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How vehicle maintenance Airmen keep the ‘birds in the sky’
October 23, 2024 — Gilded in fog from the Pacific Ocean, Port Hueneme, California, houses the 346th Training Squadron where Airmen get their hands dirty while learning vehicle maintenance... MORE

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Maurice Kelly, a vehicle maintenance instructor assigned to the 346th Training Squadron, shows Airmen assigned to multiple vehicle maintenance units, the parts of a Halvorsen 25K Cargo Loader at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, Puerto Rico, June 5, 2024.

Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center sweeps Air Force Materiel Command Sijan awards
October 22, 2024 — Airmen from the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center recently won all four categories of the Air Force Materiel Command Lance P. Sijan Awards... MORE

The 2016 Lance P. Sijan U.S. Air Force Leadership Awards are displayed on a table prior to the start of an awards ceremony in the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., Oct. 5, 2017. The award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding leadership ability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rusty Frank)

Construction begins on JBSA-Lackland’s Dunn Dental Clinic
October 22, 2024 — The 59th Medical Wing celebrated the start of construction on a new $88 million dental treatment facility... MORE

Military and civilian leaders pose for new Dental Clinic's groundbreaking ceremony

AFIMSC executes record $9.4 billion in FY24
October 22, 2024 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center executed a record $9.4 billion in operations and maintenance funds in the 2024 fiscal year, the most funding the center has obligated in a single year since declaring full operational capability eight years ago this month... MORE

AFIMSC fiscal year closeout graphic displaying the amounts executed throughout 2024.

Mission Monday: AFCEC Facility Engineering
October 21, 2024 — It’s Mission Monday! Meet Richard Mathews, deputy director for the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Facility Engineering Directorate. ... MORE

AFIMSC Mission Monday graphic with official photo of Richard Mathews along with the AFCEC shield.

Flu shots available at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center
October 18, 2024 — All TRICARE beneficiaries can receive their influenza vaccine at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Carolina Guzman, 59th Medical Specialty Squadron Allergy and Immunizations section chief, prepares an influenza vaccine on Nov. 14, 2023, at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Airman from multiple clinics and specialties volunteered to ensure the 59th Medical Wing surpasses the Department of Defense’s 90-percent vaccination goal and protect against influenza and potential complications. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melody Bordeaux)

Combined Federal Campaign runs through Dec. 15, 2024
October 18, 2024 — Each fall, the Combined Federal Campaign enables Federal employees and retirees to come together to raise money and volunteer for our favorite charities. This year’s campaign at Joint Base San Antonio runs through Dec. 15, 2024... MORE

Air Force Civil Engineer Center APE team paves way to keep DAF mission in fight
October 18, 2024 — As the Department of the Air Force focuses on the Great Power Competition, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center Airfield Pavement Evaluation team is helping keep runways worldwide ready to support the mission... MORE

members of the AFCEC APE team get ready to extract a core from the runway

JBSA celebrates Halloween throughout October
October 17, 2024 — Halloween-themed events will fill up the Joint Base San Antonio community this month. Parents and children alike can take part in the following events in ritualizing Halloween or harvest time. Trick or Treating hours at all JBSA locations are scheduled for 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 31. ... MORE

Getting to know the new Air Force Security Forces Center Commander
October 17, 2024 — Col. Jason Harris took command of the Air Force Security Forces Center knowing his prior assignments were all opportunities that led to the moment in July when he accepted the unit guidon and took charge of the center... MORE

AFIMSC Getting to Know Graphic featuring Col. Jason Harris' official photo and photo of him at an official ceremony in background.

433rd Airlift Wing supports 'Ample Strike,' builds bonds with NATO allies
October 16, 2024 — Maj. Gary Koivisto, 433rd Operations Support Squadron evaluator pilot, served as aircraft commander for the 68th Airlift Squadron aircrew titled “Reach 2010.” Their mission was to use a C-5M Super Galaxy to transport two 147th Attack Wing MQ-9 Reapers from the Czech Republic to Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base, in Houston, Texas, and included stops at Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany, all in support of NATO Exercise “Ample Strike” from Sept. 20-28... MORE

Czech Republic high school students from Masarykovo gymnázium Příbor, were greeted by 68th Airlift Squadron Reserve Citizen Airmen for a tour of the C-5M Super Galaxy at Leoš Janáček Airport in Ostrava, Czech Republic, Sept. 24, 2024.

