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  • JBSA selects 2012 military ambassadors

    Nine service members from the three major military installations in the local area were selected as 2012 Military Ambassadors for Joint Base San Antonio.The Army, Air Force, Marine, Navy and Coast Guard members will represent their respective services at San Antonio-area community events, including

  • Air Force announces OTS selection board 12OT01 results

    An unprecedented 100 percent of enlisted active duty members who applied for Officer Training School were accepted by the OTS Rated Selection Board 12OT01 officials here announced today. A total of 215 men and women, including 30 enlisted active duty members, from across America have earned an

  • 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

  • Talent contest showcases young performers' talents

    A variety of acts - from singers and guitar players to dancers and even a cup stacker - graced the stage of the Airman and Family Readiness Center ballroom Feb. 17 for the 15th annual You Got Talent Family and Teen Talent Contest.An estimated 130 people attended the show, which featured 21 acts,

  • 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

  • From pavement to the busiest RAPCON in the AF

    Like most other young boys, John Hammer dreamed of growing up and being a professional football star. Instead, the 30-year-old staff sergeant, husband, and father of three, is a senior watch supervisor at the busiest airfield in the Air Force.Before joining the Air Force in 2005, Hammer lived and

  • AETC: Building a Culture of Cost Consciousness

    The Air Force will support a smaller, leaner and lethal capable force and encourage a more disciplined use of defense dollars, according to senior leaders, who unveiled the Fiscal Year 2013 budget on Feb. 13. The Air Force is requesting $154.3 billion for fiscal year 2013, five percent less than the

  • Basic training campus nears completion

    The first Air Force Basic Military Training new housing campus projects are scheduled to be completed this summer, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the project administrator.Daniel Olivas, the corps' resident engineer, said Airman Training Complex No. 1 and Dining-Classroom Facility

  • Air Force boxers take 3 medals at Armed Forces Championships

    No more motivation is needed for Air Force boxing heavyweight Kent Brinson when it comes to preparing for the upcoming 2012 USA National Boxing Championships Feb. 27 through March 3 in his backyard of Fort Carson, Colo.Brinson, a senior airman stationed at Fort Carson, won the gold medal in his

  • New IAAFA airfield facility consolidates aviation training

    Senior Air Force and Inter-American Air Forces Academy leaders, along with representatives from six Latin America partner nations, opened the new IAAFA Airfield Training Complex at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in a ribbon-cutting ceremony Feb. 9."More than a new home for the 318th Training