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Mission Monday: Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Operations Center
September 9, 2024 — It’s Mission Monday! Meet Alexander “Arch” Archibald, current operations planning manager and Security Forces representative for the Operations Center at Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland... MORE

Mission Monday: AFIMSC Operations Center

Air Force Civil Engineer Center unveils heritage wall
September 5, 2024 — Members of the Air Force Civil Engineer Center unveiled a new heritage wall at AFCEC headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio, Lackland on Aug. 29, 2024... MORE

Sixteenth Air Force Intelligence Squadron bridges training gaps through Digital University
September 4, 2024 — The constantly evolving world of cyber intelligence requires continuous improvement. To fill cyber training gaps and ramp up coding and data science skills for 110 Airmen, the 792nd Intelligence Support Squadron leadership team turned to Digital University. ... MORE

Special Warfare Training Wing hosts recruiter immersion
September 3, 2024 — The Special Warfare Training Wing hosted an immersion for total force recruiters at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, Texas, on July 22, 2024... MORE

A strength coach speaks to a group of Air Force recruiters

Air Force Services Center testing course to boost force support readiness managers’ skills
August 29, 2024 — The Air Force Services Center is in the final stages of testing a new course to boost the skill sets of installation force support readiness managers across the Department of the Air Force... MORE

classroom photo taken over the shoulder of a student looking at the presenter.

New commander takes the helm of Air Force's top medical wing
August 28, 2024 — Members of the Air Force's 59th Medical Wing reflected on their recent accomplishments and readiness for future missions during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, on Aug. 23, 2024... MORE

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brian S. Robinson, Air Education and Training Command commander, passes the guidon to Brig. Gen. Gwendolyn A. Foster, 59th Medical Wing commander, at the 59th MDW change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio, Tx., Aug. 23, 2024.

Alamo Wing Citizen Airman earns direct commission as social worker
August 26, 2024 — Master Sgt. Frankie Jenkins stepped into his office at the 433rd Airlift Wing command post on July 29, just like any other day, until he received a text that his direct commissioning package had been approved... MORE

1st Lt. Frankie Jenkins Jr., 433rd Medical Squadron licensed clinical social worker, holds up his previously worn Master Sgt. Air Force uniform after he took the oath of office during an Air Force officer swearing in ceremony at the 433rd Airlift Wing on Jul. 29, 2024.

149th Fighter Wing takes part in Operation Northern Cactus
August 26, 2024 — Northern Cactus is a joint training exercise that takes members of the 149th Fighter Wing, headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, to an austere environment to participate in a simulated deployment exercise... MORE

AFIMSC introduces combat support instructor course to increase ATF readiness
August 26, 2024 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is developing a course designed to equip combat air base squadron leaders with the skills needed to teach and lead combat support warfighters through every phase of the Air Force's Force Generation model... MORE

the Combat Support Instructor Course beta test

The world is not as big as it seems when paths cross through DLIELC
August 22, 2024 — A visit to the JBSA-Lackland shoppette led to a chance meeting for Filipino Army Air Traffic Controller First Lieutenant Febe Salina Acenas. During this shopping trip, she crossed paths with her cousin, now an Air Force squadron commander at the 737th Training Group... MORE

Filipino Army Air Traffic Controller and recently graduated Defense Language Institute English Language Center student, First Lieutenant Febe Salina Acenas, connects with her cousin, Lt. Col. Matthew Redaja, at his change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, June 10, 2024

Airmen helping Airmen: 433rd Operations Group members rally around wingman after house fire
August 20, 2024 — On a weekend when millions of Americans were celebrating the independence of the nation, Master Sgt. Jesse Gonzalez from the 433rd Airlift Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland found himself fighting to protect his home and family... MORE

433rd Airlift Wing Reserve Citizen Airmen, family members, and friends pose for a photo with Master Sgt. Jesse Gonzalez July 7, 2024, outside his San Antonio, Texas home.

