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Community celebrates 102nd anniversary of military flight
March 8, 2012 — The legacy of aviation pioneer Army Maj. Gen. Benjamin D. Foulois was remembered with a wreath-laying ceremony March 2, just a few hundred feet from where the man who helped usher in the dawn of...

JBSA welcomes new command chief
March 8, 2012 — Members of the 502nd Air Base Wing welcome a new command chief master sergeant later this month.Chief Master Sgt. Jose LugoSantiago joins Joint Base San Antonio after serving as command chief master...

High year of tenure change continues to affect assignments
March 6, 2012 — The January return to pre-2003 enlisted high year of tenure rates continues to impact assignments, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced today.High year of tenure is the maximum number of...

JBSA officials select annual award winners for 2011
March 1, 2012 — Joint Base San Antonio senior officials announced Feb. 24 the selection of its annual award winners for 2011.The 13 service members and government civilian employees were selected among finalists from...

UFC fighters descend on base: Rothwell, Duran showcase skills
March 1, 2012 — Ultimate Fighting Championship competitors descended on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Saturday to showcase their mixed martial arts and fighting skills.UFC professional fighters Ben Rothwell and...

FSS wins battle for top spot in intramural basketball
March 1, 2012 — In a battle of the top two teams in Division I intramural basketball, the 802nd Force Support Squadron (10-1) repelled a late-game comeback, outlasting the 543rd Support Squadron (9-2) with a 52-48...

Ready, set … JBSA-Lackland prepares for CI
March 1, 2012 — After months of workplace preparation and exercises, the men and women of the 502nd Air Base Wing, 802nd Mission Support Group, 37th Training Wing and 59th Medical Wing are ready to face the week-long...

High-bay lighting project nets $49,119 rebate from CPS Energy
February 29, 2012 — CPS Energy of San Antonio has again rewarded Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph for its energy conservation efforts - this time for a $320,000 project to replace high-bay low-efficiency lighting in 11 of...

Air Force Association banquet honors Airmen, civilians in S.A. area
February 29, 2012 — The Alamo Chapter of the Air Force Association will pay tribute to more than 100 Airmen and civilians from major organizations in the San Antonio area at its 2012 Combined Awards Banquet next week.Now...

Residents must register privately owned firearms on JBSA-Randolph
February 28, 2012 — All residents living in government-owned facilities or contracted housing here must register privately owned firearms with the 902nd Security Forces Squadron. Privately owned firearms requiring...

DOD seeks leadership program candidates
February 28, 2012 — Department of Defense officials are seeking active duty Air Force majors and major-selects to apply for the academic year 2012-2013 Executive Leadership Development Program, Air Force Personnel Center...

Miltary voting assistance now available
February 27, 2012 — State primary elections have begun and the Federal Voting Assistance Program has geared up to help military and U.S. citizens register to vote and request their ballots for absentee voting in the...

Air Force Medical Service turns to secure messaging
February 27, 2012 — Patients at Air Force medical treatment facilities will soon be able to communicate securely and privately with their health care teams anywhere and anytime due to the Air Force-wide expansion of...

Self defense with an attitude
February 23, 2012 — A martial arts student of five years and a black belt in American Taekwondo, Jim Fiore is handing down his expertise to women attending his self defense and conditioning classes at Joint Base San...

JBSA selects 2012 military ambassadors
February 23, 2012 — Nine service members from the three major military installations in the local area were recently selected as 2012 Military Ambassadors for Joint Base San Antonio.The Army, Marine, Navy, Air Force and...

AETC builds culture of cost consciousness
February 23, 2012 — The Air Force will support a smaller, leaner and lethal capable force, and encourage a more disciplined use of defense dollars, according to senior leaders, who unveiled the fiscal 2013 budget Feb...

UGT contest showcases young performers' talents
February 23, 2012 — A variety of acts - from singers and guitar players to dancers and even a cup stacker - graced the stage of the Airman and Family Readiness Center ballroom Feb. 17 for the 15th annual You Got Talent...

Air Force works to update disability hiring records
February 22, 2012 — Disability hiring initiatives are ongoing as federal agencies work to meet the president's challenge to hire 100,000 people with disabilities over the next five years.The Air Force has a long history...

479th FTG tests emergency response
February 22, 2012 — The 479th Flying Training Group tested their emergency response plan during an aircraft mishap exercise Feb. 16 at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla.Majs. Amy Husmann and Greg Voelkel, 479th FTG Plans...

Air Force honors top recruiters for 2011
February 21, 2012 — Fifteen Air Force recruiters were named tops in their field for fiscal year 2011 by the Air Force Recruiting Service in a ceremony here Feb. 8. Known as Operation Blue Suit, the AFRS program...