• Airmen join forces to assist with Honduras humanitarian relief

    The 502nd Airbase Wing and 433rd Airlift Wing teamed up here May 11-13 to assist in providing humanitarian relief to families in Yoro, Honduras. The Central American region recently experienced intense flooding leading to insufficient crop yields.The Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Air Terminal

  • Ambassadors, Band of the West headline Battle of Flowers Parade

     Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland was well-represented at the 125th Battle of Flowers Parade April 22, as service members from the Military Ambassadors program and the Air Force Band of the West delivered a colorful mix of Armed Forces’ pride and pageantry to Fiesta’s premiere event. The Battle of

  • DITY moves are now Personally Procured Moves

    Throughout a person’s military career, moving will probably be the No. 1 stress factor encountered, especially if they choose to do it themselves. The Department of Defense has taken into consideration that there are still members who would rather move all or a portion of their property themselves.

  • Enlisted corps bestows highest honor upon Welsh

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III was inducted into the Air Force Order of the Sword during a ceremony April 22 in Montgomery, Alabama. An ancient tradition adopted by the Air Force in 1967, the Order of the Sword is the highest level of honor and tribute the enlisted corps can give

  • Putting mental health in focus

    Nearly one in five adults, or 43 million Americans, has a diagnosable mental disorder, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Contrary to many other brain disorders, effective treatments are available for mental disorders.

  • Airman seeks to rejoin pararescue team despite loss of leg

    In July 2011, Staff Sgt. August O’Neill, a pararescueman, was sent to rescue a group of Marines pinned down in Afghanistan when enemy insurgents opened fire on his team’s helicopter. A round bounced off the helicopter’s door, tearing through both of O’Neill’s lower legs and critically wounding his

  • CHIEFchat: Cody discusses WAPS

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody discussed the implementation of the Weighted Airman Promotion System changes during his most recent CHIEFchat at Defense Media Activity on Fort George G. Meade.During his chat, he discussed the role of education in promotion, the continued relevance

  • 37th Training Wing and JBSA honors fallen squadron commander

    Members of the 37th Training Wing, Joint Base San Antonio and the surrounding community will honor the life of Lt. Col. William Schroeder, 342nd Training Squadron commander, during a memorial ceremony today at 1 p.m. at the JBSA-Lackland Gateway Chapel. Brig. Gen. Trent Edwards, 37th Training Wing

  • TSA opens canine training center at JBSA-Lackland

     2-- The Transportation Security Administration marked the grand opening of their new canine training center with a ribbon cutting ceremony March 4 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.The newly built, 25,000 square foot facility expands the mission capabilities of the existing TSA Canine Training

  • Service members have alternatives to predatory lenders

     For military members, financial preparedness is one of the pillars of mission readiness, but it can often be undermined by the predatory lending practices of some financial institutions.  These practices include charging high interest rates on loans, assessing fees that are higher than normal and