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Base kicks off AFAF campaign
March 12, 2009 — Team Lackland began its annual Air Force Assistance Fund campaign March 9, with the base-wide fundraising event concluding April 17. This year's goal is to raise $207,423 for the four societies that... MORE

IAAFA develops partner nation NCOs
March 12, 2009 — The next time an Airman deploys alongside servicemembers from El Salvador, Honduras, or the Dominican Republic, they may be deploying with graduates of the Inter-American Air Forces Academy... MORE

Technology improves efficiency for BMT clothing issue
March 12, 2009 — Technology has cut processing time by two-thirds for basic military training initial clothing issue. Using radio frequency identification tags, members of the Air Force Clothing Flight can process a... MORE

36 Team Lackland SNCOs earn promotion to senior master sergeant
March 5, 2009 — Thirty-six Lackland Airmen were among the 1,450 master sergeants selected for promotion to senior master sergeant. The Air Force had 13,216 master sergeants eligible for promotion, representing a... MORE

CSAF to Airmen: Everyone is important
February 23, 2009 — The Air Force's top officer had one message for Airmen during a town hall meeting here Feb. 20: Every Airman is important. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz said all Airmen are integral to... MORE

Gen. Norton Schwartz outlines current military issues Feb. 20 during a town hall meeting at the Bob Hope Theater on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. General Schwartz is the Air Force chief of staff. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Desiree N. Palacios)

African American role models praised at luncheon
February 19, 2009 — Addressing the theme "Quest for Black Citizenship in the Americas," retired Lt. Gen. Daniel James III was the keynote speaker at the annual African American Heritage Committee's luncheon Feb. 12 in... MORE

2/12/2009 - Retired Lt. Gen. Daniel James III makes remarks during the African American Heritage Committee's luncheon Feb. 12 in the Gateway Club. General James spoke about the values his father, Daniel "Chappie" James Jr., the Air Force's first African American four-star general, taught him. (USAF photo by Robbin Cresswell)

DLIELC instructors deploy to teach English
February 19, 2009 — In addition to teaching English to students from more than 100 countries at the Lackland campus, the Defense Language Institute English Language Center provides assistance for in-country English... MORE

Lackland officer raises Holocaust awareness with podcast series
February 13, 2009 — Colonel Edward Westermann's, 737th Training Group commander, program was added Feb. 12 to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's podcast series, "Voices on Antisemitism." The series seeks to raise... MORE

Col. Edward Westermann, 737th Training Group commander.

Lackland elementary students keep it green
February 12, 2009 — It may take a village to raise a child, but five students at Lackland Elementary School have a few things to teach their village about environmental citizenship. Armed with a determined attitude, a... MORE

37th TRW earns Outstanding Unit Award
February 12, 2009 — The 37th Training Wing was recently awarded the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award by distinguishing itself with exceptionally meritorious service from July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008. According to the... MORE

Havin' a blast
February 5, 2009 — MORE

Airman Matthew Desrochers, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Preliminary Course student with the 342nd Training Squadron, carefully prepares a block of C-4 for detonation during training at the EOD proficiency range on Lackland's Training Annex. The six-day EOD proficiency course teaches ordnance familiarization and screens students for entry into the seven-month technical school at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (USAF photo by Robbin Cresswell)

Retiring Lackland chief comes full circle
February 5, 2009 — After 31 years of service, Chief Master Sgt. Kevin Ludwig, superintendent of the Air Force's Basic Military Training, is hanging up his Airman Battle Uniform in the same place he first put on the old... MORE

2/2/2009 - Chief Master Sgt. Kevin Ludwig, 737th Training Group superintendant, retires after more than 30 years of service Feb. 6. (USAF photo by Robbin Cresswell)

37th COMM moves into new $13 million home
January 30, 2009 — A ribbon-cutting ceremony Jan. 23 marked the official opening of the 37th Communication Squadron's new home. The final move-ins take place next week in the new $13.9 million structure that now offices... MORE

Lackland security forces implements use of Tasers
January 30, 2009 — The 37th Security Forces Squadron recently added another tool to their non-lethal force options. The Taser X-26, authorized for use Air Force-wide last June, can aid officers in gaining control of a... MORE

Lackland Airmen make history in Iraq
January 30, 2009 — Since last summer, more than 240 Airmen from Lackland have been supporting the war on terrorism at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Combat medics, security forces, civil engineers, logisticians, first... MORE

Airman 1st Class Israel Garza provides security near a checkpoint at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Nov. 11. He was named the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing's Tuskegee Airman of the Week for his actions during a security incident and protecting Iraqi officials and other distinguished visitors during a recent Iraqi-Based Industrial Zone ceremony on base. Garza, a security forces apprentice with the 532nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, is deployed from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson)

Are we there yet?
January 22, 2009 — MORE

Air Force basic military trainees low crawl during Basic Expeditionary Airmen Skills Training. At the BEAST site, trainees face a series of increasingly difficult exercise events under simulated, realistic combat conditions. Trainees hone war skills such as basic self-defense, integrated base defense, self aid and buddy care and improvised explosive device recognition and response. (USAF photo by Alan Boedeker)

Lackland revisits MLK under new light
January 22, 2009 — Team Lackland gathered around candle-lit tables to celebrate the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the "Revisting the Dream" commemorative luncheon at the Mitchell Hall ballroom Jan... MORE

Task force lauds Lackland response, services for sexual assault victims
January 22, 2009 — A Defense task force visited Lackland Jan. 13-15 as part of a worldwide assessment to gather information for a congressional report on sexual assault response in the military and look at best... MORE

Lackland recycling center picks up two awards
January 21, 2009 — The Lackland recycling program continues to clean up on awards after recently being accorded two more honors for its efforts. The recycling program was honored with the 2007 Alliance Recognition Award... MORE

1/9/2009 - A conveyor takes cardboard to a machine for processing after being loaded by Daniel Lange, an employee of the Lackland Recycling Center. (USAF photo by Robbin Cresswell)

Base supports National Blood Donor Month
January 21, 2009 — January is National Blood Donor Month and the Lackland Blood Donor Center is marking the occasion with an open house Jan. 30. Tracy Parmer, public affairs specialist for the Armed Services Blood... MORE

1/13/2009 - Lorraine Castillo, a phlebotomist, takes the blood of Air Force basic military trainee Kyle Conger, 320th Training Squadron, at the Lackland Blood Donor Center Jan. 13. January is National Blood Donor Month. The Lackland Blood Donor Center thanks everyone who has given blood and encourages those who have not to consider becoming regular donors. (USAF photo by Alan Boedeker)