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RAMBLER 120 POSTPONED
October 4, 2013
Updated - Services affected by government shutdown
October 2, 2013
Turn energy awareness into action
September 27, 2013
"I am Air Force Energy"
AMEDDC&S welcomes two top leaders
September 27, 2013
Maj. Gen. Steve Jones (right), incoming commanding general for the Army Medial Department Center and School, smiles as he accepts the colors from Maj. Gen. Brian Lein, Army deputy surgeon general and deputy commanding general for operations, U.S. Army Medical Command, at a change of command ceremony Sept. 19 at the Army Medical Department Museum. (Photo by Esther Garcia, U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School Public Affairs)
Army North deputy CG closes out four-decade career
September 27, 2013
Maj. Gen. Adolph McQueen Jr. (left), deputy commanding general for support, U.S. Army North (Fifth Army), salutes the colors of the nation for the last time alongside Lt. Gen. Perry Wiggins, commanding general for Army North and senior Army commander for Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis, during his retirement ceremony Sept. 17 in the historic Quadrangle. McQueen enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1971 and was directly commissioned into the Michigan National Guard in 1982. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Baltos, U.S. Army North Public Affairs)
99th FTS gives back
September 26, 2013
Capt. John Schwartz (left) and Capt. Chris Puccia, 99th Flying Squadron, fill bags of food for the “Feed My Starving Children” program at the Schertz Civic Center Sept. 20. Members of the 99th Flying Training Squadron volunteer at the center to package dried meals for malnourished children around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rich McFadden/released)
Wings of Blue succeed at nationals
September 26, 2013
Air Force Teams Euphoria and Conundrum pose for a photo at the U.S. Parachute Assocation National Skydiving Championships 2013, which took place in Chicago from September 11-22, 2013. The teams are a part of the Wings of Blue -- The U.S. Air Force Parachute Team. The Wings of Blue are based out of the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., and operated by the 98th Flying Training Squadron, whose mission is to develop character and leadership in cadets through the sport of parachuting. (Courtesy Photo)
Air Force Basic Military Training - Honor Graduates for Sept. 27
September 26, 2013
USAF Basic Military Training Honor Graduate Ribbon, Air Force Awards and Decorations (enhance color), U.S. Air Force graphic, AFNEWS/PAND. The JPG image is a stylized version whereas the EPS version is a two-dimensional line art illustration.
Baton special to family of MIA Airman
September 26, 2013
James M. Lindsey the brother of Col. Marvin N. Lindsey attends the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action ceremony September 20 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. The Airman run a 24 hr. relay race which culminates in a baton handoff to awaiting families members of past and present POW/MIA's. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske/released)
JBSA-Lackland draws over 6,000 volunteers for fifth annual POW/MIA Remembrance Run
September 26, 2013
Stephanie Escobedo, 59th Medical Wing contractor, runs in honor of the prisoners of war and those still missing in action, Sept. 19, 2013. Airmen assigned to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, participated in a 24-hour rotation run in honor of those service members who were POW's and those still MIA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr./Released)
Suicide victim's mother calls for improved mental health education
September 26, 2013
Encouraging words: Dining facility signs uplifting to trainees in 324th TRS
September 26, 2013
Marcella Rivera, 324th Training Squadron food services specialist, mans the front desk station of the cafeteria September 16, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. Ms. Rivera is being recognized for her inspirational hand written notes that she displays at the front desk to help motivate basic training trainees. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske/released)
JBSA-Lackland hosts its own 'Amazing Race'
September 25, 2013
Members of team Storm Troopers, begin the race at the team bike station, part of the Community Quest race September 18, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske/released)
POW/MIA event honors America's heroes
September 23, 2013
Tech. Sgt. Gilchrist and Staff Sgt. Gunter stand watch over the Missing Man Monument at JBSA-Randolph during the POW/MIA ceremony Sept. 18. (U.S. Air Force photo by Don Lindsey)
JBSA-Randolph hosts adaptive sports camp for wounded warriors
September 23, 2013
Wounded warriors compete against each other in an Air Force vs. Marine Corps wheelchair basketball game at the Air Force Wounded Warrior Program Adaptive Sports Camp Sept. 19 at the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Rambler Fitness Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Melissa Peterson)
San Antonio Military Health System transfers leadership
September 20, 2013
In a ceremony held at San Antonio Military Medical Center, Army Maj. Gen. Jimmie O. Keenan, front left, assumed authority as the director of the San Antonio Military Health System from Air Force Maj. Gen. Byron C. Hepburn, front right, who will now serve as the deputy director. During the transfer of authority, the senior enlisted advisors, Army Command Sergeant Major Marshall L. Huffman, back left, and Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Maurice A. James, back right, follow the generals as they trade places, symbolically marking the transfer of leadership from Air Force to Army. (U.S. Army photo by Erin Perez/Released)
Army North welcomes two new senior leaders to team
September 20, 2013
Maj. Gen. William Roy, deputy commanding general for operations, U.S. Army North (Fifth Army), chats with a member of the San Antonio community following a welcome ceremony in the Quadrangle Sept. 13. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Baltos, U.S. Army North Public Affairs)
Powered flight program prepares prospective pilots
September 20, 2013
Cadet 2nd Class Joel Cramer climbs into the pilot’s seat of a T-53 training aircraft at the Academy Sept. 9. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Don Branum)
Joint Base San Antonio honors 9/11 victims with commemorative run
September 19, 2013
More than 800 people took part in this year’s Joint Base San Antonio 9/11 Commemorative Run at the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland 1.5-mile track. Throughout the run, volunteers read the names of the nearly 3,000 people that died that day in 2001 at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pa. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Ben Faske)
Air Force Basic Military Training - Honor Graduates for Sept. 20
September 19, 2013
USAF Basic Military Training Honor Graduate Ribbon, Air Force Awards and Decorations (enhance color), U.S. Air Force graphic, AFNEWS/PAND. The JPG image is a stylized version whereas the EPS version is a two-dimensional line art illustration.