• 37th TRW command chief holds enlisted call

    Chief Master Sgt. Sharon Fuller, 37th Training Wing command chief, answers a question during an enlisted call for 37th TRW Airmen Feb. 12. During the event, the command chief formally introduced herself to the wing and discussed some of her future plans to enable 37th TRW Airmen to maintain their

  • Military Saves Week 2016: Meet the challenge in three steps

    Military Saves Week 2016 is fast approaching! Every year, military installations and organizations around the world join forces to motivate, support, and encourage servicemembers and military families to save money, reduce debt, and build wealth through a week of financial focus and education.

  • JBSA-Lackland Blood Donor Center saves lives

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- The Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Blood Donor Center may have wrapped up a productive National Blood Donor month, but donor recruiter Tracy Parmer says the struggle to meet the military’s need for blood, plasma and platelets is never over.“Success and

  • Carter announces 12 weeks paid military maternity leave, other benefits

    The Defense Department is increasing military maternity leave and instituting other changes in an effort to support military families, improve retention and strengthen the force of the future, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said today.Women across the joint force can now take 12 weeks of fully paid

  • Air Education and Training Command battles national 'epidemic'

    What’s worse than drinking and driving? According to statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, texting and driving. As a matter of fact, texting while driving is about six times more likely to cause an accident than driving intoxicated.  That’s why Air Education and

  • Operation Home Cooking phone lines open Nov. 2

    San Antonio area families can express their warmth and hospitality to Airmen and trainees at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland by allowing them an opportunity to enjoy a holiday meal and family atmosphere through Operation Home Cooking Nov. 26.Families within the San Antonio metropolitan area may

  • Innovative simulators improve care for military working dogs

    An innovative design to four canine manikins is helping the 341st Training Squadron provide a more realistic training course for MWD handlers. The simulators better prepare them to save the lives of their companions if needed.MWDs are used in many ways on the battlefield. Because of their tremendous

  • AFPC hosts active duty retirement webinars

    The Air Force Personnel Center Retirements and Separations Branch will host two officer and two enlisted retirement webinars this month to provide interested Airmen with information and guidance on the retirement process.Enlisted retirement webinars will be Oct. 20, 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. central time,

  • AF health officials stress need for breast cancer screenings

    According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer is the second most common kind of cancer in women. Additionally, the ACS estimates that one in eight women, or 12 percent, in the U.S. will develop invasive breast cancer during their lifetime. About one in 36 women, or 3 percent, will die from