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321st TRS stands down
February 8, 2007 — MORE

Col. Robert MacDonald, left, commander of the 737th Training Group at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, receives the flag of the 321st Training Squadron from Lt. Col. Steve Cahanin during a Feb. 2 ceremony at the 321st TRS, which is temporarily standing down due to a current reduction in Air Force enlisted accessions. Colonel Cahanin, former 321st commander, now is commander of the 326th Training Squadron. (USAF photo by Robbin Cresswell)

Dancing for heritage
February 5, 2007 — MORE

"Michael Jackson" entertains servicemembers at Camp Bullis, Texas, Jan. 27. The entertainment was one part of the day's overall events hosted by the 2007 Team Lackland African-American Heritage Committee. The Airmen were invited to participate in a dance contest and enjoy the burgers and hot dogs brought in by the committee. (USAF photo by Tech. Sgt. Lakesha Washington)

Lackland beats Brooks City-Base
February 5, 2007 — MORE

Kaleb Goss from the Lackland Warhawks attempts to pass while guarded by Reggie Hardin and Todd Hollis (5) from Brooks City-Base during Southwest Military Basketball League action Feb. 3 at the Chaparral Fitness Center on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Rodrick Greene scored 21 points and Goss scored 13 as the Warhawks won, 90-83. (USAF photo by Robbin Cresswell)

737 TRG overcomes COMM
February 5, 2007 — MORE

Ryan Nichols (21) from the 737th Training Group leaps for the basket while guarded by Ronald Rhoden from the 37th Communication Squadron Feb. 1 at the Chaparral Fitness Center on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. TRG defeated COMM 65-57 and moved into a first-place tie at 6-1 with the Air Force Information Operations Center in Division I (National League) base intramurals. TRG and AFIOC will battle each for first-place supremacy 7 p.m. Feb. 8 at the Chaparral. (USAF photo by Robbin Cresswell)

Fisher House wall of thanks
February 2, 2007 — MORE

Lois and Fred Jones admire a wall of engraved bricks built at a gazebo between Lackland Air Force Base's Fisher House I and II. They are among brick donors who attended a Jan. 25 dedication of the wall. The donors helped pay Fisher House operating expenses from 1999 to 2005. (USAF photo by Robbin Cresswell)

Cowboy Breakfast for the young 'uns
February 2, 2007 — MORE

Jacob Hernandez, 6, a kindergarten student at Lackland Elementary School, tries to lasso a makeshift bull Jan. 26 during the 3rd Annual Lackland Independent School District Cowboy Breakfast. Encouraging his son is Army Staff Sgt. Jacob Hernandez, an analyst in Lackland's 314th Military Intelligence Battalion. The breakfast was "a rip-roaring success," attracting its largest crowd yet, about 460 students, parents and teachers, said the coordinator, Librarian Robbye Durham. She said students learn about Texas' ranching history in the week preceding the breakfast, held the same morning as the city's annual Cowboy Breakfast kickoff for the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo. (USAF photo by Robbin Cresswell)

Local student sees $5K result for making good grades
January 31, 2007 — Reading, writing and arithmetic are taking a back seat to electronics, clothes and toys at the BX as students cash in on the Army and Air Force Exchange Service's "You Made the Grade" program. Xavier... MORE

Xavier Ferguson receives a $5,000 U.S. Savings Bond from Julie Cosby, San Antonio general manager of the Army and Air Exchange Service, as a winner in the AAFES "You Made the Grade" program. He is the son of Tech. Sgt. Craig Ferguson, Cryptologic Systems Group. The program recognizes Lackland Air Force Base students for academic achievement. Students receive coupon booklets which include free admission to a movie and other treats. Each booklet contains a form for a quarterly drawing for a $2,000, $3,000 or $5,000 savings bond. (USAF photo by Alan Boedeker)

37th MDG has rich heritage
January 31, 2007 — The 37th Medical Group, newly reactivated in a formal assumption of command ceremony Jan. 25 at the Gateway Club on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, has a rich and decorated heritage that includes... MORE

Brig. Gen. Darrell Jones, commander of the 37th Training Wing, left, returns the salute of Col. Tim Halligan as the colonel assumes command of the newly reactivated 37th Medical Group during a formal ceremony Jan. 25 at the Gateway Club on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Chief Master Sgt. Bob Rubio stands behind them with the group flag. (USAF photo by Robbin Cresswell

Battalion upsets undefeated AFIOC
January 30, 2007 — The 314th Military Intelligence Battalion knocked off previously undefeated Air Force Information Operations Center 41-32 Jan. 25 at the Chaparral Fitness Center at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas... MORE

Angelo Baxter from the 314th Military Intelligence Battalion teaches dribbling to his son Elisha during half time Jan. 25 at the Chaparral Fitness Center. (Photo by Army Spc. Tim Luukkonen)

