Lackland AFB News

Burnell "Bernie" Norman Wagner, 78, of Crook, passed away Nov. 8, 2009, in Sterling from complications due to cancer.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Air Force Reserve Airman Kerry J. Gastaldo graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Air Force Airman 1st Class Megan L. Batesole graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.

A man of action - except when it comes to "honey-dos" - Ralph Dresser didn't kick back in a recliner with a TV remote upon retiring from the Air Force as a full colonel in 1982.

San Antonio area residents can begin arranging to host airmen for Thanksgiving through Lackland AFB's "Operating Home Cooking." Last year, local residents hosted 4,295 Air Force members or trainees on Thanksgiving Day.

It turns out that the ex-military and business leadership forces that gathered to win the U.S. Air Force cyber command, also known as the 24th Air Force, for Lackland AFB last May have only just begun.

AB Justin P. Eltringham, son of Judy and Bill Strabala of Rogers, and Brad Eltringham of Salem graduated July 31, from the United States Air Force BMT Lackland, A.F.B., San Antonio, Texas.

Workers tackle part of the BRAC construction at Brooke Army Medical Center. The construction site employs more than 2,000 workers on a daily basis.

Rats and roaches and angry hornets? Oh, my. Whoever said "there's no place like home" probably didn't have to deal with those roommates - not to mention mold, appliances gone haywire or deadly radon gas.

Last Edit: 1 hour 38 min ago Life is good for Bad. After nine years of active duty service with the U.S. Air Force and the 75th Security Forces Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, including five deployments to different war zones, a military working dog named Bad got to retire to greener pastures Oct.

Airman Lexi R. Green has graduated from basic military training at Lackland AFB, San Antonio.

Dead dogs and other animals without food and water -- those are just some of the complaints from people who live near a home off Westfield Dr., north of Lackland AFB.

Donna Brooks bought a nonrefundable airline ticket in anticipation of seeing her daughter graduate from a San Antonio training course, but the celebration hit a detour - the young woman is leaving for Kuwait the same day as the ceremony.

Master at Arms Austin 'Tyler' Bryan is serving his country by joining the Navy. He was a 2009 graduate of John Glenn High School and MECTC.

U.S. Army Sgt. Andrew McMillan recently completed the Military Working Dog Handler course at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, TX.

Survived by: His wife, June Sako, of San Antonio; a daughter, Naomi Maulden of Helotes; two sons, Thomas Sako of Helotes, Ted Sako of Port Neches; a sister, Yuki Kunihiro in San Antonio; a brother, Hideo Kunihiro of Brazil; and three grandchildren.

When a longtime local advocate of the arts, language and literature died Feb. 4, 2008, she named the San Antonio Public Library as the sole recipient of her estate.

In this role he supervised 11 active duty personnel and six civilians in three elements.

Bexar County Sheriff Amadeo Ortiz plans to close two of his departmentA's three substations to save money, according to a county spokesperson.

Originally published on May 19, 1991. England's Queen Elizabeth II may not get hugged or asked to eat fajitas when she visits San Antonio on Tuesday, but the public will have three opportunities within about two hours to catch a glimpse of her.