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Rules restrict political activity by DoD personnel
January 25, 2012 — With election activity steadily picking up, defense officials are in the process of issuing election-year guidance to remind military and Department of Defense civilians that they're subject to rules... MORE

Air Force completes FY12 civilian workforce restructure
January 25, 2012 — Air Force officials announced 4,500 additional positions for elimination as a continuation of its fiscal year 2012 Civilian Workforce Restructure Jan. 11.This reduction builds on the realignments... MORE

Program assists absentee voters
January 25, 2012 — State primary elections have begun and the Federal Voting Assistance Program has geared up to help military and U.S. citizens residing overseas to register to vote and request their ballots for... MORE

DISA inspection team to test JBSA-Randolph's cyber security
January 25, 2012 — A team of inspectors from the Defense Information Systems Agency will visit Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph next week to evaluate the base community's cyber security efforts.As part of the five-day... MORE

Tuskegee Airman laid to rest at Arlington
January 24, 2012 — Family members, friends and fellow service members gathered Jan. 20 here to honor the life and contributions of an original Tuskegee Airmen. Retired Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, 90, a member of the 302nd... MORE

A member of the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard renders a final salute to retired Lt. Col. Luke Weathers Jr. at his burial site Jan. 20, 2012, at Arlington National Cemetery, in Virginia. Weathers’, an original Tuskegee Airman, was one of 300 Tuskegee Airmen who were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2007 for their actions during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mareshah Haynes)

Rules restrict political activity by DOD personnel
January 23, 2012 — With election activity steadily picking up, defense officials are in the process of issuing regular election-year guidance to remind military and Defense Department civilians that they're subject to... MORE

12th FTW receives final IFF jet from Laughlin
January 19, 2012 — MORE

Col. Tom Murphy, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, speaks with Col. Andrew Croft, 12th Operations Group commander, and Lt. Col. David Drichta, 435th Fighter Training Squadron commander, after delivering the final T-38C Talon to the 435th FTS at Randolph, Jan. 18, 2012. The jet is the last of 20 jets to be transferred from the 434th Fighter Training Squadron at Laughlin AFB, Texas to the 435th FTS as part of the consolidation of the Introduction to Figher Fundamentals training course. Due to the consolidation, the 435th FTS will also gain 11 active duty instructor pilots, more than 30 support positions, and 80 additional students annually. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rich McFadden

Airmen set sights on challenges of new rifle qualification course
January 19, 2012 — Airmen at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph appear to be meeting the challenges of the Air Force's new rifle qualification course.The course, which officially took effect Dec. 1, emphasizes combat... MORE

Caldwell takes command of U.S. Army North
January 19, 2012 — Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV assumed command of U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) andFort Sam Houston before a gathering of fellow senior leaders, state and local government officials, family, service... MORE

Air Force completes Kabul shooting investigation
January 17, 2012 — The Air Force completed its investigation into the April 27, 2011 shooting incident at the Afghanistan air force Headquarters located in Kabul, Afghanistan, in which eight U.S. Air Force Airmen and... MORE

902nd SFS returns to eight-hour shifts
January 17, 2012 — For the first time in more than 10 years, active-duty security forces personnel at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph are working eight-hour shifts. The changeover from 12- to eight-hour shifts took... MORE

Largest MLK March in U.S. Celebrating 25TH Anniversary
January 9, 2012 — Journey Beyond the March...Live Beyond the Dream...More than 200,000 people are expected to participate in the 25th anniversary of the nation's largest Martin Luther King Jr. March, Monday in San... MORE

Participants enjoy the 2010 City of San Antonio's Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative March, which is one of the largest MLK, Jr. marches in the nation.
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Caldwell takes command of U.S. Army North
January 9, 2012 — Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV assumed command of U.S. Army North in a ceremony at 4 p.m. Jan. 12 at the historic Quadrangle on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.The event was hosted by Gen... MORE

DOD leaders: U.S. will remain world's strongest military
January 9, 2012 — The Defense Department's new, 10-year strategy will ensure the U.S. remains the world's strongest military power, DOD leaders emphasized in weekend interviews.In an interview with Bob Schieffer that... MORE

AETC Symposium Focuses on Developing Airmen
January 9, 2012 — The commander of Air Education and Training Command, Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr., kicks off the command's 2012 Symposium Jan. 12 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, Texas. The AETC... MORE

Deployed civilian captures 332nd AEW history
January 9, 2012 — Often over-looked and misunderstood, very few individuals know exactly what wing historians do on a daily basis. Ironically, they may just have one of the most important jobs of all, which... MORE

Lane Bourgeois, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing historian, transcribes and edits a series of interviews conducted in Iraq, Jan. 6, 2012. In addition to 332nd AEW personnel, Bourgeois interviewed servicemembers at Camp Tarji and Imam Ali Air Base including a pararescueman, predator operator and maintenance chief. Once completed and signed by the interviewee, each transcript will appear on Bourgeois' monthly history report, which will be archived at the Air Force Historical Research Agency at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. (Photo by Senior Airman Melanie Holochwost)

Concrete pour under way for parking garage
January 6, 2012 — Work crews started pouring the first concrete Dec. 9 on the new Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center parking garage. The concrete placement marks the first substantial pour for the $26 million... MORE

Lackland medical campus to become tobacco free
January 6, 2012 — In accordance with the Air Force Surgeon General's tobacco policy, the 59th Medical Wing campus, and all outlying facilities, will become tobacco free effective Jan. 1, 2012, eliminating all... MORE

Obama: Defense strategy will maintain U.S. military pre-eminence
January 6, 2012 — President Barack Obama announced a defense strategy Jan. 5 that he said will allow the military to defend the United States and its national interests while cutting military spending in a responsible,... MORE

OPSEC, AF core values vital in social media
January 6, 2012 — While Airmen are encouraged to tell the Air Force story, they should be mindful to do so in ways that lend credit to themselves and the service, officials said.With the emergence of social media,... MORE