Operation Homecooking: San Antonio families can share Thanksgiving with AF trainees

For the 33rd year, San Antonio-area families can brighten the holidays for Air Force basic trainees through Operation Homecooking. The program offers local families the opportunity to share their traditional Thanksgiving Day with basic trainees. Through the years, families have opened their homes to

Joint Chiefs chair highlights keys to defense

The nation's top military advisor, who completed a whirlwind tour of several Baltic States earlier in the month, addressed an array of topics to Air Force leaders here Oct. 28. From cooperation with allied countries to the care of fallen military members' families, Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of

Lackland-based institute teaches English to partner nations

Communication is key to maintaining healthy relationships. The same is true of interactions between the United States and members of its allied militaries: strong, clear communication opens the door to a better, stronger relationship. And being able to speak the same language helps this process

New military working dog hospital opens

Department of Defense military working dogs receive a new level of care as a result of Lackland's Veterinary Service Hospital's recent "facelift" Oct. 21. "The military working dog veterinary service is the supporting organization for the 341st Training Squadron, which is the unit the Air Force uses

Exercise tests interoperability

The City of San Antonio and local military bases were tested Oct. 23 to determine how they would respond to mass casualties during an exercise scenario involving an aircraft incident. The exercise revolved around two simultaneous events - a plane crash at the San Antonio International Airport and a

Tanker-side view

Historic Tuskegee Airmen address Air Force captains

Riding the crest of the historic opening of the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site Oct. 10, four of the original Airmen spoke to hundreds of Air Force officers at Squadron Officer School recently. In their speeches and subsequent panel discussions, the former fighter pilots reflected on

Depot maintenance efforts continue to keep T-38s flying

Members of the 573rd Commodities Maintenance Squadron here continue to put in long hours to make sure Air Force pilot training doesn't come to a halt. Many members of the squadron have been working 10-hour days, seven days a week to make a new aileron actuator lever for the T-38 Talon used to train

2nd Air Force transformation driven by warfighter's needs

Transformation is underway at 2nd Air Force beginning with construction on a 2,000-square foot operations floor designed to support the new technical training operations center. "As we continue to produce the best trained, combat-ready Airmen, we're undertaking multiple initiatives to improve the

Quick action helps Guard crew avoid C-130 crash

What started as a routine training mission took a turn for the worse for the crew of "Props 76" -- a C-130E -- seconds after takeoff from Little Rock AFB last month.As the Arkansas Air National Guard Hercules' propellers churned through the air toward the base perimeter Sept. 9., all four engines