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AF boxers looking for gold
February 3, 2012 — Air Force Boxing Coach Steven Franco was hopeful his six-man team would bring home medals from the Armed Forces Boxing Championships, which conclude tonight in Camp Pendleton, Calif.Franco said before... MORE

Air Force boxing coach Steven Franco and assistant coach Bobby DeLeon prepare Markarious Gordon for a bout during the Air Force Box-Offs. (Photo by/Deyanira Romo Rossell)

Vietnam traveling memorial on display at JBSA-Lackland
February 3, 2012 — The Wall That Heals, a traveling exhibit featuring a half-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., arrived here Tuesday.On display adjacent to the U.S. Air Force Security... MORE

Ernest Ibarra of San Antonio finds the name of Airman 1st Class Edward G. Muse engraved upon the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall Tuesday at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. Muse was one of six security policemen killed in action during the Tet Offensive. Muse died Jan. 31, 1968 while defending Bien Hoa Air Base near Saigon. The base was assaulted by two North Vietnamese battalions. Although the base perimeter was breached in several places during the attack, primary defenders from the Air Force's 3rd Security Police Squadron were able to protect the heart of the base from ground attack until infantry reinforcements arrived at sun-up. Ibarra, a Purple Heart recipient, served in Vietnam as a U.S. Army specialist 4 in the infantry from 1968-1969. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alan Boedeker)

Financial readiness: Military Saves Campaign targets 'money matters'
February 3, 2012 — The annual Military Saves campaign at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland begins Feb. 20 and runs through March 2.The joint Department of Defense and Consumer Federation of America campaign promotes... MORE

JBSA air show now biennial event, AirFest set for late 2013
February 1, 2012 — Joint Base San Antonio air shows will now take place every other year rather than annually.Brig. Gen. Theresa C. Carter, Joint Base San Antonio commander, cites budgetary constraints within the... MORE

Air Force boxers rumble at Fort Sam Houston
January 27, 2012 — In what Air Force officials called a "grand slam" for the Fitness Center on the Medical Training and Education Center Campus, the Air Force Box-Off tournament Jan. 20 and 21 was a big success."The... MORE

Irby Burnett, senior airman from the 60th Maintenance Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., lands a punch on Jesse Richardson during the Air Force Box-Off Tournament at the METC Campus Fitness Center Saturday. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Deyanira Romo Russell)

Tet Offensive's 44th Anniversary: New exhibit honors Security Police heroics
January 27, 2012 — The 37th Training Wing will honor Vietnam War Security Forces veterans Tuesday by commemorating the Tet Offensive's 44th anniversary.The commemoration ceremony, followed by an unveiling of a new... MORE

Terri Bedore, U.S. Air Force Security Forces Museum director/curator, and Airmen 1st Class Alejandro Figueroa, Issac McCauley and Laurel Price, all assigned to the 343rd Training Squadron, work on the new Southeast Asia Exhibit Tuesday. The exhibit is dedicated to the history of Security Police deployed in Southeast Asia from 1964-1973. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robbin Cresswell)

Base unveils memorial for fallen combat controller: Sather Memorial finds new home at JBSA-Lackland
January 27, 2012 — The family of the first Air Force enlisted combat casualty in Operation Iraqi Freedom unveiled a memorial at the 342nd Training Squadron on the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Training Annex Jan... MORE

Pararescuemen, combat controllers and Pararescue Indoctrination Course trainees perform “memorial push-ups” during the memorial unveiling ceremony honoring Staff Sgt. Scott D. Sather Jan. 20 at the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Training Annex. Sather, a combat controller, was the first U.S. Air Force combat casualty during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Created by Air Force civil engineers, Sather’s memorial was displayed at Sather Air Base, near Baghdad International Airport, until its arrival here in October 2011. Sather AB has since transitioned from Air Force ownership and now falls under the Department of State as Sather Logistics Hub. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Marleah Miller)

Base tax center opens
January 23, 2012 — The Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Tax Center opened Monday, providing free tax preparation and e-filing services of both federal and state income tax returns for active duty, Reserve, National... MORE

IAAFA Airmen help bring Christmas to Castroville
January 7, 2012 — The "Christmas in Castroville 'Cause We Care" program, a collaboration between the James Payne family and volunteers to give back to those less fortunate in the Castroville community, brought smiles... MORE

No repeat for JBSA-Lackland; team loses in Joe Hall tourney
December 17, 2011 — The Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Warhawks came full circle during the Joe Hall tournament but not in a good way. The Warhawks lost their first game to Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., 71-58 Saturday... MORE

