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  • High-bay lighting project nets $49,119 rebate from CPS Energy

    CPS Energy of San Antonio has again rewarded Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph for its energy conservation efforts - this time for a $320,000 project to replace high-bay low-efficiency lighting in 11 of the base's hangars with fluorescent light fixtures.Last week, Yvonne Haecker, the utility company's

  • AETC commander: Air Force staying ahead of learning curve

    The commander of Air Education and Training Command spoke about the future of Air Force learning at the Air Force Association's 2012 Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 23.General Edward A. Rice, Jr. addressed Airmen and defense industry professionals on the Air Force's need to continue to

  • Getting ready for the worst case scenario

    Team Sheppard members participated in an Anti-Terrorism and Emergency Management exercise Feb. 21-23 in preparation for the upcoming Air Education and Training Command Compliance Inspection.The exercise gave the team an opportunity to practice its ability to respond to an emergency scenario

  • Air Force honors top recruiters for 2011

    Fifteen Air Force recruiters were named tops in their field for fiscal year 2011 by the Air Force Recruiting Service in a ceremony here Feb. 8. Known as Operation Blue Suit, the AFRS program recognizes the best recruiters worldwide for their efforts in recruiting a diverse, high-performing volunteer

  • AF units show inter-command cooperation during BPC mission

    Two Airmen from the Inter-American Air Forces Academy, 318th Training Squadron, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, joined forces with Airmen from the 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron, 615th Contingency Response Wing, Travis AFB, Calif., in support of a month-long Building Partner Capacity

  • Laughlin aids Kinney County during emergency

    When at least 30 railroad cars derailed about 11 miles east of Laughlin Feb. 7, the Kinney County Sheriff's Office called upon experts here to assist with identifying potentially hazardous material at the scene. Earlier that morning, Kinney County officials smelled a faint chemical odor at the scene

  • Proposed force structure changes affect AETC

    Air Force officials announced proposed force structure changes that support the new Defense Department strategic guidance, retiring or moving aircraft from Air Education and Training Command bases during the next five years, beginning in fiscal year 2013.According to Secretary of the Air Force, the

  • Air Force offers WAPS testing materials online

    The Air Force now offers Career Development Course volumes online for use as promotion study material. The volumes offered online are those identified in the Enlisted Promotions References and Requirements Catalog as study references for Weighted Airman Promotion System testing.The online library

  • AETC Chiefs' Orientation Course preps selectees for top enlisted rank

    Air Education and Training Command held a Chiefs' Orientation Course here for 73 new and soon-to-be chief master sergeants from across AETC and other commands Jan. 24-27.The new chiefs met with senior leaders, who clearly defined what is expected of the men and women who wear the Air Force's top

  • Air Force boxers rumble at Fort Sam Houston

    In what Air Force officials called a "grand slam" for the Fitness Center on the Medical Training and Education Center Campus, the Air Force Box-Off tournament Jan. 20 and 21 was a big success."The Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines packed the house," said Ken Hack, the center's director. "All