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Lacklanders reblue at re-enlistment ceremony
April 5, 2007 — Congratulations to the following 98 members of Team Lackland who re-enlisted in March. 37th Civil Engineer Squadron Master Sgt. William Kelly Senior Airman Luke Sadler 37th Communications Squadron... MORE

Base prepares for beautification projects
March 29, 2007 — The 37th Training Wing will host the 2007 Team Lackland Base Beautification Project March 30 and 31. This annual landscaping development and spring cleaning event is conducted by all base... MORE

Lackland comic heading to LA's Laugh Factory
March 29, 2007 — Lackland is home to the Funniest Person in South Texas. In a six-minute standup routine, Staff Sgt. Walter Campbell proved he was the best of the 15 comics who had prgressed to the final round of... MORE

AFAF campaign begins on base
March 29, 2007 — The Air Force Assistance Fund campaign, which officially began on base March 21, was promoted with a commencement luncheon March 23. Base leadership and several AFAF workers attended the luncheon at... MORE

Col. Stevenson "Sting" Ray addresses the base leadership and the Air Force Assistance Fund workers during the AFAF campaign commencement luncheon March 23 at the Gateway Club on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. The campaign began March 21 and runs through May 2. (USAF photo by Sid Luna)

NCOs take on academy's challenge
March 29, 2007 — MORE

Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Viladiu, left, from the 93rd Intelligence Squadron, and Tech. Sgt. Eric Soluri, from the 345rd Training Squadron, leap for the ball during a single-man elimination round of volleyball March 23 at the Warhawk Fitness Center on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. The friendly competition was part of a new Robert D. Gaylor NCO Academy Team Challenge involving 15 flights of 174 NCOs in the current six-week class. (USAF photo by Alan Boedeker)

Working for the students
March 22, 2007 — MORE

Staff Sgt. Randy Hudson, left, and Tech. Sgt. Craig Cannon, both from the 33rd Information Operations Squadron, get an upper body workout while volunteering March 12 at the Lackland Elementary School on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. They were among some 20 volunteers from Security Hill who worked four-hour shifts building a habitat for the school. The habitat includes a pond and sidewalk. (USAF photo by Alan Boedeker)

Getting a taste
March 22, 2007 — MORE

Ginobili, a giant Tegu lizard, gets a flickering taste of Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, while traveling on the SeaWorld and Busch Gardens Animal Adventures Tour Vehicle. The 38-foot tour vehicle, with its various reptiles and birds, was on base March 15 to give Team Lackland a chance to meet and interact with the animals. The Animal Adventures Tour Vehicle will visit more than 20 of the nation's largest cities during the tour year. (USAF photo by Robbin Cresswell)

MTIs deploy to train Iraqis
March 22, 2007 — A group of hand-picked military training instructors from the 331st Training Squadron at Lackland AFB is en route to Camp Taji, Iraq, to begin training Iraqi Air Force recruits, also known as jundis... MORE

Staff Sgt. Alejandro Huerta shares a tender moment with his girlfriend, Carmen DeLeon Acosta, at the 331st Training Squadron Wolf Pack during a goodbye gathering for military training leaders. He and five other Team Lackland MTIs are on their way to Iraq where they will be training jundis for the next 179 days. (USAF photo by Alan Boedeker)

ADR program gets Air Force recognition
March 22, 2007 — The 37th Training Wing was honored at the Pentagon March 23 for winning the 2006 General Counsel Alternative Dispute Resolution Award for Workplace Disputes among large organizations. The winners,... MORE

Irish pride for all
March 21, 2007 — MORE

Commander of the 59th Medical Wing, Brig. Gen. David Young III, and his wife, Martha, escort Miss Bexar County 2007, Alexandra Peais, in the Youngs' 1985 Cadillac during the parade March 17. The theme of the 39th annual St. Patrick's Day Parade was "The Green Honors the Blue." The parade had a blend of participants from civic, social, business, educational, patriotic and military organizations. (USAF photo by Alan Boedeker)

