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  • JBSA plans memorial service for double ace

    Joint Base San Antonio will honor the legacy of one of the Air Force's most celebrated pilots and a former 12th Tactical Fighter Wing commander at a funeral service planned for 11:30 a.m. Monday in the JBSA-Randolph theater.The event will pay tribute to retired Col. Ralph Parr, Korean War double ace

  • Air Force Announces OTS Selection Board 13OT01 Results

    A total of 245 men and women from across America have earned an opportunity to become Air Force leaders following their selection for an officer's commission, officials here announced today. Air Force Recruiting Service officials considered 717 applications as part of the Officer Training School

  • Recruiting reorganization creates three new squadrons

    A reorganization within Air Force Recruiting Service is resulting in three new squadrons solely dedicated to health professions recruiting and as a result, a more appropriate focus on the HP mission.The newly activated squadrons are:360th Recruiting Group: The 318th Recruiting Squadron, based in

  • OTS transforms BOT course

    Beginning in January, the Air Force Officer Training School's Basic Officer Training course will be shortened by three weeks. Cutting the course from 12 weeks to nine weeks was the result of finding efficiencies in the course's scheduling processes and curriculum, said the OTS commandant. "Our staff

  • Military doctors use high-tech to save patient's life

    Doctors from San Antonio Military Medical Center here saved a young mother's life last month using cutting-edge technology historically reserved for infants and young children. The case marks the first time the medical center has treated an adult with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO, a

  • JBSA Mobile App goes live

    The need to communicate with 80,000 employees at three geographically separated locations in San Antonio is a challenge, and the launching of the Joint Base San Antonio mobile app will provide basic information about the primary locations at the users' fingertips.The mobile app, called "JBSA," is

  • Language Enabled Airman Program announces selections

    Foreign language experts from around the Air Force recently met at the Air Force Culture and Language Center, part of Air University's Spaatz Center for Officer Education, to select the latest participants for the Air Force's Language Enabled Airman Program. More than 500 people from across the Air

  • Samford University Visits AU, Shares Distance Learning Experiences

    Staff and faculty members from Samford University in Birmingham, Ala., visited the Air University Nov. 16 to learn about distance learning capabilities. The Air University and Samford University have common goals in their pursuit of education through distance learning programs, particularly the

  • AETC Commander brings message of opportunity to new US citizens

    Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr., commander of Air Education and Training Command, spoke to immigrants from 87 countries Nov. 20 at a U.S. naturalization and citizenship ceremony at Trinity University's Laurie Auditorium here.As the guest of honor, General Rice addressed the 885 new citizens to welcome and