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Youth center's after school program dreaming big
September 24, 2011 — The School Age Program at the Lackland Youth Center can make a case for altering the often misspoken adage, "If you build it, they will come" by adding, "because there's still plenty of room."The... MORE

Nicholas Lowrey, son of Tech. Sgt. Susana Lowrey, 559th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, taps on piano keys Sept. 13 at the Lackland Youth Center. Nicholas is enrolled in the center’s School Age Program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robbin Cresswell)

Chairman's Corner: Happy Birthday Air Force!
September 20, 2011 — Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen issued the following message to the Airmen of the United States Air Force:Our Air Force was literally born "in the air." President Truman was... MORE

37th TRSS takes DLIELC to school, 16-6
September 17, 2011 — Quarterback Jaime Rivera threw two touchdowns to lead the 37th Training Support Squadron's 16-6 victory over the Defense Language Institute English Language Center Monday and uphold its first-place... MORE

37th Training Support Squadron quarterback Jaime Rivera battles through Defense Language Institute defenders to get his team in position for a touchdown. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robbin Cresswell)

JBSA, Lackland skylines continue to change
September 17, 2011 — Lackland has felt its share of losses and gains from the 1995 and 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Acts that transformed Kelly and Brooks air force bases.Kelly transformed into Port San Antonio and... MORE

SF Airmen complete 9/11 ruck march
September 17, 2011 — After more than two months and 2,100 miles of marching, a flight of Airmen completed the Security Forces 9/11 Ruck March to Remember here Sunday, Sept. 11.More than 300 active-duty, Guard and Reserve... MORE

U.S. Air Force Security Forces airman march into Times Square, NYC completing the second-to-last day of the Security Forces 9/11 Ruck to Remember, Sept. 10. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

2011 CFC campaign begins
September 9, 2011 — The annual Combined Federal Campaign, which raises money each year members for local, national and international charities, begins Monday morning with an 8 a.m. kickoff breakfast at the Gateway Club... MORE

Schill shoulders winning goal; Patrick captures Defender Cup title
September 9, 2011 — David Schill scored second-seeded Patrick Air Force Base's only goal early in the first half to cement a 1-0 victory over ninth-seeded Columbus AFB, and capture the 2011 Lackland Defender Cup soccer... MORE

Midfielder Jared Gomez, goes after the ball during Patrick Air Force Base’s Defender Cup title run. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alan Boedeker)

Lackland confident in Defender Cup defeat
September 9, 2011 — The Lackland Warhawks' Defender Cup aspirations didn't go as planned, settling for a 3-2 win over Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., and third place in the annual Labor Day weekend tournament.The... MORE

No Florida sunshine for Warhawks
September 9, 2011 — For the Joint Base San Antonio Warhawks men's and women's slow-pitch softball teams, the 848-mile trip to Panama City, Fla., and the USSSA Military World Tournament didn't have a happy ending.The Aug... MORE

The Joint Base San Antonio Warhawks traveled to Panama City, Fla., to compete in the Military World Softball Tournament Aug. 19-21. The men’s and women’s teams placed ninth while the coed softball team placed second. The Warhawks next softball tournament will be in late October in Las Vegas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Art Trevino)

Dental pulls second straight blowout win
September 9, 2011 — Quarterback Ricky Guajardo threw four touchdown passes to lead the 59th Dental Squadron to a 24-0 victory over the 543rd Support Squadron Tuesday in a Division I flag football matchup.While Guajardo... MORE

John “Country” Grey scores a first-quarter touchdown as the 59th Dental Squadron goes on to defeat the 543rd Support Squadron 24-0. Grey also made two interceptions in the game. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robbin Cresswell)

Local events pay tribute to 10th anniversary of 9/11
September 8, 2011 — Joint Base San Antonio military installations and local communities are joining together to honor fallen heroes of the Sept. 11 terror attacks with the following weekend events.Alamo Plaza... MORE

