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MISSION MONDAY: Air Force Combat Arms Program
December 5, 2022 — Jason Seibel and the Combat Arms Training and Development Team are responsible for developing and authoring all small arms and light weapons courses of fire, and lesson plans for the Department of the Air Force enterprise. This includes training on every weapon from a pistol to the Mk19 grenade launcher. ... MORE

960th Cyberspace Wing command chief retires
December 5, 2022 — Chief Master Sgt. Billie Baber, 960th Cyberspace Wing command chief, retired Nov. 4 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, after 26 years of military service... MORE

Col. Richard Erredge, 960th Cyberspace Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Billie Baber, 960th CW command chief, bow their heads for the invocation during a retirement ceremony, Nov. 4, 2022, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Baber retired after dedicating 26 years to military service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Adriana Barrientos)

Month of the Military Family: Husband, wife enlist, graduate Basic Military Training together
November 30, 2022 — November is Month of the Military Family and is designated as a time to acknowledge the service and sacrifices made by military members and their families. For Airmen 1st Class Alex Waters and Melissa McCabe, those sacrifices are being made as both service members and military family members... MORE

Airmen First Class Melissa McCabe and Alex Waters see each other for the first time and share a hug after completing Basic Miliary Training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air National Guard courtesy photo)

AETC commander announces rebalanced mission, vision focus
November 29, 2022 — Lt. Gen. Brian Robinson, commander of Air Education and Training Command, recently announced the command’s rebalanced mission, vision and lines of effort that will continue to accelerate change, while building the force necessary for the high-end fight... MORE

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, left, salutes the U.S. flag with Lt. Gen. Brian Robinson, center, commander of Air Education and Training Command, and Chief Master Sgt. Erik Thompson, right, AETC command chief, during the playing of the national anthem at the start of a U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training graduation ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Nov. 3, 2022

DLIELC graduates first Coast Guard recruits
November 29, 2022 — The journey is just beginning for two United States Coast Guard recruits who joined U.S. Army Echo Company to study English at the Defense Language Institute English Language Center... MORE

Three people stand side by side, posing for the camera. It is a full body shot, while the man and woman on the left and right side hold up a paper certificate.

Driggers serves as BMT graduation reviewing official for first time as JBSA, 502nd ABW commander
November 25, 2022 — Brig. Gen. Russell D. Driggers served as reviewing official for basic military training graduation parade for the first time as commander of Joint Base San Antonio and 502nd Air Base Wing, at JBSA-Lackland, Texas, Nov. 23, 2022... MORE

JBSA lights up with holiday tree lighting celebrations
November 25, 2022 — The 502nd Force Support Squadron presents the annual tree lighting celebrations to kick start the holiday season at all three primary Joint Base San Antonio locations. Each event includes the lighting of the tree, a visit from Santa, hot chocolate, cookies and games and crafts for the kids... MORE

Operation Recharge: How 343rd TRS puts meaning behind ‘self-care’
November 23, 2022 — The 343rd Training Squadron, which is home to Security Forces technical training, hosted Operation Recharge for their Airmen at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Nov. 18... MORE

341st Training Squadron holds first military working dog expo
November 23, 2022 — The 341st Training Squadron held its first military working dog expo at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Nov. 18... MORE

AFSVC delivers Thanksgiving slice of home to Airmen, Guardians
November 23, 2022 — For most, Thanksgiving is a time to gather around the table with friends and family to celebrate life and express gratitude. However, the annual tradition can look a little different for service members and their families stationed far from home. ... MORE

Thanksgiving holiday hours around JBSA
November 23, 2022 — Thanksgiving is here and some facilities around Joint Base San Antonio will have modified hours... MORE

Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston FSS Thanksgiving weekend hours.

U.S. Air Force Recruiting finishes three days of Detroit area blitzes
November 21, 2022 — The Air Force rock band, Flight One from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, joined forces with local Detroit recruiters and an Air Force Recruiting Service blitz team at local schools for three days filled with concerts and information about joining the Air Force from Nov. 15-18, 2022. The band built into the schedule a 45-minute question-and-answer session with the high school jazz band, played a 40-minute interactive rock concert, and even entertained an impromptu “Thriller”-style dance with a few students from the audience... MORE

A guitarist from Band of Flight, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, speaks with jazz band students at Holly High School.

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

A student from Oak Park High School, Oak Park, Michigan, tests her skill on a flight simulator

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

Guest speaker addresses crowd at TEDx event held at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Nov. 4.

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

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

Commanders, senior enlisted leaders and first sergeants across the 433rd Airlift Wing listen to a brief during the Triad Summit hosted by Air Force Reserve Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Nov. 3, 2022. The two-day event covered a variety of topics with activities focused on understanding each component of the triad and personal development. The Triad Summit was the first of its kind at the 433rd AW and served as professional development for those who collaborate in leadership positions; ensuring the unit meets mission requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Adriana Barrientos)

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

Michael Beard working from his home office

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