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  • Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Airman Presented the 2011 Mackay Trophy

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas - During the National Aeronautic Association's annual Fall Awards Banquet, November 15, 2012, in Arlington, Va., Tech. Sergeant Heath W. Culbertson was awarded the 2011 Mackay Trophy.Culbertson was recognized by the Air Force in October when the Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III presented him
  • LT Col Roberto Idoyaga, Paraguay Air Force (left), partner nation instructor at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy, evaluates one of his students Lt. Francisco Morales (right), from Panama on his final check ride during the Instructor Pilot Instrument Procedures course in Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, TX, Dec. 7, 2012. The IPIP course teaches partner nation students who are experienced pilots in their respective branches of services to become instrument flight instructors. Aside from reinforcing the concepts of instrument procedures, the instruction also covers Federal Aviation Administration and International Civil Aviation Organization rules and procedures. (US Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Marleah Miller)

    Air Force NCO training takes on international flavor

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO -- LACKLAND, Texas (AFNS) -- Eight Latin American students from Chile, Paraguay and Panama, and two U.S. Air Force students graduated from the Inter-American Air Forces Academy NCO course here Nov. 12, 2012.The INCOA NCO course supports the Inter-American Air Forces Academy's mission to foster enduring Inter-American

  • Help wanted by the dozen

    The JBSA-Lackland Airmen' s Holiday Cookie Caper is a base-wide cookie drive with a lofty goal. The Cookie Caper needs more than 1,500 dozen cookies to provide a taste of home to Airmen who remain in the dorms during the holidays.Members of the base community can drop store bought or home-made cookies at the Freedom Chapel Parking Lot on Monday,
  • The first Airman Training Complex buildings opened December 7, 2012. Plans include a total of eight new dormitory buildings and four buildings that house the dining facility and two floors of modern lecture hall style classrooms. (U.S. Air FOrce Photo/Alan Boedeker)

    First new Air Force Basic Training dorm in 36 years opens

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    Thrift savings plan contribution limits increase in 2013

    The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board has announced the 2013 elective deferral limit for regular Thrift Savings Plan contributions increased from $17,000 to $17,500 for 2013, Air Force Personnel Center officials said. The TSP catch-up plan contribution limit will remain at $5,500. TSP is a long-term retirement savings plan which allows
  • Airman 1st Class Kantrell Gray says he is proud of the awards the 324th Training Squadron won during BMT Drill Down Competitions. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Alan Boedeker)

    New program helps develop holdover Airmen

    Airmen placed on hold in the 324th Training Squadron are benefiting from a new program established earlier this year.Typically, Airmen in a hold status have already completed basic training and are awaiting orders or assignment to technical school. There may be medical reasons for a hold status according to squadron leaders, but other factors may
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    JBSA Mobile App goes live

    The need to communicate with 80,000 employees at three geographically separated locations in San Antonio is a challenge, and the launching of the Joint Base San Antonio mobile app will provide basic information about the primary locations at the users' fingertips.The mobile app, called "JBSA," is available for download today through the Apple App

  • DFAS announces end-of-year tax, statement availability dates

    Retiree and annuitant pay customers of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service are scheduled to receive their 2012 tax statements mid-December through January. Most of the 1099 forms will be available a week earlier via the online myPay pay account management system (https://mypay.dfas.mil/mypay.aspx) for retired military members and

  • Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Airman Presented the 2011 Mackay Trophy

    During the National Aeronautic Association's annual Fall Awards Banquet, November 15, 2012, in Arlington, Va., Tech. Sergeant Heath W. Culbertson was awarded the 2011 Mackay Trophy.Culbertson was recognized by the Air Force in October when the Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III presented him with the Distinguished Flying Cross with
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    Safe Thanksgiving meal preparation tips

    Using these four basic food safety measures can prevent foodborne illness.· CleanWash hands with warm water and soap for 20 seconds before and after handling food. Wash food-contact surfaces (cutting boards, dishes, utensils, countertops) with hot, soapy water after preparing each food item and before going on to the next item. Rinse fruits and
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