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37th TRW announces first quarter awards
May 1, 2009 — Congratulations to the following 37th Training Wing members who were recognized with quarterly awards. Junior Enlisted Member of the Quarter Airman 1st Class Sharon Norris37th Comptroller Squadron... MORE

Earth Week 2009
April 24, 2009 — MORE

Children at the Lackland Youth Center begin Earth Week activities by planting trees April 20. The base celebrated Earth Week with activities designed to educate Airmen about the importance of conserving and preserving the Earth's natural resources. Activities included a slogan contest at Lackland Elementary School, a golf tournament, and an informational campaign at the base exchange. Earth Week activities conclude April 24 with landscaping at the Gateway Club. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robbin Cresswell)

Lackland raises $239K for AFAF
April 24, 2009 — Team Lackland demonstrated its generosity by raising $239,051.71, or 115 percent of its Air Force Assistance Fund goal. The "Commitment to Caring" campaign on Lackland, which began March 9 and ended... MORE

AETC lauds base networks
April 24, 2009 — Team Lackland earned high praise from Air Education and Training Command following the Enhanced Compliance Validation network inspection by the Defense Information Systems Agency April... MORE

Team Lackland celebrates Fiesta 2009
April 22, 2009 — MORE

Tech. Sgt. Raymond Rodriguez (left) and Senior Airman Maribelle Hernandez, 2009 Lackland Ambassadors, place red carnations on the Alamo greensward during the Pilgrimage to the Alamo April 20. (U.S. Air Force photo/Frank Estrada)

Lackland demonstrates mobilization readiness
April 17, 2009 — Team Lackland exercised and evaluated the Air Force's mobilization processes and crisis action procedures last week during Push-Pull 2009. The April 6-10 exercise went well, said Chief of Readiness... MORE

Retired Air Force majors and master sergeants take part in the 2009 Push-Pull exercise at Lackland AFB. This is the first time Push-Pull used retirees, all of whom volunteered to take part. The exercise tested the ability of the Air Force to recall Airmen with specific skills should their expertise be needed in the future. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Brian McGloin)

Leaders hear victim's tragic story
April 17, 2009 — To sexual assault victims, it's a story that is difficult to tell. For one rape victim's family, it's a story that must be told. Invited to speak here during Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Mary... MORE

Spark-ling Day
April 17, 2009 — MORE

Staff Sgt. Nicole Lomax uses a metal inert gas welding machine to weld a T-joint for her skill level upgrade at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Sergeant Lomax is assigned to the Air Force Reserve Command's 433rd Airlift Wing at Lackland. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robbin Cresswell)

Lackland prepares for Fiesta 2009
April 10, 2009 — When the trees start to bud, the grass begins to green, pollen fills the air and leaves a coating everywhere, it can mean only one thing to San Antonians: Fiesta time is near. Fiesta begins Thursday... MORE

Push-Pull to test real world AF capabilities
April 3, 2009 — Push-Pull 2009 may sound like a new type of fitness regimen to some, but to about 150 regular Air Force retirees it will be a mobilization exercise of a different kind April 6 - 10 at Lackland. The... MORE

Stimulus package aids Lackland
April 3, 2009 — Stimulus funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 are expected to be available within the next few weeks and Team Lackland will be doing its part to infuse that money into the... MORE

AETC commander immersed in Lackland fundamentals
March 27, 2009 — Gen. Stephen Lorenz, commander, Air Education and Training Command, visited Lackland Air Force Base March 19 -20, one of several stops during his initial immersion of all AETC bases after taking... MORE

3/20/2009 - Gen. Stephen Lorenz, commander, Air Education and Training Command, talks with students in the Security Forces Apprentice School at Camp Bullis March 20. The students were in their first day of Military Operations in Urban Terrain, or MOUT, training. General Lorenz's visit to Camp Bullis and his two-day trip to Lackland was part of his initial immersion of all Air Education and Training Command bases after taking command in 2008. (USAF photo by Alan Boedeker)

Camp brings boxers back to basics
March 27, 2009 — Eleven Air Force boxers were reacquainted with the "Air Force style" in a 10-day training camp that started March 23 at the Bennett Fitness Center. Under the supervision of Air Force boxing coach... MORE

3/24/2009 - Air Force boxing coach Steven Franco demonstrates a proper striking technique in front of 11 Air Force boxing camp members at the Bennett Fitness Center. (USAF photo by Robbin Cresswell)

Emergency response
March 19, 2009 — MORE

Staff Sgt. Shaun O'Dell (left) and Airman 1st Class Brandon Ruebsamen use a Drager Civil Defense Simultest Kit to perform sampling for a simulated suspected chemical warfare agent during a major accident response exercise March 16. The training exercise tested the 37th Training Wing and the 59th Medical Wing on their ability to respond to a major incident. Sergeant O'Dell and Airman Ruebsamen are both with the 37th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, Bioenvironmental Engineering. (USAF photo by Robbin Cresswell)

Lackland officers selected for promotion
March 19, 2009 — The 2008D Chaplain, 2008C Line of the Air Force-Judge Advocate and 2008C LAF/LAF-J central selection boards selected 32 Lackland officers for promotion. Congratulations to those selected: 37th... MORE

Lackland Airmen earn AETC awards
March 19, 2009 — Congratulations to the following organizations and members of Team Lackland who recently earned Air Education and Training Command awards. AETC Mission Support Awards Nathan Altschuler Outstanding... MORE

Air Force charges Wilford Hall nurse
March 18, 2009 — A nurse at Wilford Hall Medical Center at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, was formally charged March 17 by Air Force officials with three counts of violating Article 118 of the Uniform Code of... MORE

Brake time
March 12, 2009 — MORE

Airman 1st Class Nicole Furwa, 149th Maintenance Squadron, installs landing gear brakes on an F-16 Fighting Falcon March 10. The 149th MXS is part of the 149th Fighter Wing, an F-16 training unit located on Lackland. (USAF photo by Robbin Cresswell)

Stacey falls in state semifinals
March 12, 2009 — March has been madness for Coach Mike Flores and the Stacey High School Eagles as they earned the title of regional champions Saturday and played Plains in their first-ever berth in the Class A... MORE

Officials announce officer promotions
March 12, 2009 — Air Force officials selected 84 lieutenant colonels, 164 majors, and 326 captains in the medical and dental corps for promotion. The boards considered 531 lieutenant colonels, 568 majors and 335... MORE