• DOD, TSA partner to provide military expedited airport screening

    Members of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard, as well as reservists and National Guard members are eligible for expedited Transportation Security Administration screening beginning Dec. 20. San Antonio International Airport is among the airports participatingin the program,

  • College credit for inter-American squadron officer school

    American Military University became the first university to accept transfer credits from students who attend Inter-American Squadron Officer School at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.The university will offer six credits toward undergraduate degree programs

  • NORAD gears up to track Santa's Journey

    If you and your family would like to track Santa's journey on Christmas Eve, visit NORAD Tracks Santa.In addition to tracking Santa, you can play games, watch videos, listen to music, and learn about holiday traditions from around the world on NORAD Tracks Santa. Find out why and how NORAD (North

  • Incliment Weather Alert

    Should the base go to a delayed start due to weather your local news will receive updates. You may also check the JBSA-Lackland Facebook Page or the 37th Training Wing Facebook page for weather and reporting updates as they happen.-------------------------------------With the strong cold front that

  • 40th anniversary Milestone event reconnects former NCO Academy commandants

    When several former Robert D. Gaylor NCO Academy commandants talked about the academy and its history, it was like continuing a reunion that started during the school's 40th anniversary festivities Nov. 8-9 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. Retired chief master sergeants and former commandants -

  • It's Holiday Cookie Caper Time

    Monday, Dec., 16, from 6:00-9:00 a.m. at the Freedom Chapel, across from the Main Base Exchange, is the place and time to drop your home made cookies for this year's Cookie Caper. We need bakers and about 10-12 volunteers to package and receive cookie donations in the Chapel Kitchen. About 1,800

  • Former MTI’s road to recovery transformed tragedy into inspiration

    BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFNS) -- In the pitch blackness and pre-dawn stillness, his booming voice alone was enough to send several dozen new trainees into a frenzied scramble from the comfort of their bunks. His scowl was enough to keep those trainees frozen into a formation of stone

  • Airman earns national rank during U.S. dressage finals

    An Air Force instructor stationed here earned national honors when she and her horse, Mason, placed during the U.S. Dressage Finals Nov. 7-11 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky.Staff Sgt. Amanda Wille, an Air Transportation and Hazardous Material Course, Air Force Traffic Management School,