Navy's four-legged secret weapon: Small dogs, big mission
August 20, 2024 — Sniffing out the source of danger comes naturally to Military Working Dogs. The MWDs that come to mind are fierce Belgian Malinois that leap over barriers to uncover perpetrators and gritty German Shepards who chase down the enemy. However, the U.S. Navy’s secret four-legged weapon weighs less than 25 pounds... MORE

Military Working Dog instructors hold their MWDs: Tech. Sgt. Amadio Apilado (left) clutches MWD Tery; Bobby Toal (middle) carries MWD Jax; and Staff Sgt. Christopher Dennison (right) lifts MWD Jessie after training the MWDs at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, with the 341st Training Squadron on March 6, 2023.

Mission Monday: Security Forces Weapons and Tactics
August 19, 2024 — This week’s Mission Monday features Master Sgt. Bradley Akers, a program manager for the Security Forces Weapons and Tactics team at the Air Force Security Forces Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland... MORE

AFIMSC upgrades dining infrastructure at JBSA-Camp Bullis
August 15, 2024 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is building a new dining facility to enhance food service operations at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas... MORE

737th Training Support Squadron DRIVE program: Transforming military transitions with job and housing success
August 15, 2024 — For many, the idea of joining the military may evoke a mixture of apprehension and aspiration. It represents a formidable challenge to some, while to others, it fulfills a lifelong dream. Those who enlist do so with enthusiasm and commitment, eager to serve their country... MORE

Kelli Williams, DRIVE (Develop, Redistribute, Improve, Vault, Expose) program manager, engages with 737th Training Group trainees around a table at the DRIVE Joint Forces Employment Fast Track event on June 28, 2024, at the Pfingston Reception Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.

AFIMSC leads DAF-wide transition to VoIP technology
August 14, 2024 — An Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center-led initiative to replace outdated telephone switches across the Department of the Air Force is on pace to finish installation of 75 new systems by mid-2025... MORE

A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 52nd Operation Support Squadron (OSS), Radar Airfield and Weather Systems (RAWS) conducts a maintenance check on a Ceilometer site at Spangdahlem, Germany, Nov. 14, 2023. 52 OSS RAWS Airmen play a vital role in keeping important airfield control and information systems up and running. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Albert Morel)

Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center establishes emergency response task force to support bases
August 13, 2024 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center’s Task Force Agile Mission Support team is gearing up to provide enhanced emergency response resources to Air and Space Force installations affected by natural disasters and other events... MORE

AFIMSC establishes emergency response task force to support bases

4th Air Force command chief checks in with 433rd Airlift Wing
August 13, 2024 — The 4th Air Force command chief visited the 433rd Airlift Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, from Aug. 3-4, meeting with leaders and Airmen from across the Alamo Wing... MORE

Chief Master Sgt. Travon Dennis (left), 4th Air Force command chief, sits in the left seat of a C-5M Super Galaxy simulator during a tour of the 733rd Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Aug. 3, 2024.

“If the nation calls ... are you ready now?” 433rd Airlift Wing commander emphasizes readiness at assumption of command
August 12, 2024 — Col. Douglas C. Jeffrey IV accepted command of the 433rd Airlift Wing during an assumption of command ceremony on Aug. 4... MORE

Col. Douglas C. Jeffrey, IV, 433rd Airlift Wing commander, addresses an audience of 433rd AW Citizen Airmen and community members at the 433rd AW assumption of command ceremony after receiving the guidon from Maj. Gen. D. Scott Durham, 4th Air Force commander at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Aug. 4, 2024.

DLIELC celebrates 70 years of global security cooperation and partnerships 
August 12, 2024 — A welcoming overcast and breezy morning set the stage as 637th Training Group (Defense Language Institute English Language Center) staff and service members gathered for the organization’s 70th Anniversary celebration on July 31. ... MORE

Members of the 637th Training Group and the 37th Training Wing form a “70” in celebration of the Defense Language Institute English Language Center’s 70th Anniversary, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, July 31, 2024. DLIELC helps build security cooperation capability through English language training and cultural immersion to U.S. and international military and civilians.