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Houston area All-AF softball players look to make rookie impact
September 12, 2013
Master Sgt. Raymond Ford
(AF Photo by Joshua Rodriguez)

Air Force Basic Military Training - Honor Graduates Sept. 13
September 12, 2013
USAF Basic Military Training Honor Graduate Ribbon, Air Force Awards and Decorations (enhance color), U.S. Air Force graphic, AFNEWS/PAND.  The JPG image is a stylized version whereas the EPS version is a two-dimensional line art illustration.

New PT program helps ALS class ‘come together’
September 12, 2013
From left to right, Senior Airman Keegan Hoover, 802nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, Senior Aiman Brittany Gomez, 59th Medical Operations Squadron, Staff Sgt. Desiree Escheverri, 59th Radiology Squadron, and now Staff Sgt. John Chalut,

Fitness center offers evening kickboxing class
September 12, 2013
Bobbi Heyward, certifi ed kickboxing instructor, leads an evening group workout during a non-contact kickboxing class Sept. 5 at the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Rambler Fitness Center. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Alex Salinas and Maggie Armstrong)

Some businesses off-limits for protection of armed forces
September 12, 2013
Blacklisted graphic

Critical Days of Summer 2013 ends, risk management continues
September 12, 2013

Air Force honors Security Forces Airman
September 6, 2013
Master Sgt. Kevin Lavalais

Park service officials honor 36th U.S. president
September 5, 2013
On Aug. 27 each year, in honor of the birth date of former U.S. President  Lyndon B. Johnson, a wreath laying ceremony, sponsored by the National Park Service is held at the Johnson's private cemetery in Stonewall, Texas.  Brig. Gen. Bob LaBrutta, 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio commander; and Russ Whitlock, superintendent for Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park; placed the wreath at the gravesite and both spoke during the ceremony. (U.S.Air Force photo by Rich McFadden/released)

Air Force Basic Miltiary Training - Honor Graduates for Sept. 6
September 4, 2013
USAF Basic Military Training Honor Graduate Ribbon, Air Force Awards and Decorations (enhance color), U.S. Air Force graphic, AFNEWS/PAND.  The JPG image is a stylized version whereas the EPS version is a two-dimensional line art illustration.

Lackland ISD achieves high marks on STAAR exam
September 3, 2013

$14K problem, $20 solution
September 3, 2013
12th Flying Training Wing T-38C pilots and maintainers will begin using multi-function display, or MFD, covers later this month.  The covers protect the glass MFD screens from the ankle restraints on the new ejection seats as well as all hazards during ground operations.  They will save the wing approximately $182,000 a year in broken MFDs, all for only $3,600 – just a little more than a quarter of the price for a repaired MFD.  (U.S. Air Force photo/Bekah Clark)

Honoring the fallen; ALS creates warrior performance workouts
August 30, 2013
Master Sgt. John Chacon, Joint Base San Antonio Airman Leadership School commandant, pauses for a moment of silence to remember fallen Airman during warrior workouts at the Airman Leadership School August 19, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske/released)

Transition assistance program adds entrepreneurship track
August 29, 2013
Master Sgt. Anthony Witak, 902nd Force Support Squadron customer support superintendent (back), and Tech. Sgt. Erik Herrera, Air Education and Training Command chaplain assistant (front), attend a Boots to Business entrepreneur track Aug. 20 at the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Airman Family Readiness Center. Boots to Business is a three-step training program developed to introduce and train transitioning service members for business ownership. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenna Jackson)

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston hosts Special Olympics Equestrian Camp
August 29, 2013
Exceptional Family Member Program athletes and volunteers make their way back to the starting line after a race during a Special Olympics equestrian competition Aug. 13 at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Equestrian Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexandria Slade)

Memorials honor memory of 19-year-old
August 29, 2013
Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph members participate in a 5K run/walk in honor Josie Seebeck Aug. 19 at JBSA-Randolph.  (U.S. Air Force photo by Joel Martinez)

September events at JBSA-Randolph focus on suicide prevention
August 29, 2013

Warhawks gear up for Defender Cup tourney
August 28, 2013
Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Warhawks varsity soccer head coach and player Nana Saahene stretches out before the team begins practice Aug. 20 at the Defense Language Institute English Language Center field. The Warhawks will compete in the Defender's Cup Varsity Soccer Tournament beginning Aug. 30 (Photo by Jose T. Garza III)

Air Force Basic Military Training - Honor Graduates for Aug. 30
August 28, 2013
USAF Basic Military Training Honor Graduate Ribbon, Air Force Awards and Decorations (enhance color), U.S. Air Force graphic, AFNEWS/PAND.  The JPG image is a stylized version whereas the EPS version is a two-dimensional line art illustration.

Navy team wins JBSA softball championships
August 22, 2013
The Navy Information Operations Command defeated the 149th Fighter Wing Gunfighters, 9-5,  Aug. 13 to become all-JBSA Intramural Softball Champions. (Photo by Jose T Garza III).

U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research's Joint Trauma System named DOD Center of Excellence
August 22, 2013