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  • Navy earns Top Dog honors

    The 2012 Department of Defense Military Working Dog Trials came to a close May 5 after a top dog was selected following a grueling three-day competition.Forty-three teams came together from across the DoD to test their skills in patrol, and explosives and drug detection scenarios in simulated

  • 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

  • Leaders sign last steel beam for WHASC phase 1

    Another milestone was reached today in the construction of the new Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, part of the San Antonio Military Health System's objective to improve its military health care facilities and provide better access to care and treatment for its beneficiaries and their family

  • Fitness center renamed to honor fallen Airman

    Team Luke officially renamed its fitness center to the Bryant Fitness Center during a rededication ceremony Monday in honor of an Airman killed while serving in a combat zone last year. Lt. Col. Frank Bryant Jr., the fitness center's namesake, was among the nine Americans killed during the April 27,

  • 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

  • Columbus AFB recognized with energy award

    As the Air Force moves to become more energy efficient many bases have taken the lead in conservation.Columbus Air Force Base recently won the Air Education and Training Command's Energy Incentive Award of $250,000 for having the highest decrease in energy use of all AETC bases for the past quarter

  • 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

  • Pentagon hosts "Air Force STEM 2020 Challenge" essay winners

    Eighteen "Air Force STEM 2020 Challenge" essay contest winners from Virginia, Maryland and District of Columbia schools, were invited to the Pentagon April 20 for a day of learning about innovation in the Department of Defense.The 317th Recruiting Squadron's "Air Force STEM 2020 Challenge" was an

  • Controller receives aircraft save award

    It was 10:30 p.m. Sept. 1, 2011, and four jets were preparing to land at Luke Air Force Base, when the first jet experienced mechanical problems and abruptly stopped in the middle of the runway. The split-second decision making of Senior Airman Shawn Hanger, 56th Operations Support Squadron Air

  • Planning continues for new Airman Heritage Museum

    Efforts are underway to expand the Air Force's enlisted heritage museum here. The Lackland Gateway Heritage Foundation plans to modernize the USAF Airman Heritage Museum with a new facility to be located on what is becoming Lackland AFB's Heritage Campus. The site location, at the North end of the