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IAAFA leads professional development subject matter expert exchange with Brazilian Air Force
October 3, 2023
Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Alvarez, Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and Chief Master Sgt. Yusef Saad, IAAFA’s Senior Enlisted Leader, salute during a retreat ceremony at the Aeronautics Specialist School in Sao Paolo, Brazil, Aug. 22, 2023. The Inter-American Air Forces Academy led the professional development subject matter expert exchange with the Brazilian Air Force. It was the first visit of its kind in over a decade. (U.S. Air Force photo by Vanessa R. Adame)

IAAFA leaders attend Paraguayan Air Force centennial celebration
March 23, 2023
Mario Abdo Benitez, President of Paraguay, pins Col. José Jiménez, Jr., Commandant of the  Inter-American Air Forces Academy, with the Medal of Honor for the Centennial Commemoration of the Paraguayan Air Force in Asunción, Paraguay, Feb. 22, 2023. Benitez greeted senior members of visiting delegations and pinned each of them with the medal of honor to commemorate the anniversary. (Courtesy Photo)

IAAFA infuses agility into training with modern technology, simulators
February 23, 2023
Tech. Sgt. Edwin Acevedo, 837th Training Squadron, looks at the computer screen while using the new SV-R simulator program at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Jan. 25, 2023. The simulator is among the newest equipment at the academy that will be used to train international military students from partner nations, focusing on counter narcotic efforts and combatting transnational criminal organizations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Vanessa R. Adame)

IAAFA students take part in Operation Jaguar
January 18, 2023
IAAFA students take part in Operation Jaguar

More than 150 U.S., partner nations students graduate during IAAFA training cycle
December 22, 2022
Maj. Gen. Julian Cheater, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs, speaks at Academy’s graduation ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Dec. 7, 2022. Cheater was guest speaker for the event, in which more than 150 international military students and U.S. Air Force students graduated. (U.S. Air Force photo by Vanessa R. Adame)

IAAFA team renovates Leadership Reaction Course Complex
November 16, 2022
Two men work to remove old old paint from wood

IAAFA hosts Jamaican Defence Force members at seminar at IAAFA
June 28, 2022
Jamaican Defence Force warrant officer signs a guestbook on top of a podium

Military students from eight partner nations, U.S. graduate from IAAFA
May 16, 2022
International students stand next to flags

First Spanish-language SNCO course at IAAFA fills partner nation need
January 6, 2022
Group photo of ISNCO students

IAAFA takes security cooperation mission to Colombia
November 18, 2021
IAAFA instructors stand in front of Colombian school

IAAFA instructor participates in Army Jungle Operations course, brings experience to partner nation students
November 17, 2021
NCO stands in Hawaiian river bed

Egyptian Armed Forces make historic visit to IAAFA
October 8, 2021
Tour of IAAFA hangar

Modern-day pioneers lead the way for gender integration
August 25, 2021
Inter-American Air Forces Academy

HH-60G Pave Hawk makes debut at 344th Training Squadron
August 5, 2021
Helicopter lands.

IAAFA leads professional development seminar in Ecuador
June 14, 2021
Students build bridge on table.

Mobile paint simulator helps expand training to partner nation students
May 11, 2021
Staff Sgt. Julia Reyna, 318th Training Squadron Structures and Corrosion Instructor, uses the paint simulator during a demonstration at Joint Base San Antonio, Lackland, Texas, April 28, 2021. The newly acquired software allows mobile training teams to travel with the equipment and provide instruction to partner nation members with real-time results while eliminating expenses. (U.S. Air Force photo by Vanessa R. Adame)

IAAFA graduates 59 students from U.S., international partners
April 23, 2021
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas --Approximately 150 members of the Inter-American Air Forces Academy and distinguished guests gathered at a graduation for nearly 60 students from partner nations and the U.S. Air Force here April 15, 2021.

IAAFA stands out in AETC awards, earns top accolades
April 22, 2021
Professional Military Education Instructors pose for a photo March 30, 2021, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy after winning Outstanding EPME Center of the Year, Air Education and Training Command, in the 2020 Enlisted Professional Military Education Awards Program. Master Sgt. Diego Ladino and IAAFA’s EPME Center are now competing for the awards at the Air Force level. (U.S. Air Force photo by Vanessa R. Adame)

IAAFA historian documents past, looks to future
April 12, 2021
IAAFA has approximately 800 gifts and artifacts displayed across its campus.

Goodfellow wing commander visits IAAFA
April 1, 2021
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The 17th Training Wing commander from Goodfellow AFB visited with leaders and students at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy March 15.