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  • Once an Artist, Always an Artist: Maj. Lindsay Cordero

    Maj. Lindsay Cordero, AFGSC legislative liaison officer, was interviewed by AFGSC's Public Affairs Office since being featured on Artisan Air. It highlights her mission of bringing joy and belonging through her art and writing, which focuses on children’s literacy, conservation, and mental health.

  • Youth summer camps offer engagement, growth

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – It may seem far away, but schools will be out for the summer before most realize. How are you going to keep your kids engaged and excited during their break and give them opportunities to grow?The Air Force Services Activity, headquartered here, manages many

  • Air Force Sports seeks Airmen basketball players

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force is looking for men and women for the 2019 Armed Forces Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams.Applications are due March 23 for coaching staffs and March 29 for athletes. Active-duty, guard and reserve members apply through the APPTRAC system.

  • Window opens for Air Force golf camp, Armed Forces championship

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Active-duty, guard and reserves Airmen interested in participating in the 2019 Golf Trial Camp, and ultimately Armed Forces Golf Championship, have until next month to submit their applications to compete.The camp is May 8-14 at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.

  • Air Force announces food excellence awards

    Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas –  The Air Force recently announced the 2018 Arthur J. Myers Food Service Excellence Awards. Senior Airman Joya Lindsey of Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, is the Region 1 winner, and Airman 1st Class Michelle Torculas of Altus AFB, Oklahoma, is the Region 2

  • Air Force announces photo contest winners

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Congratulations to this year’s Air Force photo contest winners in the adult and youth categories. This year’s theme “Freedom,” managed by the Air Force Services Activity, received more than 1,200 photo submissions.  First place winners in each category are

  • Air Force announces 2018 Hennessy Award winners

    Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas -- The Air Force announced the winners of the 2018 John L. Hennessy Trophy Awards for best dining facilities across the service April 3.The winning teams will receive formal recognition during the National Restaurant Association’s annual show in Chicago May 18

  • Application deadlines approaching for Air Force youth camps

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The summer adventure season is about to start, and there’s still time for Air Force youth to apply for more than 20 camps available at locations across the United States.  The 2018 Air Force Youth Program camps cover a wide variety of interests, including

  • Alpha Warrior trains trainers in using equipment, expanding fitness options

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Fitness center staffs and physical training leaders across the Air Force will soon be armed with the knowledge they need to help warfighters make better use of Alpha Warrior obstacle training equipment at their installations. Alpha Warrior, built around a

  • 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

  • Air Force launches new application tool for Airmen athletes

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Air Force Sports, managed by the Air Force Services Activity, recently launched an online application system to make it easier for Airmen athletes to apply for Air Force sports teams. APPTRAC, an online application system that automatically tracks an

  • Expanded childcare options support deployed, remote Airmen

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force is expanding the number of hours it will provide free child care for families of military members deployed or on remote assignment starting April 1. The change provides 16 hours of pre-deployment, 16 hours each month during deployment or remote

  • Call for Airmen to participate in the 2018 Armed Forces Triathlon Championship

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- Air Force Sports is accepting applications for Airmen to compete for a position on the 2018 Armed Forces Triathlon team.  The championship is scheduled from June 6 - 10, at Naval Base Ventura County, California.    Applications are due no later than April 20

  • New partnership encourages kids to explore great outdoors

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force Services Activity, or AFSVA, is partnering with the National Park Trust, or NPT, to bring the Buddy Bison Great Outdoors Challenge to military families at installations.The Buddy Bison program encourages children and families to participate in

  • Call for 2018 Armed Forces Volleyball teams

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- Air Force Sports is accepting applications for the 2018 Armed Forces volleyball teams.The trial camps are scheduled from April 19 - May 6, at Hurlburt Field and Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida.   Interested personnel should create an account to complete the

  • Call for 2018 Armed Forces Soccer

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- Air Force Sports is accepting applications for the 2018 Armed Forces soccer teams. The men’s trial camp is set for May 15 – June 1, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. The women’s trial camp is set for June 2 – 19, at Fort Bliss, Texas. Interested

  • Call for USAFE Airmen swimming teams

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- Air Force Sports is accepting applications for its 2018 Headquarters Allied Air Command men’s and women’s swimming teams. Training camp is set May 25 - 27, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.   Interested U.S. Air Forces in Europe personnel can create an account

  • AFSVA announces art contest winners

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas — When 2017 Air Force Art Contest results were announced recently, two artists from the same installation celebrated repeat victories. Josh Pugeau, a civilian missile inspector with the 709th Maintenance Support Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, won the

  • Dyess food operations officer bound for Super Bowl LII

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – 2nd Lt. Matthew Morris is more than ready for some football.Morris, food operations officer with the 7th Force Support Squadron at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, recently won the Air Force Clubs’  “Football Frenzy” grand prize – two tickets with airfare and

  • Athlete in Focus: Capt. Adekunbi Adewunmi

    Capt. Adekunbi Adewunmi, standardizations branch chief for the 50th Operations Group at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, grew up playing soccer but switched to rugby when she joined the U.S. Air Force.

  • AF sweeps youth sports program awards

    The Hurlburt Field,Florida, Youth Sports Program is one of five winners of a National Alliance for Youth Sports Excellence in Youth Sports Award. Air Force personnel also won NAYS Coach of the Year and Parent of the Year Awards.

  • Athlete in Focus: Tech. Sgt. Schameka White

    Tech. Sgt. Schameka White upholds a family tradition in softball. Her grandmother, mother and aunts played, and her dad played baseball. White, a first baseman, played on the last 10 All-Air Force women’s softball teams. The 2017 team won the Armed Forces Tournament Sept. 19-23 at Joint Base San

  • Air Force selects 2017 HQ Allied AIRCOM Orienteering Championship team

    The personnel listed below are selected to represent United States Air Forces in Europe and compete in the 2017 Headquarters Allied Air Command Orienteering Championship. The AIRCOM Orienteering Championship will be held Nov. 13-16, 2017, at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England.

  • Wanted: The Air Force’s best entertainer

    The Air Force Services Activity is rolling three talent contests into one mega competition with a total of $20,000 in prize money.The 2017 Entertainer of the Year Talent Competition is open to active-duty Airmen, Air National Guardsmen, Air Force Reserve members and their immediate family. This