• It did just happen: 322nd TRS instructor selected MTI of the Year

    "That did not just happen."It's a phrase hundreds of trainees in the 322nd Training Squadron have heard Staff Sgt. Eddie Glover say while leading flights as a military training instructor.In fact, one trainee eventually told Glover that when he heard the instructor say "that did not just happen," he

  • New recruits to engineering: A tail of foster care

    Air Force Capt. Brandy Caffee's normal routine recently got a bit more complicated. She has a new recruit, a trainee you might say, that she's taken under her wing. As an Air Force leader, Caffee makes sure this new recruit is properly cared for; providing rides to work, sharing her quarters and

  • 37th Training Wing Command Chief Retires

    When the 37th Training Wing command chief master sergeant arrived at here in the fall of 2011, his message to the enlisted corps was "enjoy what you're doing."Chief Master Sgt. Craig Recker has spent 30 years in the Air Force living by that message he's delivered to numerous young Airmen. He'll

  • C-130 travels San Antonio highways

    While common to see military aircraft in the sky, San Antonio drivers shared the road Sunday with a retired, partially disassembled Air Force C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft as it was towed on highways between Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland and the Medical Readiness Training Center at JBSA-Camp

  • BASIC TRAINEE DIES DURING TRAINING

    Air Force trainee Terron J. Moore died at 9:40 p.m. Thursday evening after collapsing during physical training at Joint Base San Antonio - Lackland.Following his collapse, Moore was transported to Southwest General Hospital in San Antonio just after 5 p.m. where doctors were unable to save him."This

  • SecAF visits Joint Base San Antonio

    Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James met with several Airmen during a visit Jan. 31 at Joint Base San Antonio. She served as the reviewing official for the basic military training graduation parade, toured dormitory facilities and visited with officials at the 24th Air Force Headquarters

  • Basic Military Training Honors

    Congratulations to the following 67 Airmen for being honor graduates among the 679 Air Force basic military trainees who graduated Friday: 320th Training Squadron -Flight 105 Michael Hayes Mario Miranda Eric Mukes Garret Teegerstrom -Flight 106 Erica CrossenMelinda StokesCandace Weiss 321st Training

  • JBSA-Lackland Tax Center opened today

         The Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Tax Center opened today, providing free tax preparation and e-filing of both federal and state income tax returns for active duty, Reserve, National Guard, retired military and their dependents.       The tax center will operate from Monday to April 15. The

  • JBSA Weather Advisory: Delayed Reporting Until 10 a.m.

    1/24/2014 - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO -- By direction of the Joint Base San Antonio commander, due to unsafe driving conditions caused by inclement weather, late reporting for non-mission essential personnel has been authorized for those assigned to Joint Base San Antonio to include JBSA-Fort Sam

  • AETC updates mission, vision statements

    The Air Education and Training Command has updated its mission and vision statements, focusing on its roots - recruiting, training, educating and innovation. The new mission statement, "Recruit, train and educate Airmen to deliver airpower for America," speaks to the charge of the Air Force's First