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AETC commander speaks on command's top achievements, biggest challenges
February 23, 2011 — The commander of Air Education and Training Command highlighted the Air Force's successes in recruiting, training and educating Airmen while acknowledging the many challenges ahead during a... MORE

Army rules in finals of 2011 Armed Forces Boxing Championships
February 20, 2011 — The All-Army Boxing team won the team award in the 2011 Armed Forces Boxing Championships held Feb. 18 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. This marks the 20th year in a row the Army has won the... MORE

Members of the U.S. Army boxing team cheer for fellow Soldiers during finals bouts at the 2011 Armed Forces Boxing Championships Feb. 18 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Araceli Alarcon)

Results: Armed Forces boxers square off in preliminary bouts
February 19, 2011 — Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine boxers square off during preliminary bouts of the Armed Forces Boxing Championships held at Lackland Feb. 15-18.See the slide show Preliminary Bouts (Feb. 15)Female... MORE

Air Force Senior Airman Kent Brinson, Fort Carson, Colo., (red trunks) defeated Navy Information Technician Sean Hedgeman, Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station, Va., 28-5, Feb. 15 during their Armed Forces Boxing Championships bout at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robbin Cresswell)

Celebrate Black History Month
February 18, 2011 — February is Black History Month, which is not only celebrated annually in the United States and the United Kingdom, but also here at Randolph Air Force Base, as it has been since approximately 1976... MORE

WHMC neurology
February 17, 2011 — In response to changes being implemented through Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission guidelines, the Air Force Neurology Residency Program and the majority of the Wilford Hall Medical... MORE

Staff Sgt. Vaniece Shorter, neurodiagnostics technician, 59th Medical Operations Squadron, applies electrodes to Senior Airman Christopher Morris's head before performing an electroencephalogram on Dec. 9, 2010 at Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. The majority of the WHMC Neurology Clinic services will relocate to Brooke Army Medical Center, Ft. Sam Houston, Texas, in March 2011. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Josie Walck)

AF issues new camo uniforms to deployers
February 17, 2011 — Airmen deploying to Afghanistan in 2011 will see a new uniform issued to them as part of their deployment gear beginning in March.While Airmen have been faced with a slew of uniform changes in recent... MORE

Week targets fiscal fitness
February 17, 2011 — Lackland service and family members have the opportunity to assess their fiscal fitness during Military Saves Week, beginning Feb. 20.Special classes will address financial readiness areas for... MORE

Marine Corps, Army, Air Force win first-round bouts
February 17, 2011 — The Marine Corps boxing team was the first service branch to capture a win on opening night of the 2011 Armed Forces Boxing Championship at Lackland.Marine middleweight Damarias Russell showed in more... MORE

Wingman Day promotes resiliency
February 17, 2011 — Lackland breaks from daily operations and missions Feb. 18 to reinforce the Wingman concept and provide a foundation for building resilient Airmen.Small discussion groups and team building exercises... MORE

New element assists TACP, CCT and PJ trainees
February 11, 2011 — Trainees in two Air Force Basic Military Training squadrons now have a "BATTLE" plan in place.Battlefield Airmen Technical Training Liaison Element, or BATTLE, was recently incorporated for 320th and... MORE

Air Force basic military trainees participate in a swim training session at the Skylark Pool Jan. 28. Swim training is part of the new Battlefield Airman Technical Training Liaison Element designed to improve success rates of battlefield Airmen career fields. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alan Boedeker)

Protection key to safeguarding PII
February 11, 2011 — A large number of Air Force offices on base handle personal information; therefore, it is imperative that all personnel understand what constitutes Personally Identifying Information and the proper... MORE

Top gloves to meet in interservice bouts
February 10, 2011 — With national champions, world military champions and 2012 Olympic Team hopefuls stacking the upcoming 2011 Armed Forces Boxing Championships at Lackland Feb. 15 - 18, the interservice event is truly... MORE

Air Force heavyweight Kent Brinson throws a punch during his bout at the Bennett Fitness Center Jan. 22. Brinson won his fight with Owaldo Escamilla by earning a unanimous decision from the judges. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robbin Cresswell)

Fallen Marine’s family adopts MWD
February 10, 2011 — Eli, the black Labrador retriever, appeared to be like any other of his breed - vivacious, playful and loving.But appearances, like first impressions, can be misleading.Eli, was a bomb dog. Specially... MORE

Kathy Rusk, mother of fallen Marine Pfc. Carlton Rusk, talks with media soon after adopting Eli, a military working dog. The dog was given to Rusk's family during a retirement and adoption ceremony at the Military Working Dog School Feb. 3. Eli and his handler, Pfc. Rusk, were in Afghanistan when the Marine was killed by Taliban sniper fire Dec. 6. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robbin Cresswell)

Randolph, 99th FTS celebrate legacy of Tuskegee Airmen
February 10, 2011 — A member of an elite group of World War II-era American aviators proudly displayed his bronze duplicate of the Congressional Gold Medal during a special breakfast this week at Randolph's 99th Flying... MORE

Randolph Air Force Base, Texas: (Lt. Colonel) Dr. Granville C. Coggs, M.D.(left), Documented Original Tuskegee Airman, talks with CMSgt Steven Jones (center), 12th Flying Training Wing Command Chief and Colonel Richard Murphy, 12th Flying Training Wing Commander, at the Third Annual Tuskegee Heritage Breakfast. The Beakfast is held at the 99th Flying Training Squadron on Randolph Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rich McFadden)

Randolph clinic follows national curve in diagnosis of 'silent killer'
February 10, 2011 — High blood pressure is a medical condition that can lead to coronary heart disease, heart failure, stroke, kidney failure and other health problems.Also known as hypertension, it is sometimes called... MORE

Wounded warrior rejoins 342nd TRS as instructor
February 9, 2011 — An advent four years in the making, Tech. Sgt. Israel Del Toro has returned to the 342nd Training Squadron as a Tactical Air Control Party instructor.Sergeant Del Toro was severely burned over 80... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Israel Del Toro (center) leads a class of Tactical Air Control Party students in teamwork exercises Dec. 16 at the Lackland Training Annex. (U.S. Air Force photo/Antonio Morano)

802nd SFS instructor wins Air Force award
February 9, 2011 — When a civilian combat training instructor in the 802nd Security Forces Squadron learned he'd won an Air Force-level award, it took a while to grasp the magnitude of the honor."It didn't really sink... MORE

Christopher Patten, right, ensures Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Gorham, 341st Training Squadron, is using proper technique with an M4 rifle during emergency services team training Saturday at the Lackland Training Annex. Mr. Patten, 802nd Security Forces Squadron, was recently named the Air Force Security Forces outstanding civilian employee. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alan Boedeker)

African American Heritage Month kicks off
February 9, 2011 — Activities for Lackland's February celebration of African American Heritage Month kicked off with an opening ceremony Tuesday at the Wilford Hall Medical Center auditorium.A free gospel fest concert,... MORE

New commissary director returns home to U.S. after serving at Incirlik
February 3, 2011 — A former U.S. Army sergeant who has served the Defense Commissary Agency for 25 years, most of those in Europe, is the Randolph Commissary's new store director.Juan Rodriguez, a Puerto Rico native who... MORE

New commissary manager Juan Rodriguez chats with associate Tony Reyes as he stocks fresh New York apples in the commissary produce department at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 21. (U.S. Air Force photo/David Terry)

Officials automate active-duty assignment notifications
February 2, 2011 — The Air Force automated active-duty assignment notifications for Airmen in the ranks of lieutenant colonel and below Jan. 21.Airmen now receive an e-mail notification about their new assignments and... MORE