Warriors roar back against Radiology
January 29, 2007 — The 342nd Training Squadron "Warriors" went full-speed at both ends of the court and moved into a first-place tie with a big win over the previously undefeated league leaders Jan. 26. Torin Williams... MORE

Armando Daniel for the 342nd Training Squadron at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, balances the ball against Tom Roomsburg from Radiology, the 759th Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron, Jan. 26 at the Chaparral Fitness Center. (USAF photo by Robbin Cresswell)

Sharing knowledge with CGOs
January 25, 2007 — MORE

Steven Polk, a retired lieutenant general, spoke to the 37th Training Wing's company grade officers Jan. 11 at the Gateway Club on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Mr. Polk is the first speaker for the newly instituted monthly CGO professional development sessions. Mr. Polk relayed his ideas about leadership and the importance of incorporating one's own personality into his leadership style. (USAF photo by Lt. Col. Daniel Epright)

600 343rd TRS students to get new dorm
January 25, 2007 — A ribbon-cutting ceremony Jan. 22 dedicated the completion of a new dormitory for 600 technical school students undergoing security forces training by the 343rd Training Squadron. A few items remain... MORE

The view from the three-story atrium from allows one an unobstructed view from the charge of quarters desk to the ceiling. (USAF photo by Alan Boedeker)

Tax assistance available for Security Hill personnel
January 25, 2007 — Free electronic tax filing for federal income tax returns will soon be available on Security Hill for all active-duty members and retirees assigned to, or collocated with, the Air Intelligence Agency... MORE

Golfing for the future
January 24, 2007 — MORE

Chaplain (Capt.) Leif Espeland drives for "Team God" in an African-American Heritage Committee golf tournament Jan. 12 that was a "huge success" and raised approximately $1,900 for scholarships, said Shirley Jones, AAHC coordinator at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Chaplain Espeland, shown on No. 1 tee at Gateway Valley Golf Course, was one of 120 people who played for 30 teams in the tournament. Among the participants was San Antonio City Councilman Art Hall, who said he loves to golf and was happy the AAHC invited him. (USAF photo by Alan Boedeker)

Cutting income taxes
January 23, 2007 — MORE

Brig. Gen. Darrell Jones uses a giant pair of scissors to cut a ribbon to dedicate the new Lackland Air Force Base Tax Center in the Carswell Administration Building, Bldg. 9050, Suite 3700. Standing beside General Jones, then the 37th Training Wing commander, is 1st Lt. Eric Adams, officer in charge of the center. The center will open Feb. 5, 2007. The building, at 1700 Carswell Ave., is near clothing sales on Hughes Avenue at Kirtland Street. Hours of operation will be 8-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Appointments are required for all but basic military trainees and technical school students by calling 671-7983 starting Monday. Also, each unit has at least one tax advisor ready to assist with federal income tax returns.

Like Dr. King, AF serves greater good
January 19, 2007 — The commander of the Air Force's largest training wing, welcoming 222 people to a commemorative service Jan. 11 honoring Martin Luther King Jr., said, "Dr. King believed in service and in bringing... MORE

Guest speaker and Lackland Air Force Base choir director, Bradley Scott, Ph.D., senior education associate for the Intercultural Development Research Association, recites the famous "I have a dream" speech during the Jan. 11 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. commemorative service at Freedom Chapel. (USAF photo by Alan Boedeker)

Gridlocks Plus
January 19, 2007 — (Editor's note: The Gridlocks Plus, seen weekly in the sports section of the Talespinner, is online this week due to inclement weather preventing the guessers from submitting their picks prior to... MORE

Fuel pumps restart after upgrades at one station, other stations await turn
January 19, 2007 — Lackland Air Force Base military members surprised by the inability to get fuel for their vehicles last week at the Army and Air Force Exchange Service 24-hour shoppette now can resume fueling their... MORE

Patrons who fuel their vehicles at the Army and Air Force Exchange Service troop store on the training side of Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, will have to change their fueling destination when the pumps undergo upgrades beginning Feb. 5. The upgrades are expected to take 10 days or less. (USAF photo by Armando Flores)

Icy weather workers
January 19, 2007 — MORE

Guadalupe Montana, a 37th Civil Engineer Squadron exterior foreman, stretches from a lift bucket to cut an ice-laden tree limb responsible for a two-hour power outage starting around 10 a.m. Jan. 17 on the southern training side of Lackland Air Force Base,Texas. Mr. Montana said the limb, near Bldg. 5570 on Selfridge Avenue between Hughes and Walker Avenues, pushed a primary power line into another line, causing a "big ball of fire" before the short tripped a circuit breaker. The winter storm resulted in the base being closed for Jan. 16 and 17. (USAF photo by Alan Boedeker)

Teamwork
January 12, 2007 — MORE

Rodrick Greene from the 37th Communcation Squadron passes to teammate Christopher Hines during a Division I intramural game against the Air Information Operations Center Jan. 11 at the Chaparral Fitness Center on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. AFIOC won 47-27. (Photo by Army Spc. Tim Luukkonen)