• Army UH-1H finds new home at IAAFA's 318th TRS

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- The Inter-American Air Forces Academy at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland recently landed a new training tool that upgrades the helicopter maintenance courses it offers to students from Latin American partner nations.The arrival of an Army UH-1H helicopter at

  • Manko pleads guilty, sentenced

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- Staff Sgt. Jason Manko, a former Air Force military training instructor, was sentenced this afternoon during a special court-martial held here.Manko was sentenced to 45 days confinement, reduction to the grade of E-3 (airman 1st class), forfeiture of $500

  • 37th TRG honors Belgian Malinois

     JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- A Belgian Malinois became the firstmilitary working dog honored by the 341st Training Squadron for her heroic actions while assigned to a U.S. Special Forces unit in Afghanistan.Layka, a 2½-year-old female, was recognized Sept. 12 at Joint Base San

  • 24-hour vigil run honors POWs/MIAs

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- The black and white colors on the POW/MIA flags reflected the somberness of the occasion. The gaunt, black silhouette on a white background, framed by a guard tower and barbed wire, created a lasting impression; but, it was the bold white letters imprinted

  • Not left behind, Wingman keeps fallen Airman’s memory alive

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- Seven years ago today, on Sept. 28, 2005, Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Jacobson, a security forces member, became the first female Airman killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom while providing convoy security support.The fallen security forces Airman has been

  • Liddick takes command of BMT

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- Barely into her first day as the 737th Training Group commander, the new senior leader of Air Force Basic Military Training said she expects her job at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland to be "an absolutely great tour.""I am going to soak it in, minute by

  • AETC commander addresses military training investigation report

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-Randolph, Texas -- Today, Gen. Edward A. Rice, Jr., commander of Air Education and Training Command, released a statement about the scope of ongoing criminal investigations at Air Force Basic Military Training as well as the external Commander Directed Investigation he ordered

  • Emergency mass notification system can save your life

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas -- What do you do when you are on base and severe weather is fast approaching or a gunman has started randomly shooting people on base? The installation command post will warn and provide instructions simultaneously to all government computers, telephones,

  • Airmen donate spare man-hours to national battlefield

    FORT LEE, Va. (Sept. 20, 2012) -- Instead of having his Airmen in hold status spend their days cleaning the dormitories over and over, a military training flight commander has found a way to promote volunteering while helping Fort Lee and the local community.On any given day, about 30-50 Airmen are