• SAMS Place aims to help

    You're a new Airman on base, straight off the plane from technical training. Your sponsor has secured you a dorm room, which has a bed, dresser and nightstand and little else.  Where, you might think, can you find kitchen utensils, clothing or other necessities? The Soldiers, Airmen, Marines and

  • Goodfellow hosts triathlon

    Goodfellow athletes braved the West Texas heat Saturday to compete in the 2008 Goodfellow Triathlon. The event, organized by the Mathis Fitness Center, consisted of a 1,000-meter swim, a 3.2-mile run, and finished with a 6-mile bike. Ten teams of three and 30 individuals competed in this year's

  • Goodfellow Airman to compete for world swimming championship

    Airman 1st Class Brandon Trapp, a 312th Training Squadron student at the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy, qualified Saturday for the 2009 World Masters Games to be held in Sydney, Australia.  Airman Trapp qualified in the 3k Open Water Swim category with a time of 46 minutes,

  • Base conducts readiness exercise

    Goodfellow Air Force Base conducted an installation-wide training exercise July 16-18. Though security forces and other first-responders were primary players in the event, everyone on base was affected. The first day of the exercise led to an increase in Force Protection measures, at which time base