USAFA Prep School cadet, S.A. native helps Falcons capture Joe Hall tourney title
December 17, 2011 — San Antonio native and Central Catholic High School graduate Cole Martinez idolizes Golden State Warrior Stephen Curry for his shooting. In fact, he tries to emulate his game after the NBA... MORE

U.S. Air Force Academy Preparatory School point guard and San Antonio native Cole Martinez receives the Joe Hall Sportsmanship award from Mabel Hall. (Courtesy photo)

Fundamentals carry 802nd FSS past 717th Mi Bn
December 13, 2011 — He's no Lebron James or Michael Jordan. He's just "Maurice."Jordan or James he didn't have to be, as Maurice Jenkins-Day led the 802nd Force Support Squadron with 18 points in a 51-40 victory over the... MORE

Caught between two 717th Mi Bn players, 802nd FSS guard Charles Burrell lands on the basketball. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Alan Boedeker)

Spartans get the ‘jump’ on Log Dogs
December 13, 2011 — The 543rd Support Squadron Spartans came out the gate early, fell behind in the second half and then battled back to defeat the 59th Medical Logistics Readiness Squadron Log Dogs 49-40 in Division I... MORE

Spartans guard Brandon Hawkins scored 18 points in the squad’s victory over the 59th Medical Logistics Readiness Squadron Log Dogs 49-40. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Alan Boedeker)

Pararescueman pins Bronze Star with valor
December 13, 2011 — While engaged in operations against enemy forces near Arghandab Province, Afghanistan, July 12, 2010, an Airman risked his life to medevac three U.S. Soldiers injured by improvised explosive devices,... MORE

Brig. Gen. Timothy Zadalis, Air Education and Training Command Intelligence, Operations and Nuclear Integration director from Randolph AFB awards Tech. Sgt. Luis Garcia, 342nd Training Squadron pararescueman, with a Bronze Star Medal with Valor during an award ceremony at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, Dec. 2. Only 414 Bronze Star Medals with Valor have been awarded to Air Force service members since Sept. 11, 2001. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robbin Cresswell)

Appointments only for CAC, ID cards in JBSA
December 13, 2011 — The 502nd Air Base Wing has implemented new procedures for customers requiring new identification cards, common access cards and Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System services.To reduce... MORE

On or off base? Housing assistance now available at central facility
December 13, 2011 — The recent relocation of Capital Asset Management's housing referral office to the new Balfour Beatty Communities management center continues the evolution of privatized housing at Joint Base San... MORE

Claudia Moreno, lifeworks coordinator and resident specialist with Balfour Beatty Communities, shows a home to Airman 1st Class Kenny Casaverde, personnelist with the 319th Training Squadron. Casaverde, who recently graduated from technical school at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., and his family now reside in the Frank Tejada Estates East on base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Antonio Morano)

AFISRA’s free throws sink 341st TRS in OT
December 5, 2011 — Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency guards Chris Berry and Peter Dominguez made the team's final four free throws in overtime to clinch a 42-36 victory over 341st Training... MORE

Guard Peter Dominguez drives the ball to the hoop during Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency’s overtime win Monday. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robbin Cresswell)

Operation Homecooking: Annual holiday program surpasses record
December 5, 2011 — Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland training students went out in record numbers to local homes this Thanksgiving Day for Operation Homecooking.Now in its 36th year, Operation Homecooking gives local... MORE

Air Force basic military trainees wait in line to be paired with host families who will take them home for Thanksgiving Nov. 24 at the BMT Reception Center. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alan Boedeker)

AF rolls out new rifle qualification course
December 5, 2011 — Airmen taking the new Air Force Rifle Qualification Course are finding themselves learning more than just basic marksmanship skills.Long-awaited changes requiring more intensive weapons training... MORE

Air Force basic trainee Zachary Browning, 324th Training Squadron, Flight 044, reloads between shooting practice rounds at the firing range Nov. 22. Airmen are now required to take a new intensive Air Force Rifle Qualification Course. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alan Boedeker)

Air Force Band of the West: Transcending boundaries
November 28, 2011 — The U.S. Air Force Band of the West speaks the universal language of music.That's how the 45 professional musicians accomplish their mission as ambassadors for the Air Force throughout a four-state... MORE

First Lt. Joe Hanson, conducts while Master Sgt. Nancy Poffenbarger, U.S. Air Force Band of the West vocalist, leads the audience in a series of patriotic melodies at the Majestic Theater Nov. 13. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alan Boedeker)