http://www.37trw.af.mil en-US Sat, 25 May 2013 02:06:01 GMT Sat, 25 May 2013 02:06:01 GMT Air Force Link RSS Generator http://www.37trw.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123349947 A part of Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland basic military training history came down in a heap Monday morning as demolition started on Building 6275, one of the last Recruit Housing and Training facilities constructed.

Using a "claw," heavy equipment operator Roy Harrell of J.R. Ramon and Sons began tearing down the building to make room for a drill pad and running track adjoining Airman Training Complex No. 4. The RH&T was completed in 1976 and is the first one razed as BMT consolidates into a centralized area on JBSALackland.
more...]]> collen.mcgee.2@us.af.mil (Mike Joseph) http://www.37trw.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123349947 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:36:13 EST http://www.37trw.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123349941 The 341st Training Squadron hosted a 5K Memorial Run/Walk April 26
at Stapleton Park to show support for the victims of the Boston Marathon
bombings.

Staff Sgt. Gregory Mobley, 341st TRS, helped organize the event because
he has friends who live in the Boston area and knows friends that have
family livinga there.

"I looked at the race and saw what happened," Mobley said. "I wanted
to be there to help out but I couldn't. I thought about all the men, women,
more...]]> collen.mcgee.2@us.af.mil (Jose T. Garza III) http://www.37trw.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123349941 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:22:52 EST http://www.37trw.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123349090 Nearly 70 mobilized reserve Soldiers preparing for "advise and assist" missions in Afghanistan trained May 6-10, 2013, at the Air Force Air Advisor Academy.

Trainer/mentors assigned to the 174th Infantry Brigade train deploying Airmen on Army Warrior Tasks routinely.

The roles reversed thanks to a new partnership with the Air Force.

Leaders and Soldiers mobilized in support of the NATO Training Mission in Afghanistan received the core knowledge and skills portion of regional awareness training at the AAA in line with the Army's Regionally Aligned Force Concept. The five-day condensed academic portion of the program - part of a three-pillar construct including core knowledge and skills; language, region and cultural studies; and field craft -supports the training and mobilization of general purpose advisors.
more...]]> collen.mcgee.2@us.af.mil (Capt. Antonia Greene-Edwards ) http://www.37trw.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123349090 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:51:00 EST http://www.37trw.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123348676 In creating solid friendships with Central and South America, instructor Capt. William Toronto from The Air Force Judge Advocate General's School at Maxwell taught military officers of Colombia, Paraguay and Guatemala the rule of law at the Inter-American Air Force Academy at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, April 18-22.

"IAAFA has a big mission where they are really just trying to unify and standardize a lot of the training and understanding throughout North and South America," said Toronto. "We want to forge a big partnership and lay the groundwork for as much peace as we can."
more...]]> collen.mcgee.2@us.af.mil (Rebecca Burylo) http://www.37trw.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123348676 Wed, 15 May 2013 15:57:01 EST http://www.37trw.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123345402 Sixteen Army, Navy, Air Force and Department of Defense officials met at Joint Base San Antonio- Lackland for the Council on Recruit and Basic Training Conference to discuss training and basic entry-level recruit operations across the services, April 9 - 11.

After more than 10 years of close joint operations in the war-fighting arena, military members are coming together to take the communication lessons learned during military operations overseas and apply them closer to home; starting at the basics with entry-level enlisted military training.
more...]]> collen.mcgee.2@us.af.mil (Maj. Carla M. Gleason) http://www.37trw.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123345402 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:23:18 EST