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  • Air Force photo contest begins, theme is “Freedom”

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The 2018 Air Force photo contest, managed by the Air Force Services Activity, officially began this week. This year’s theme is “Freedom” with the contest running through May 31.“Freedom is the power or right to act, speak or think and holds a different

  • Off-duty 2nd SFS defender rescues teenager

    One moment he’s looking over a design for a tattoo, the next he’s saving someone’s life.Second Lt. Adam Sacchetti, 2nd Security Forces Supply and Logistics officer in charge, removed a 17-year-old from a smoking car following an accident in San Antonio on April 6, 2018.

  • Air Force ramps up flying ICU teams

    When the U.S. military needs to transport critically injured patients by air, it calls on Air Force Critical Care Air Transport Teams. The Air Force is increasing CCATT capabilities to meet the needs of the warfighter.

  • PCS Bazaar educates Airmen, families

    Ellsworth Air Force Base hosted a Permanent Change of Station Bazaar inside the Dakota’s Club, April 19, 2018. This event brought base agencies and local vendors together to educate Airmen and their families on the PCS process and resources available to them.“This is the first of its kind,” said

  • US participates in exercise African Lion

    BEN GUERIR AIR BASE, Morocco -- The U.S. military, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces and eight other nations gathered in the Kingdom of Morocco participate in Exercise AFRICAN LION 18.

  • Career Intermission Program gives Airmen a break

    The Air Force’s Career Intermission Program allows Total Force Airmen the opportunity to temporarily transition out of the service for a minimum of one year and maximum of three years in order to pursue personal or professional endeavors.  Eligible participants receive a monthly stipend and retain

  • Whiteman EOD safely disposes UXOs in Kansas City

    Five Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians assigned to the 509th Civil Engineer Squadron recovered and safely disposed of 13 unexploded ordnances (UXOs) in the Kansas City metropolitan area April 2-6, 2018.