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Boeing bolsters presence at Port San Antonio with B-52 radar modernization contract
Read full article: Boeing bolsters presence at Port San Antonio with B-52 radar modernization contractTwo B-52 aircraft are set to undergo an update to existing radar technology at Port San Antonio as part of a $376 million contract.
US Air Force service member found dead at home off base, JBSA-Lackland officials say
Read full article: US Air Force service member found dead at home off base, JBSA-Lackland officials sayA local U.S. Air Force service member was found dead off base Monday morning, according to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland officials.
Air Force instructor team show off repelling skills at San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo
Read full article: Air Force instructor team show off repelling skills at San Antonio Stock Show & RodeoEvery year a group of highly trained and qualified instructors that form part of the US Air Force special warfare training wing take to the AT&T Center for the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo.
First all-Black, all-female group chosen to lead graduation at JBSA-Lackland
Read full article: First all-Black, all-female group chosen to lead graduation at JBSA-LacklandFor the first time, an all-female, all-Black Commander of the Airman Team at JBSA-Lackland was selected based on their qualifications and experience to lead a graduation ceremony.
DOJ appeals ruling that mostly blames Air Force for Sutherland Springs church shooting
Read full article: DOJ appeals ruling that mostly blames Air Force for Sutherland Springs church shootingThe Department of Justice on Monday appealed a federal court ruling that determined that the US Air Force was mostly to blame for the 2017 shooting at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs that left 26 people dead and 22 wounded.
Boeing begins installing active warning, survivability system onto US Air Force F-15s
Read full article: Boeing begins installing active warning, survivability system onto US Air Force F-15sBoeing on Thursday announced that the first two US Air Force F-15s recently began modifications in San Antonio, according to a press release.
US pilot in fighter jet crash named; cause unclear
Read full article: US pilot in fighter jet crash named; cause unclearLONDON – The fighter pilot who died after crashing off the coast of northern England has been identified as 1st Lt. Kenneth Allen, the U.S. Air Force said Tuesday. Allen, 27, died in a routine training accident that took place at at 9:40 a.m. Monday. Allen, who was from northern Utah, had been based with the 48th Fighter Wing at the Royal Air Force’s Lakenheath base since February of this year. He was the assistant chief of weapons and tactics for the 493rd Fighter Squadron. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of Lt. Allen, and mourn with his family and his fellow Reapers in the 493rd Fighter Squadron," said Col. Will Marshall, 48th Fighter Wing commander.
Thunderbirds squadron’s origins traced to Kelly Field
Read full article: Thunderbirds squadron’s origins traced to Kelly FieldSAN ANTONIO – The Thunderbirds are a military institution in the United States, and the origins of the US Air Force air squadron are partially linked to San Antonio. Great pics, videos of Thunderbirds flyover sent in by KSAT viewersThe roots of the Thunderbirds can be traced to June 1917 when the 30th Aero Squadron was organized at Kelly Field in San Antonio. It was demobilized a year later and then reconstituted as the 30th Bombardment Squadron in 1923. The 30th Bombardment Squadron was reassigned to Kelly Field from 1930-1932, but was organized as a Regular Army Inactive (RAI). In September 1985, the 30th Bombardment Squadron was consolidated with the USAF Air Demonstration Squadron, which is the squadron known publicly as the Thunderbirds.