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  • 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

  • Air Force officials name 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year

    Air Force officials selected the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2010. An Air Force selection board at the Air Force Personnel Center here considered 36 nominees who represented major commands, direct reporting units, field operating agencies and the Air Staff. The board selected the 12 Airmen

  • 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