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PHOTOS | JBSA-Chapman Training Annex hosts Excellence in Competition Rifle Shoot
September 18, 2023 — The 2023 Excellence in Competition Rifle Shoot, hosted by the 37th Training Support Squadron Combat Weapons Flight at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex Sept. 8, was open to all U.S. military personnel from any branch and gives competitors in the top 10% a chance to compete to earn a United States Air Force Elementary Rifle Shot Badge... MORE

IAAFA team renovates Leadership Reaction Course Complex
November 16, 2022 — Inter-American Air Forces Academy staff and cadre rallied to renovate its Leadership Reaction Course Complex, better known as Project X. About 40 volunteers worked over 100 hours in just two weeks to repair, sand, and paint the 17 obstacles located at the Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex... MORE

Two men work to remove old old paint from wood

Special Warfare Training Wing members collaborate with Colombian Special Air Commands delegation
July 27, 2022 — A delegation of Colombian Special Air Commands leaders visited the Special Warfare Training Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex for an immersion into the various Air Force Special Warfare pipelines July 25, 2022... MORE

A delegation of Colombian Special Air Commands leaders observe Special Warfare Training Wing trainees conduct water confidence training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, July. 25, 2022. The delegation visited the Special Warfare Training Wing for an immersion into the various Air Force Special Warfare career fields and pipelines.

Special Warfare Operational Medicine Squadron holds change of command
July 18, 2022 — Lt. Col. Gary D'Orazio took over the Special Warfare Operational Medicine Squadron commander during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, Texas, July 15, 2022... MORE

U.S. Air Force Col. George Buse (left), Special Warfare Human Performance Support Group commander and presiding officer, passes the guidon to Lt. Col. Gary D'Orazio (right), incoming Special Warfare Operational Medicine Squadron commander, during the SWOMS change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, Texas, July 15, 2022.

Airman Heritage Training Complex warehouse a portal into JBSA, Air Force history
May 4, 2022 — The Airman Heritage Training Complex warehouse, or Building 222, is a 5,000-square foot facility containing over 5,900 artifacts, photos, documents and mementos related to Air Force history, from the early days of the branch to the present, placed in rows of shelves and cases... MORE

Special Warfare Training Wing holds memorial rededication ceremony
April 20, 2022 — The Special Warfare Training Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex and echelon units hosted a 2 1/2 mile ruck April 8, followed by memorial pushups and the unveiling of refitted memorials for fallen Air Force Special Warfare Airmen Lt. Col. William Schroeder and Staff Sgt. Scott Sather in coordination with Gold Star families... MORE

Special Warfare Airmen and leaders participate in the Special Warfare Training Wing and subordinate echelons rededication ceremony in honor of U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. William Schroeder and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Scott Sather at the SWTW training compound Joint Base San Antonio, Chapman Training Annex, Apr. 8, 2022. The wing hosted a two and one-half mile ruck march followed by Memorial pushups and the unveiling of refitted memorials in coordination with Gold Star families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Brian Boisvert)

Special Warfare Human Performance Squadron reaches milestone
June 25, 2021 — The Special Warfare Human Performance Squadron, or SWHPS, recently marked its second anniversary. It is the first squadron of its kind in the Department of Defense, and its sole purpose is to provide Special Warfare Airmen and cadre embedded/holistic human performance support. ... MORE

Memorial Log Carry honors Special Warfare Training Wing Airman
April 19, 2021 — The 350th Special Warfare Training Squadron organized a 2 1/2 mile memorial log carry for fallen Airman Lt. Col. William Schroeder, at the Special Warfare Training Wing, Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, April 8... MORE

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-CHAPMAN TRAINING ANNEX, Texas—Chief Master Sgt. Todd M. Popovic, Special Warfare Training Wing, or SWTW, command chief, leads a formation in memorial pushups after a memorial log carry for fallen airman, Lt. Col. William Schroeder, at the SWTW located on Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, or JBSA-CTA, Apr. 8, 2021.

433rd ASTS trains in receiving incoming patients aboard Black Hawks
January 28, 2021 — The 433rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron, 433rd Airlift Wing, participated in an exercise to train in receiving incoming patients at the Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex Jan. 9... MORE

Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 433rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron transport a simulated injured patient from a UH-60 Black Hawk to a Humvee for training Jan 9, 2021 at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex. The training helped provide experience to medics in receiving and transporting combat injured individuals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mike Lahrman)

960th Cyberspace Wing accelerates change during leadership summit
January 13, 2021 — Leaders within the 960th Cyberspace Wing gathered in-person and virtually at the Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex Nov. 16-19, 2020, to meet and discuss the future of Air Force Reserve Command’s only cyberspace wing... MORE

960th Cyberspace Wing members speak with Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh, 16th Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) commander, Nov. 19, 2020, during the leadership summit at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Samantha Mathison)

Human Performance reshapes training and evaluation
December 18, 2020 — The Special Warfare Human Performance Support Group has implemented innovative technology to reshape the way special warfare Airmen train and are evaluated during the Special Warfare Training Wing pipeline at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland... MORE

A prep course student has an injury assessment.

Air Force Life Cycle Management Center officer awarded Bronze Star
December 3, 2020 — Lt. Col. Bryan G. Howard, chief of the Capability Integration Branch of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Human Resources Systems Division, was awarded the Bronze Star Nov. 16 by Lt. Gen. Shaun Morris, AFLCMC commander, during a ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex... MORE

Air Force Lt. Gen. Shaun Morris (left), Air Force Life Cycle Management Center commander, returns a salute after presenting Lt. Col. Bryan Howard (right), Deputy Branch Chief Sustainment, with the Bronze Star Nov. 16 at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Annex.

Battling COVID; a cyber Airman’s story
June 29, 2020 — Tech. Sgt. Brandon Ibanez, a cyber intelligence analyst with the 854th Combat Operations Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, doesn’t wear a helmet to work, nor does he wear a sword or shield. Ibanez’s role in his unit requires him to analyze intelligence and triangulate technical, geographical and operational information to provide situational awareness for leadership. This information enables his leaders to determine the best course of action in any given scenario... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Brandon Ibanez, a cyber intelligence analyst with the 854th Combat Operations Squadron, stands in uniform for a photo outside his home in Chicago, Illinois, June 15, 2020. As a Gladiator in the 960th Cyberspace Wing, it’s not a requirement to don the traditional uniform of ancient Roman fighters, and it would be impractical because the enemy in cyberspace doesn’t attack using guns or spears. (Courtesy photo by Anna Czekaj)