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  • Sheppard graduates first intermediate F-35 avionics class

    Sheppard graduated the Air Force's first intermediate class for the F-35 avionics career field June 19, 2014. Officially known as intermediate general avionics principles, IGAP bridges the gap between the students' initial training in electronic principles and their follow-on training to work on the

  • All in a weekend's work: Fairchild rescue flight saves 2 lives

    Airmen from the 36th Rescue Flight, an Air Education and Training Command unit, answered the call to save not only one, but two lives in one weekend.On June 13 at 5:30 p.m., Capt. Berto Holt, the 36th RQF operations supervisor, received a call that a kayaker was stranded 70 miles southeast of

  • Basic Officer Training application process goes virtual

    Base Education Service Offices no longer assist active duty enlisted Airmen who want to apply to the Basic Officer Training Program, according to Air Force Recruiting Service.  Instead, Airmen must apply to BOT through the Air Force Portal page managed by AFRS. Airmen should regularly refer to the

  • ‘Local boy’ pins on third star

    Tony Rock never imagined his career would take him this far, but the University of Texas-San Antonio alum and Alamo City native pinned on his third star here June 19, right where his Air Force journey began 32 years ago.Lt. Gen. Rock, who grew up in Hollywood Park and graduated from Churchill High

  • Enlisted pilots honored during Maxwell ceremony

    The military's sergeant pilots, enlisted aviators who served from 1912-1957, were honored during a monument unveiling and dedication at Maxwell-Gunter's Enlisted Heritage Hall June 9.Nearly 14 years in the making, the monument depicts Corporal Vernon L. Burge, the Army Signal Corps' first enlisted

  • Fort Sam Houston Civil Engineering prepared shelters for migrant children

    The 502nd Civil Engineer Squadron responded with lightning speed after the call came late on a Friday afternoon in mid-May to establish an emergency shelter to house up to nearly 1,200 unaccompanied migrant children at a Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland facility.In less than 24 hours, the 502nd CES

  • New commander takes the lead of Basic Military Training

    Air Force Basic Military Training welcomed a new commander Monday during a change of command ceremony at the Recruit and Family In-processing Information Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.Col. Michele C. Edmondson assumed command of the 737th Training Group from Col. Deborah Liddick. Liddick

  • BMT commander retires, reflects on experience

    Friday's Air Force Basic Military Training graduation and parade will no doubt be special for the BMT senior leader.It will be the last BMT graduation and parade for Col. Deborah Liddick as the 737th Training Group commander before Col. Michele C. Edmondson assumes command of the group during a

  • Key spouse program key to family readiness

    Air Force spouses are key to maintaining stability on the home front as Airmen maintain focus on the war front, according to the wife of the Air Force's top officer.The key spouse program is an official unit/family program overseen by commanders designed to enhance readiness and establish a sense of

  • Reflecting on D-Day: world-class training led to air supremacy

    Many know June 6, 1944, as D-Day, the day when more than 150,000 Allied Forces stormed the Nazi-occupied beaches of Normandy, France, selflessly risking their lives to establish a strategic beachhead. Though the victory came at a high price, few friendly casualties were lost to enemy aircraft that