National Cyber Security Awareness Month: What is cyber security?

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. All residents and users of the Air Force network play a part in keeping it safe. Air Forces Cyber urges you to learn as much as you can about cyber security and implement those practices at all times at work and at home. (U.S. Air Force graphic illustration by William Parks)

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JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- The 502nd Air Base Wing Joint Base-San Antonio Below The Zone Central Base Board selected Airman 1st Class Jorge Grullon-Rodriguez, 690th Network Support Squadron, and Airman 1st Class Mitchell Gorham, 688th Information Operations Wing, for promotion ahead of their peers Sept. 14. Below the zone is a competitive early promotion program offered to Airmen in the grade of Airman First Class/E-3. This early promotion opportunity is restricted to elite Airmen who stand out from their peers and perform duties at a level above their current rank. A "below the zone" promotion means Airmen are able to sew on a new stripe six months earlier than their original date of rank. This is a benefit financially and in responsibility, but it also affects Airmen's testing dates which is required for the next promotion to staff sergeant.

67th NWW command chief retires after 30 years of service

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO–LACKLAND, Texas -- Then Airman Basic Mark Renninger poses for his official photo during basic training in 1982. Chief Master Sgt. Renninger, the former 67th Network Warfare Wing command chief master sergeant, retired during a ceremony at Arnold Hall here Sept. 5, after 30 years of service. He said entering the Air Force at an older age (he turned 22 in basic training) may have played a part in rapidly progressing through the ranks, but mostly gives credit to doing as he was told, being a team player and staying out of trouble. (Courtesy photo)

67th NWW command chief retires after 30 years of service

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO–LACKLAND, Texas -- Brig. Gen. Kevin Wooton, Air Force Space Command Communications and Information director, shares a moment of reflection with Chief Master Sgt. Mark Renninger, the former 67th Network Warfare Wing command chief master sergeant, during the chief’s retirement ceremony at Arnold Hall here, Sept. 5. Wooton hired Renninger on as his command chief when he was in command of the 67th NWW and refers to him as “The Quiet Professional.” (U.S. Air Force photo by William Belcher)

24 AF, AFISRA host Industry Day conference

Col. Eric Bee, 24th Air Force Staff Judge Advocate, speaks to the men and women attending the 24th Air Force and Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Industry Day at the Hyatt-Regency in downtown San Antonio Aug. 7. With more and more companies reaching out for a better understanding of how to form partnerships, Industry Day was a way to gather everyone together and brief them all at the same time. Industry leaders also got the chance to network face to face between briefings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott McNabb)

24 AF, AFISRA host Industry Day conference

Attendees of the 24th Air Force and Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Industry Day talk during an icebreaker event at the Hyatt-Regency in downtown San Antonio Aug. 7. More than 160 people represented their companies at the two-day event. On the first day, Maj. Gen. Suzanne Vautrinot, 24th Air Force and U.S. Air Forces Cyber commander, spoke on the state of cyber. She also parlayed her vision for its future and how industry partners fit in that future. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott McNabb)