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  • Air Advisor Academy stands up at JB MDL

    6/15/2012 - JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- The U.S. Air Force Air Advisor Academy officially stood up during an activation ceremony 10 a.m. Tuesday here.Special Order G-12-13 directed the USAF Air Advisor Academy activation May 1 in order to produce trained, educated and qualified Airmen to help build global air, space and cyber
  • Lt. Col. Tim Thurston, 322nd Training Squadron commander, attempts to pin Staff Sgt. Mark Velasquez, a security forces technical training instructor with the 343rd TRS, during a grappling drill June 12 at the Warhawk Fitness Center. Soldiers from Army III Corps, Fort Hood, Texas, were here last week to teach the Modern Army Combatives Program course to instructors from Air Force Basic Military Training and the security forces technical training school. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alan Boedeker)

    AF instructors learn modern Army combatives skills

    6/22/2012 - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- After spending five days in a joint combatives "train the trainer" course, Air Force participants gained a valuable benefit in becoming certified to teach both Modern Army Combatives and Basic Air Force Combatives."Confidence," said Lt. Col. Tim Thurston, 322nd Training Squadron commander, a
  • Master Sgt. Alucia Davis, superintendent of military training at the 37th Training Support Squadron, is the Air Force’s outstanding military training leader of the year for 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robbin Cresswell)

    AF selects MTL of the year: Superintendent credits family support

    6/14/2012 - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- The superintendent of military training, 37th Training Support Squadron, was recently selected as the 2011 Military Training Leader of the Year.Master Sgt. Alucia Davis received the award for her service as an MTL with the 37th TRSS Airman Transition Assistance Flight in 2011.A native of
  • Tech. Sgt. Brian Fisher, an instructor at the Military Training Instructor School, is the Air Force’s outstanding basic military instructor of the year for 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robbin Cresswell)

    AF selects MTI of the year: Selection surprises BMT instructor

    6/14/2012 - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- When Tech. Sgt. Brian Fisher heard his name called as the 2011 Air Force Military Training Instructor of the Year, it took him by surprise."Shocked," said Fisher about his reaction to being selected for the award at the Air Education and Training Command Outstanding Airman of the Year awards
  • Airman Mitchell Imlah holds size 41 trousers, the largest available at basic training May 18 at the clothing issue facility. Now wearing a size 32, at one time, Imlah wore size 46 trousers before losing weight and joining the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alan Boedeker)

    Airman loses 100 lbs. to join Air Force

    6/8/2012 - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- A young man's loss is the Air Force's gain.When Airman Mitchell Imlah graduated Air Force Basic Military Training May 18 as an honor graduate, it capped more than 18 months of dedication and hard work by the 18-year-old Minocqua, Wisc., native.For the 6-foot-1-inch Imlah to achieve his boyhood
  • Master Sgt. Brandon Hannasch, flight chief, Basic Officer Course, guides actor Jon Huertas as he lays down a burst of suppressive fire from an M249 machine gun during a simulated assault May 4 at Camp Bullis. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alan Boedeker)

    Former Airman credits AF for successful acting career

    A former service member credits the Air Force for helping him make a successful jump from the military to a television and film career. Jon Huertas, born Jon William Hofstedt, served eight years in the Air Force as an aircraft nuclear and conventional weapons specialist. He took advantage of the Air Force educational opportunities to pursue his
  • Airmen from the 937th Training Support Squadron execute a ruck march May 18 at the Medical Readiness Training Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis. The march was held as part of a final commander’s call for Lt. Col. Jon T. Mohatt, who leaves for an assignment in Falls Church, Va., in June. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Pearson)

    Ruck On! Unit march signals farewell for 937th TRSS commander

    6/1/2012 - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- Airmen from the 937th Training Support Squadron execute a ruck march May 18 at the Medical Readiness Training Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis. The march was held as part of a final commander's call for Lt. Col. Jon T. Mohatt, who leaves for a new assignment in Falls Church, Va., in
  • Jeffrey Greenwood, lieutenant colonel and commander of the 323rd Training Squadron, endures the low-crawl event during the 15-obstacle Spartan Sprint Race Saturday in Burnet, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Nicole Greenwood)

    Unity through adversity

    5/24/2012 - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- The Spartan Race is the world's leading obstacle race, a race of pure primitive mayhem for those who participate, according to event organizers.Up for the challenge, Airmen from the 323rd Training Squadron decided to test their mettle and compete in the event, a competition which featured a
  • U.S. Army Sgt. David Varkett drags a 200-pound dummy during the Department of Defense Military Working Dog Trials at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, May 4, 2012. Dog handlers and their canine counterparts completed several obstacles and scenarios during the trials that simulated possible real world situations. Varkett is a military working dog handler assigned to the 51st Military Police Detachment at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Corey Hook/Released)

    Navy earns Top Dog honors

    5/9/2012 - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- The 2012 Department of Defense Military Working Dog Trials came to a close May 5 after a top dog was selected following a grueling three-day competition.Forty-three teams came together from across the DoD to test their skills in patrol, and explosives and drug detection scenarios in simulated
  • Team 1 makes their way thru New York City during the Air Advisor Memorial Ruck March, a 90-mile relay from the World Trade Center to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakhurst, N.J., April 26, 2012. Each ruck team member carried a paver stone with a name of one of the nine who were killed April 27, 2011, in Kabul, Afghanistan. The stones were placed at the Air Advisor Memorial at JB McGuire at the end of the march April 27. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Brian E. Christiansen)

    Airmen honor fallen air advisors through ruck march

    5/1/2012 - FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (AFNS) -- Walking almost 90 miles, 36 Airmen completed the Air Advisor Memorial Ruck March from New York City to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., April 26-27.The march, which started at the One World Trade Center and ended at the Air Advisor Academy, was in remembrance of the deaths of nine U.S. air
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