Air Force Services Center begins trainee program for golf course sustainment
October 16, 2024 — The Air Force Services Center recently established a new trainee program to boost patron enjoyment and the sustainability of installation golf courses. The AFSVC began looking into a solution when its... MORE

closeup of two sets of feet, a golf hole, ball and putter.

433rd Airlift Wing Airmen visit Czech Republic HS to discuss C-5 mission, Citizen Airmen life
October 16, 2024 — “It’s a pleasure and honor to come here,” said Lt. Col. Jeremy Hooper, 68th Airlift Squadron evaluator C-5 pilot, to more than 100 students at Masarykovo gymnázium Příbor, a high school in the Czech Republic, on Sept. 24 before presenting a video about the C-5M Super Galaxy from the 433rd Airlift Wing. “This is the plane that we flew here in for the NATO Days Airshow in Ostrava.”... MORE

Lt. Col. Jeremy Hooper, left, 68th Airlift SquadronC-5 pilot evaluator, introduces himself to students from Masarykovo gymnázium Příbor, a high School in the Czech Republic, during a seminar about serving in the United States Air Force, Sept. 24, 2024.

NCO induction ceremony inducts latest Airlift, Cyber Airmen
October 15, 2024 — The Rising Six Council hosted a non-commissioned officer induction ceremony for the new NCOs of the 433rd Airlift Wing and 960th Cyberspace Wing on Oct. 5 at the Pfingston Reception Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas... MORE

Chief Master Sgt. Jonathan J. Birk, 433rd Airlift Wing command chief, delivers the oath of induction to the newly appointed NCOs of the 433rd Airlift Wing at the Pfingston Reception Center after the NCO Induction Ceremony on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas on October 5, 2024.

AETC Centers of Excellence: Mapping curriculum, integrating for future force development
October 11, 2024 — In a deliberate effort to reoptimize for Great Power Competition, or GPC, Air Education and Training Command directed its’ headquarters staff, Nineteenth Air Force and Second Air Force to establish “Centers of Excellence” to advance development capabilities across the Air Force... MORE

In a deliberate effort to reoptimize for Great Power Competition (GPC), Air Education and Training Command (AETC) directed its’ headquarters staff, Nineteenth Air Force (19th AF) and Second Air Force (2nd AF) to establish “Centers of Excellence” (CoEs) to advance development capabilities across the Air Force.

A legacy of service: The Urdzik family’s multi-generational commitment to the military
October 11, 2024 — The Urdzik family is a living testament to dedication, sacrifice, and the unbreakable bonds of family — bound together by a legacy of military service. Across generations and branches of the armed forces, this family has served their country and upheld the values of duty and honor, passing them from one generation to the next... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Jacob Urdzik, a Military Training Instructor at the 737th Training Group, poses for a photo following the Basic Military Graduation of his brother, Airman David Urdzik. The brothers are accompanied by their father, Lt. Col. retired Chris Urdzik, and brother, Cadet 3rd Class Samual Urdzik. The Urdzik family is a multigenerational military family where shared values, sacrifice, and pride unite the past, present, and future.

Settlement of Estate
October 11, 2024 — The Commander regrets to announce the death of Maj. Brenna Cole, assigned to the 375th Cyberspace Operations Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, who passed away on Oct. 2, 2024... MORE

Defense Attaché group visits Sixteenth Air Force, prepares for integrated deterrence
October 11, 2024 — Twenty-nine defense attachés with the Defense Attaché Orientation Program, representing 21 various countries, convened at Sixteenth Air Force at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland on Sept. 11, to discuss integrated deterrence and understand cyber capabilities for future coordination... MORE

Miss America gets bit by military working dog
October 9, 2024 — Air Force 2nd Lt. Madison Marsh, Miss America 2024, donned the famous bite sleeve on Oct. 8 at the 37th Training Wing to experience first-hand what it takes to train the elite K-9 teams that play a vital role in national security... MORE

Lt. Marsh working with military working dogs

JBSA now accepting applications for 2025 Air and Space Force military ambassadors
October 9, 2024 — Joint Base San Antonio is looking for two outstanding Airmen and two exceptional Guardians, both male and female, to serve as 2025 military ambassadors... MORE