Sheltering donations
March 21, 2007 — MORE

36 Lackland master sergeants earn promotion to senior master sergeant
March 15, 2007 — Congratulations to the following 36 master sergeants selected for promotion to the rank of senior master sergeant by the 2007 promotion board: 37th Civil Engineer Squadron Hector Andrade 37th... MORE

13 Lackland majors earn promotion to lieutenant colonel
March 15, 2007 — Congratulations to the following 13 majors selected for promotion to the rank of lieutenant colonel by the 2007 promotion board: 318th Information Operations William Poe Trisha Sexton 67th Network... MORE

28-year-old OSI agent makes history
March 15, 2007 — A 28-year-old Air Force staff sergeant who dreamed of serving his country throughout his adult life has instead become the first Office of Special Investigations agent to be medically retired due to... MORE

Staff Sgt. Todd King, prior to being injured by a suicide bombing in Baghdad on Oct. 14, 2004. Sergeant King became the first Office of Special Investigations Agent medically retired due to combat-related injuries suffered in Operation Iraqi Freedom. (Courtesy photo)

Dog's life
March 15, 2007 — MORE

Doris and Tech. Sgt. Jason Eaton, 341st Training Squadron, strike a pose March 12 for a television crew with the Canadian Broadcasting Co. The Lackland Military Working Dog Program, the largest in the world, will be featured in an hourlong documentary into the world and culture of dogs. The three-person crew, which spent a day and half filming at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, will also travel to England to film a dog training facility there. The documentary will air this fall. (USAF photo by Robbin Cresswell)

Armed Forces Boxing Championship: Army boxers dominate title bouts; Summerville wins for Air Force
March 15, 2007 — It was a big night for the U.S. Army Boxing Team. Eight Army boxers won bouts within their respective weight divisions during the 2007 U.S. Armed Forces Boxing Championship finals March 9 at Bennett... MORE

Rosey Summerville from Shaw AFB, S.C., throws a left jab at Christopher Munar from Fort Carson, Colo., during the U.S. Armed Forces Boxing Championship finals March 9 at Bennett Fitness Center on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (USAF photo by Robbin Cresswell)

Intramural volleyball: Lab gives 37th TRG first defeat
March 15, 2007 — The 859th Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron (Lab) handed the 37th Training Group their first loss of the season as women's intramural volleyball continued earlier this week. Lab defeated the 37th... MORE

Stephanie Ambler from the 859th Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron, left, spikes the ball against Francis Osorio from the 37th Training Group March 13 at the Warhawk Fitness Center on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (USAF photo by Alan Boedeker)

Ladies softball: Jeter lifts Warhawks over Randolph
March 15, 2007 — A two-out opposite field single by catcher Rhonda Jeter drove in two runs and gave the Lackland Lady Warhawks Varsity Softball Team a one-run win over their cross-town rivals last week. Lackland... MORE

Catcher Rhonda Jeter from the Lackland Lady Warhawks Varsity Softball Team delivers the winning base hit against the Randolph Lady Ramblers March 8 at the Alva Jo Fischer Memorial Softball Complex. (USAF photo by Alan Boedeker)

Health and horse
March 15, 2007 — MORE

Capt. Julianne Philip competes in an endurance ride with her horse SN Independance on March 10 in Borene. This is Captain Phililp's first 50-mile ride. She finished in 9 hours and 26 minutes and placed 17th out of a field of 36 50-mile riders. Unlike most races where placement is determined by who crosses the finish line first, placement in an endurance ride is based on the horse's physical condition at designated vet check points on the trek. Captain Philip is a nurse manager with the 759th Surgical Operations Squadron at Wilford Hall. (USAF photo by Robbin Cresswell)

Award-winning author visits Lackland Elementary School
March 15, 2007 — Children at Lackland Elementary School explored the imaginary world of Foo at the March 7 invitation of Obert Skye, author of the award-winning "Leven Thumps" book series. Mr. Skye, whose Imagination... MORE