Air Force Firefighting Vehicle Modernization Program, the Sheppard AFB Fire Department received a fire engine equipped with a 75-foot rescue ladder and elevated water stream.The new truck provides the base and surrounding community with improved capabilities and safety assurances,