Staff Sgt. Patrick Reese, a member of the Lackland Honor Guard, plays taps at the close of the 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony Sept. 9 at Port San Antonio. Air Force units based at Port San Antonio’s Bldg. 171 marked the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on American soil with the ceremony. Reese is assigned to the 342nd Training Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robbin Cresswell)

Chiefs honor former 37th TRW commander
September 8, 2011 — The Lackland Chiefs' Group tacked chief master sergeant stripes on the previous 37th Training Wing commander, signifying his selection by the group as an honorary chief master sergeant, during a... MORE

Col. William H. Mott V, former 37th Training Wing commander, is congratulated by Command Chief Master Sgt. Jay Simon soon after his selection ceremony as an honorary chief master sergeant. Simon was Mott’s top enlisted advisor during his tenure as commander of the 37 TRW. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alan Boedeker)

Labor Day safety: Choices we make now affect our entire lives
September 8, 2011 — When you think about the Labor Day weekend, what comes to mind? Images of past vacations with family and friends? Summer's end and a return to the classroom? The first kickoff of the college football... MORE

Essence of basic training: Building Airmen Leaders
August 27, 2011 — For Americans who wish to serve their country as members of the U. S. Air Force, arriving at Lackland, home to the 37th Training Wing and crossing the "Gateway to the Air Force" is just the... MORE

Newly arriving Air Force basic military trainees, assigned to the 321st Training Squadron, quickly set bags down Aug. 2 during zero week at Lackland Air Force Base. More than 100 civilians arrived at Lackland for 8 1/2 weeks of training to become Airmen in the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Araceli Alarcon)

JBSA promotes awareness motorcycle safety with vendor-sponsored event
August 27, 2011 — As we approach the last four weeks of our 2011 Critical Days of Summer campaign, motorcycle fatalities continue to lead all mishap categories across the Air Force, with six of 14 fatalities involving... MORE

Career fairs unite vets, employers in local area
August 27, 2011 — Veterans in the hunt for employment don't need to be reminded that the job market is tight. Recent headlines say it all - "Veterans now battling unemployment - State officials are urged to aid... MORE

MTI's road trip swings through Cooperstown
August 21, 2011 — For one Lackland military training instructor, honoring U.S. veterans and meeting with baseball heroes along a 3 ½-week trek to Ground Zero, site of the Twin Towers tragedy in New York, was an... MORE

Staff Sgt. Craig Leblanc stands with U.S. Navy veteran, Everett Swanson, a survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor. (Courtesy photo)

OSI helps protect taxpayer dollars
August 21, 2011 — The Air Force Office of Special Investigations is taking a proactive approach to protect the Air Force's investment and taxpayer dollars. One direction in AFOSI's endeavor to watch over crucial Air... MORE

Military kids descend upon basic training's BEAST
August 21, 2011 — The voices of more than 100 children, undeterred by the relentless summer heat, echoed throughout the Basic Expeditionary Airman Skills Training compound Aug. 12. Participating in Operation JET,... MORE

Tech Sgt. Douglas Reed, heavy weapons instructor with the 343rd Training Squadron, allows Zane Oden, son of retired Navy seaman Stanley Oden, and Nathaniel Schaffer, son of Tech. Sgt. Tiffany Schaffer, to take hold of the M240 machine gun. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robbin Cresswell)

Leno uplifts 433rd AW, JBSA
August 15, 2011 — Emmy award-winning comedian and Tonight Show host Jay Leno performed at Lackland's historic Kelly Field Saturday to a crowd of more than 2,000, including Airmen from the 433rd Airlift Wing, wounded... MORE

Comedian and TV host, Jay Leno, shows off his strength and spontaneous personality by picking up 4-foot, 10-inch tall, Tech. Sgt. Hilary Reyes, mistress of ceremonies, minutes after concluding an hour-long comedic performance, Aug. 6, 2011, at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. More than 2,000 people attended the event officially hosted by the 433rd Airlift Wing and sponsored by the Air Force Reserve Command's recruiting program, “Get 1 Now.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brian McGloin)