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Information about several topics discussed at the Third International Symposium on Bioastronautics and the Exploration of Space sponsored by the Aerospace Medical Division of the U.S. Air Force (USAF) in November 1964 in San Antonio, Texas in presented. It highlights the studies about space medicine and the exploration of extra terrestrial creatures. It outlines the speakers of the event which include Captain Ashton Graybiel, Dr. Paul A. Campbell and Dr. Otto H. Gauer.

Presents a speech given by Harry C. Stonecipher, president and chief operating officer at the Boeing Company. Delivery of the speech to the United States Air Force Alternative Dispute Resolution Conference in San Antonio, Texas on April 17, 2001; Discussion of how to avoid unnecessary disputes; Thoughts.

The speaker, Peter J. Schenk, President of the U.S. Air Force Association, explained that indeed the whole Southwest was honored on the occasion, not only because Dallas had been chosen as the site of the Air Force Association annual convention, but especially because the affair was to be marked that evening by the unveiling of the Atlas missile. It was appropriate that this historic event was to take place in Dallas because this was an air-minded city; and, as further reason for local pride, there were more Air Force bases in Texas than in any other state in the union.

The article focuses on Lillian Nolan, a command historian for Air Education and Training Command (AETC) at Randolph Air Force Base in Texas. It highlights the transformation of Nolan's life from poverty after entering the U.S. Air Force in 1968. Moreover, it provides information on Nolan's military training, married life, and civil service.

The article focuses on the haircut of the U.S. Air Force basic trainees. According to the barber at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas Lester West, the haircut is part of the process underwent by basic trainees. It also notes the outbreak of spinal meningitis at Lackland which has caused the decrement in the trainees' flight size for haircut. Moreover, the routine of West in cutting the hairs of basic trainees is explored.

A biography of Latin American woman executive Graciela Tiscareño is presented. She was born in El Paso, Texas and cites her exposure to their family grapevine business during her younger years. It cites her four-year commitment in the Air Force. Furthermore, her participation in sustainable development and green economy is also mentioned.

The article features the Inter-American Air Forces Academy, located at the Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. It notes that the school offers the course, International Noncommissioned Officer Academy, which is intended to professionalize the Noncommissioned Officers (NCOs). It also mentions that the school aims to enhance teamwork among the nations.

The article examines the effort and measures implemented by the U.S. Air Force's Network Security Division in Lackland Air Force Base in Texas in protecting the Air Force systems from cyberspace attacks. 8th Air Force Commander Lieutenant General Robert J. Elder Jr. explained that their network operations personnel see an alert about every eight seconds, wherein they need to ensure critical data are available to support operations worldwide.

The article reports on certain ghost stories inside the Air Force. Two T-43A aircraft mechanics from Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, had a close encounter with a ghostly figure aboard aircraft 1154 last year. They described the apparition as a man in uniform. It's said a crew chief died during a flight on the aircraft when it was assigned to Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado. In a hot and muggy July night last year, Rohredo and two other aircraft mechanics parked a T-43 training jet on the Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, flightline. That was when he encountered with the ghost.

Focuses on Goodfellow Air Force Base which became one of the first military bases to lease housing from civilian companies when the Air Force secured several homes near the lake for military families in San Angelo, Texas. Mission; Population; History; Climate; Cost of living; Education; Recreation.

Focuses on a water pararescue work at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. Purpose of the water work of the Air Force with their pararescue candidates; Function of Pararescue Jumpers; Ways exposure of the human body to cold water hastens drowning; Definition of drowning.

Focuses on the problem of bat strikes encountered by the T-38 nighttime flight training at Randolph Air Force Base in Texas. Amount of aircraft damages due to bird strikes; Challenges faced by Air Force officials concerning the problem of bird strikes; Solutions derived by the officials to the problems of bat strikes.

Presents news briefs regarding the United States National Guard as of July 2001. Evacuation after torrential rains in Houston, Texas; Wildfires in northwest Florida; Impact of expeditionary concept on Air Force; Guardsmen's role in recreation of Vietnam War in movie.

The article reports on the move of the U.S. Air Force to open its 24th Air Force as an operational cyber security center in Texas. It notes that all military cyberspace operations and computer security in the U.S. are consolidated following the plans of General Norton A. Schwartz. General C. Robert Kehler says that organizing and equipping the 24th Air Force as an organization dedicated to support combatant commanders are the commitments of the Air Force Space Command.

Offers observation on g-forces. Causes of fainting in the air stress; Information on the human centrifuge installed by the U.S. Air Force in 1964 at Brooks City Air Base in San Antonio, Texas; Explanation on sopite syndrome.

Presents news briefs related to the United States (U.S.) Air Force as of August 2001. Contamination of drinking water at the Randolph Air Force Base in Texas; Plan of Anthony Principi of the U.S. Veteran Affairs Department to change the bureaucracy in benefits claims; Plan of U.S. Strategic Command and Air Force Space Command officials to watch the last implosion of a Minuteman III missile silo on August 24.

Presents information on Air Force bases in Texas as of November 14, 1994. Base name; Location; Major units; Population; Housing; Temporary lodging; Commissary; Exchange; Schools; Army Community Service; Child care; Health care; Recreation; Internet access; Main phone numbers.

