Aug. 21, 2009 NASA to use Lackland as stopover Team Lackland will once again support the NASA Space Program by allowing the space shuttle to stop over at Lackland while on its trek home to Cape Canaveral at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Before Kelly Air Force Base closed in 2001, the airfield was the most frequent stop in a transport route as
Aug. 20, 2009 Reserve, civilian medical partnership may soon include eight states Patients at Southwest General Hospital saw a few Air Force uniforms this summer because Reserve Airmen from the 433rd Aerospace Medicine Squadron and 433rd Medical Squadron were working their annual tour at the civilian hospital here in San Antonio. For the past three years, Southwest General
Aug. 20, 2009 Third quarter award winners announced The following individuals were selected as the 433rd Airlift Wing's Airman, NCO, and Senior NCO of the Quarter for the 3rd quarter: Airman category Senior Airman Leia N. Bernhard, Civil Engineer Squadron NCO category Tech. Sergeant Michael S. Menor, 356th Airlift Squadron Senior NCO category:Senior
Aug. 18, 2009 Alamo Wing motorcycle safety monitor talks safety, certification Tech. Sgt. David Miller gets paid to fix or create parts for Air Force C-5's. As an Air Reserve Technician, he gets to do that job full time. In his off-duty time he is a motorcycle rider and knows that no amount of machinist expertise will fix a rider after an accident. That knowledge and his own
Aug. 10, 2009 TRICARE RESERVE SELECT: Managing your health benefit with a few clicks TRICARE Reserve Select, the premium-based health plan can be a little confusing. Changes to the plan can add another layer of complexity. Airmen and their families can now learn about their plan and keep up with those changes with just a few clicks of a mouse. "It's important to manage your own
Aug. 5, 2009 Port San Antonio Board Chairman learns Reserve participation is mission essential The current responsibilities borne by Reservists in national defense are vastly underrated and largely unknown by the American public. That's what Mr. Wayne Alexander, board chairman for Port San Antonio, now believes. The board chairman of Port San Antonio attended the 56th annual National Security
June 28, 2009 Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program event shines The 433rd Airlift Wing hosted its first Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program event on June 20. The Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program is designed to prepare servicemembers and their families for the tasks and hardships that may come up during a deployment and also to assist them with the task of
June 15, 2009 Mini Folklife festival equals fun at Alamo Wing More than 200 people attended the 2009 Alamo Wing Mini Folklife Festival June 10, 2009 at the Smith Park picnic grounds. This year marks the festival's ninth anniversary. The annual event is put on by the men and women of the 433rd Airlift Wing at Lackland AFB, Texas and is held the Wednesday before
June 3, 2009 Alamo Wing Airman completes officer prep school Cadet Candidate Daryl Fariza, a former member of the 74th Aerial Port Squadron, recently graduated from the United States Air Force Academy Preparatory School - better known as 'Prep School.' His graduation was the culmination of a ten-month program designed to prepare students for entry into the