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  • 10 Air Force teams compete for top dog honors

    The U.S. Air Force selected 10 of its best military working dog handler teams to compete in the 2012 Department of Defense Military Working Dog K-9 Trials here May 3-5.The Air Force makes up 10 of the 43 teams for the first DoD competition to be held in the past 10 years.The Air Force traditionally

  • DoD Military Working Dog handlers come together for joint competition

    The 2012 Department of Defense Military Working Dog K-9 Trials kicked off this week allowing 43 teams from the U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps to demonstrate their handling skills with their canine partners here May 4-6.The competition was designed to showcase each branch of service's

  • 59th MDW rolls out patient online secure messaging

    Patients seen at Air Force medical facilities in San Antonio can now communicate with their medical provider in a secure online service to manage their health care. The 59th Medical Wing announced patient registration this week for MiCare, an internet-based portal with a confidential secure

  • Generals inform JBSA leaders 'We can, must fix this'

    Members of the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston community gathered at the Roadrunner Community Services building April 4 to participate in the kickoff of Sexual Assault Awareness Month and to witness the signing of a SAAM proclamation.The event highlighted a commitment to raise awareness and

  • JBSA-Randolph Keystone Club members 'think big' at national conference

    A group of teenagers who belong to the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Youth Programs' Keystone Club recently spent a weekend in Fort Worth, Texas, honing their leadership skills, building a community garden and listening to motivational speakers and musical performers.The students attended the 45th

  • Cini -- a military working dog - 2003-2012

    Cini was a military working dog.She had a tattoo inside her ear to prove it - H386.Her Air Force career began when the she was purchased shortly after birth in 2003. It ended March 22 on the door step of the working-dog kennel at Vance Air Force Base, Okla., when she died in the arms of her handler,

  • Former commander inducted into AETC Order of Sword

    The former commander of Air Education and Training Command's 2nd Air Force is set to be inducted into AETC's Order of the Sword here a 6 p.m., April 6, in the Parr Club. Maj. Gen. Alfred Flowers retired from Air Force service in November 2011 after more than 46 years on active duty. He served as

  • Etchberger legacy lives on at Enlisted Heritage Research Institute

    In honor of his legacy and to inspire future generations of Airmen, two contributions were added to the Chief Master Sgt. Richard L. Etchberger displays at Gunter Annex March 26.The Air University Foundation unveiled a bronze bust of Etchberger, now on exhibit at the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned