• TACP memorial honors fallen Airmen

    The Tactical Air Control Party Memorial outside the 353rd Battlefield Airmen Training Squadron at the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Medina Annex was rededicated during a ceremony June 23, 2017. The ceremony was held to pay special tribute to those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice as TACP

  • AETC announces changes to developmental special duty assignments

    Air Force officials are making three substantial changes to the developmental special duty, or DSD, process that will significantly improve the Air Force’s ability to fill these important positions by adding more flexibility to the process and increasing opportunities for NCOs.

  • Commentary: I Joined for the Boots

    The hardest lesson I learned came from the man who wore the boots. Take every opportunity you get to spend with the people you love. When it comes to time, there is never enough time with the people you love.

  • Kelly Field was once the 'front steps' for many distinguished visitors

    (Editor's Note: This article is the fourth installment in a monthly series celebrating Kelly Field's centennial. Check back next month for more stories from Kelly Field's history, as well as information about the upcoming JBSA Air Show and Open House this November, which is expected to draw more

  • Fireworks safety: don’t get burned on the Fourth of July

    The use of fireworks is not allowed on Joint Base San Antonio, or JBSA, in accordance with AFMAN 91-201, dated March 21. It states: “Active duty Air Force personnel (on- or off-duty) and on-duty Air Force civilian personnel will not take part in the transportation, storage, set up or functioning of

  • Chief of Staff of the Air Force Visits Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland

    On June 15 and 16, 2017 Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright paid a visit to Joint Base San Antonio - Lackland, and toured the facilities for the Battlefield Airman Training Group. The general also served as the reviewing

  • Through tragedy, loss and amputation, Airman learns ‘new norm’

    “My leg looked like a boomerang.”Those were the words of Staff Sgt. August O’Niell, an Air Force pararescueman, to members of the Air Force Technical Applications Center when the combat warrior visited the base to discuss resiliency during the center’s Combat Airman Fitness Day.AFTAC commander Col.

  • CSAF visits Battlefield Airmen, presides over BMT graduation

    Air Force Chief of Staff David L. Goldfein; his spouse, Dawn Goldfein; and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright visited Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, June 15-17. As part of that visit, Goldfein toured the Battlefield Airmen Training Group and was the reviewing official for the Air