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Vietnam traveling memorial on display at JBSA-Lackland
February 3, 2012 — The Wall That Heals, a traveling exhibit featuring a half-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., arrived here Tuesday.On display adjacent to the U.S. Air Force Security...

12th OG improves instruction curriculum
February 3, 2012 — Over the last several months, the 12th Operations Group Instruction and Training Division has been improving the quality of instruction for the student instructor pilots, or IPs, going through its...

12th OSS ATC busiest in AF
February 3, 2012 — 225,143 - that's exactly how many operations 12th Operations Support Squadron air traffic controllers worked last fiscal year, 84,000 more than the next busiest Air Force-operated air traffic control...

Financial readiness: Military Saves Campaign targets 'money matters'
February 3, 2012 — The annual Military Saves campaign at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland begins Feb. 20 and runs through March 2.The joint Department of Defense and Consumer Federation of America campaign promotes...

Ramblers win first game of season during Ranger Jam tournament
February 2, 2012 — The Randolph Ramblers basketball team broke through for its first win of the 2011-12 season last weekend at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Ranger Jam tournament, but failed to...

JBSA air show now biennial event, AirFest set for late 2013
February 1, 2012 — Joint Base San Antonio air shows will now take place every other year rather than annually.Brig. Gen. Theresa C. Carter, Joint Base San Antonio commander, cites budgetary constraints within the...

Developing Airmen continues to be a priority
January 30, 2012 — An Air Force leader's most important job is to care for and develop Airmen through a combination of education and experience, but every Airman must also actively seek opportunities to learn and grow...

Air Force boxers rumble at Fort Sam Houston
January 27, 2012 — In what Air Force officials called a "grand slam" for the Fitness Center on the Medical Training and Education Center Campus, the Air Force Box-Off tournament Jan. 20 and 21 was a big success."The...

Tet Offensive's 44th Anniversary: New exhibit honors Security Police heroics
January 27, 2012 — The 37th Training Wing will honor Vietnam War Security Forces veterans Tuesday by commemorating the Tet Offensive's 44th anniversary.The commemoration ceremony, followed by an unveiling of a new...

Base unveils memorial for fallen combat controller: Sather Memorial finds new home at JBSA-Lackland
January 27, 2012 — The family of the first Air Force enlisted combat casualty in Operation Iraqi Freedom unveiled a memorial at the 342nd Training Squadron on the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Training Annex Jan...

AETC: Historically developing America's Airmen
January 25, 2012 — The demand for flying training caused by the United States' entry into World War II after the attack on Pearl Harbor resulted in the creation of the Air Corps Flying Training Command Jan. 23,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

One goal -- to win medals, AF boxers arrive at JBSA-Lackland
January 23, 2012 — The goals are still the same for Air Force boxing coach Steven Franco during the Air Force Boxing Camp at the Chaparral Fitness Center: Defeat the other military branches to win medals."Like I tell...

Base tax center opens
January 23, 2012 — The Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Tax Center opened Monday, providing free tax preparation and e-filing services of both federal and state income tax returns for active duty, Reserve, National...

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...

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