The article features one of the wives of the missing in action (MIA) veteran soldiers Peggie Duggan of El Paso, Texas. It mentions that Duggan was visited by an Air Force major on New Year's Eve in 1971 informing her that the F-4D jet fighter flown by her husband Major William Young Duggan had been shot down over the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos. It notes that Duggan was able to convince Governor Dolph Briscoe to amend the Texas law declaring that a person had to be missing for seven years before he could be announced legally dead. Furthermore, the law was revised that a man missing in action is regarded dead when the Pentagon issued a death certificate. Duggan was keeping herself busy by engaging in the National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia.

The article reports on the thunderstorm that hit the Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth, Texas on September 1, 1952. In its statement made in mid-September 1952, the U.S. Army reported that the storm caused an estimated loss of 48 million dollars, including a 3.5 million aircraft. It cites the move by Air Force chief of staff, General Hoyt Vanderberg to call for an investigation to determine if the loss could have been avoided.

The article offers information on the rejoining of Kelly Katie to the air depot, Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.

The article offers information on a vertical or short take-off and landing aircraft called the XC-142A unveiled by Ling-Temco-Vought, Inc. (LTV) in Dallas, Texas. The prime contract with the U.S. Defense Department is being held by the Vought Aeronautics Division of LTV, with the Air Force supervising development. Information is also presented on the V/STOL projects of the Army, Navy, and Air Force.

Focuses on the development of an automated depaint system by the U.S. Air Force and the Southwest Research Institute. Background on paint stripping; Use of robots in the depainting process; Importance of flexibility in depainting; Role of human operators in the depainting process. INSETS: What is Blasting?;Sensor Technology: Gone but Not Forgotten.

Disaster survival tips from Texas-based advisor Rick Woolfolk, who is also a Civil Air Patrol representative for the U.S. Air Force. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the 39th Flying Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas to experienced flight instructors to enhance the Air Education and Training Command instructor cadre. Topics discussed include views of lieutenant colonel (Lt. Col.) David Partain on the importance of the training; the importance to the training regarding increase search-and-rescue skills of instructors; and views of Lt. Col. Rich Lowe on the training and how he was extracted out of the water.

The article reports on the death of Tamryn Klapheke due to malnutrition and dehydration in Dyess Air Force Base in Texas. It states that Klapheke's death highlights an increasing concern for the military such as child fatalities linked to neglect and abuse. It is concluded by Air Force officials that the effort to prevent child abuse is hindered by the lack of coordination between law enforcement agencies, military health care providers, civilian psychiatric facilities and the chain of command.

The article informs that the U.S. Air Force is looking for traditional reservist to serve as military training instructors (MTIs) at Lockland Air Force Base, Texas. Currently 37 Air Force Reserve members serve as MTIs, but the Air Force wants 76 more reservists to fill the vacancies. In addition there are five vacancies for the position of air reserve technician and twelve for the members of active guard and reserve. This job ranges in rank from staff sergeant to chief master sergeant.

An interview with U.S. Air Force Major General Al Stewart is presented. He cites his priorities as commander of the Air Force Personnel Center at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. He explains the plan of the service to reduce the number of officers. He also talks about plans for officer promotions in the coming years.

The article looks at the process of promoting some U.S. Air Force lieutenants to captains at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. The promotion board is comprised of 19 colonels and a one-star general, who decide who gets promoted. Among the factors being considered by the board are deployments, technical and language schools and training, and job responsibilities.

The article discusses the highlights of the 132nd General Conference and Exhibition of the National Guard Association of the U.S. (NGAUS) in Austin, Texas in 2010. General Craig R. McKinley stressed the importance for the Guard to contest proposals from critics to turn the service back to a strategic reserve. Major General Ray Carpenter talked about the success of the service which includes a 106.6 retention rate. Lieutenant General Harry M. Wyatt III emphasized the vital role played by citizen-airmen for the Air Force.

The article presents an update related to the U.S. Air Force as of November 2009. Dover Air Force Base in Delaware prepares for the arrival of the bodies of military members who were killed in a rampage at Fort Hood, Texas on November 5. According to officials, Colonel Joel S. Westa, the dismissed commander of the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota, is expected to take a new position at Global Strike Command Headquarters at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana. It announces the retirement of General Roger Brady in early 2010.

The article reports on the retirement of the U.S. Air Force's T-37 Tweet pilot training jet on July 31, 2009 at Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas. It states that Tweet has been in service for 50 years and has trained more than 78,000 Air Force pilots. It also states that the last student who was trained in Tweet, Lieutenant Trevor Kernes, expressed gratitude for being part of the last flight of the jet. Other pilots who praised the service of Tweet were Steve Chandler and Doris Castle.

The article reports that Lackland Air Force Base (AFB), Texas was chosen to host the alternative permanent location of the new numbered Air Force (AF) headquarters focused on the cyber mission. However, the final decision will only be made if the required environmental process under the National Environmental Policy Act is completed. It notes that AF officials consider the mission synergy, as well as the communication and bandwidth capabilities in selecting the location for the cyber mission.