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U.S. Air Force Recruiting sends team To blitz Detroit suburbs
November 17, 2022 — An Air Force engagement and recruiting team led by Air Force Recruiting Service Detachment 1 out of Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, was assembled from all over the nation and descended on the suburbs of Detroit, Nov. 15-18, 2022, with information about Aim High Flight Academy and other U.S. Air Force opportunities for students who are soon to graduate... MORE

TEDx event connects community at JBSA-Lackland
November 17, 2022 — Cultivating resiliency and making connections was the theme of TEDx at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Nov. 4. The event brought together approximately 150 people with a mission to provoke thoughtful conversations... 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

Deadline extended for annual DOD Housing Survey for privatized housing tenants
November 16, 2022 — The deadline for tenants of privatized housing and government-owned family housing to provide their feedback of the program via the annual Department of Defense Tenant Satisfaction Survey has been extended to Dec. 7... MORE

First AFRC Triad Summit held at 433rd Airlift Wing
November 15, 2022 — Commanders, senior enlisted leaders and first sergeants across the 433rd Airlift Wing attended a Triad Summit hosted by Air Force Reserve Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Nov. 3... MORE

Air Force Security Forces Center subject matter expert oversees confinement, corrections
November 15, 2022 — Michael Beard is the manager of the Air Force Victim/Witness Assistance Program Central Repository at the Air Force Security Forces Center’s Confinement and Corrections Directorate at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland... MORE

Air Installations Compatible Use Zones program helps ensure safe, sustainable flying operations
November 15, 2022 — The Air Force Civil Engineer Center, installation civil engineer squadrons and civilian community planners are helping ensure safe flying operations across the enterprise through the Air Installations Compatible Use Zones, or AICUZ, program. ... MORE

AFIMSC’s hybrid workplace model finds solutions in tight spaces
November 14, 2022 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Office of the Future initiative is helping the center’s Detachment 10 create an innovative, flexible office environment in limited space. ... MORE

Forging the next generation: BMT leads the way
November 14, 2022 — Following a 16-year run, Basic Expeditionary Airman Skills Training, or BEAST, has come to an end. With an eye toward the future fight, Air Force Basic Military Training is implementing a revised training exercise – PACER FORGE – where Agile Combat Employment and the concept of multi-capable Airmen are the beating heart... MORE

433rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron welcomes commander
November 14, 2022 — Col. Sylvia Fernandez assumed command of the 433rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron during a ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Nov. 5... MORE

Secretary of the Air Force participates in cybersecurity event
November 10, 2022 — Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall met with Lt. Gen. Kevin B. Kennedy, commander of Sixteenth Air Force, during his visit to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Nov. 4-5, 2022. ... MORE

One couple’s extraordinary journey to becoming Airmen
November 9, 2022 — A thirty-something couple with college degrees and a pet enlisted in the Air Force to pursue a dream... MORE

Air Force Services Center Quality of Life initiative streamlines child, youth registration
November 9, 2022 — The Air Force Services Center is rolling out the Child and Youth Programs Business Management System, or CYPBMS, a cloud-based enrollment system that will eliminate the need to hand carry the plethora of records necessary to enroll kids in child and youth programs no matter their location... MORE

Special Warfare Training Wing hosts Lightning Challenge 2022
November 8, 2022 — The Special Warfare Training Wing hosted Lightning Challenge 2022, an annual, service-level tactical air control party competition to identify the best TACP Airmen in the AF Nov. 3-4, 2022 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland and Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis... MORE

AFIMSC programs help military families thrive
November 8, 2022 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center and its subordinate units deliver morale, welfare and recreation programs, activities and infrastructure to build and sustain ready and resilient Airmen, Guardians and families. Many of the programs, missions and initiatives are closely associated with the Five and Thrive initiative that launched in 2021. ... MORE

Sixteenth Air Force creates first True North Religious Support Team at a Numbered Air Force
November 7, 2022 — The Sixteenth Air Force has become the first Number Air Force to have a True North Religious Support Team. The True North RST consists of a staff chaplain, Capt. Greg Redden, and a Religious Affairs noncommissioned officer in charge, Tech. Sgt. Raef Gamble. ... MORE

DAF announces 2022 Photo Contest winners
November 7, 2022 — The Department of the Air Force announced the winners of the 2022 Air Force Photo Contest Nov. 7. ... MORE

PHOTOS: Air Force Secretary visits JBSA-Lackland
November 7, 2022 — Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall visited Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland to serve as the presiding official for the U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training graduation Nov. 3. Kendall spent two days touring JBSA and welcomed 570 of the newest Airmen to the U.S. Air Force. ... MORE

433rd Airlift Wing, 960th Cyberspace Wing clash in softball
November 7, 2022 — Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 433rd Airlift Wing and the 960th Cyberspace Wing gathered at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland on October 15, 2022, to play a softball game. The 960th CW won the game and received a trophy to hold onto until next year’s contest... MORE

433rd Airlift Wing, 960th Cyberspace Wing change Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program representative
November 3, 2022 — The 433rd Airlift Wing and 960th Cyberspace Wing Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program changed representatives Sept. 1, 2022, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas... MORE