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AFIMSC beats fiscal clock to boost installations disaster resiliency
October 28, 2022 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center successfully closed out a year-long effort to increase infrastructure resiliency at Air Force installations in the wake of winter storm Uri. ... MORE

BAMC exercise sharpens warrior skills, builds readiness
October 26, 2022 — Brooke Army Medical Center conducted a field training exercise Oct. 12-21 to focus on pre-deployment readiness and training... MORE

DOD ID cardholders can host students in tech training on Thanksgiving Day
October 26, 2022 — For the sixth year, Operation Family Feast is giving community members the chance to celebrate their Thanksgiving Day with students in technical training across Joint Base San Antonio... MORE

Operation Family Feast graphic with fall-related borders on top and bottom (includes flowers, pumpkins, leaves).

First Air Force Combat Dive Course graduates to receive new Air Force combat diver badge upon graduation
October 24, 2022 — Graduates of the Air Force Combat Dive Course, Class 22-6, are the first to receive the new Air Force combat dive badge upon graduation Oct. 20. For Class 22-6, earning the Air Force Combat Dive Badge is the culmination of six weeks of rigorous work at the AFCDC but for members of the Special Warfare Training Wing who designed the new badge, this is the culmination of more than two years of work. ... MORE

Newly authorized Air Force Combat Dive Supervisor and Diver pins issued for the first time, Oct. 20.

433rd Medical Squadron welcomes new commander
October 21, 2022 — Col. Alvin Bradford assumed command of the 433rd Medical Squadron during an assumption of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Oct. 16, officiated by Col. Michelle Van Sickle, 433rd Medical Group commander. ... MORE

Col. Michelle Van Sickle, 433rd Medical Group commander, claps during the 433rd Medical Squadron assumption of command ceremony Oct. 16, 2022, where Col. Alvin Bradford assumed command, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Monet Villacorte)

Sixteenth Air Force leaders receive 363rd ISRW targeting immersion tour
October 21, 2022 — The 363rd Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Wing hosted U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kevin Kennedy, Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) commander and Command Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth Bruce for a visit Oct. 13, 2022 at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. ... MORE

433rd Security Forces Squadron welcomes new commander
October 20, 2022 — The 433rd Security Forces Squadron of the 433rd Airlift Wing received a new commander, Maj. Mark Howard, during an assumption of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Oct. 15, 2022... MORE

Col. Jeanne Bisesi, 433rd Mission Support Group commander, presents the guidon to Maj. Mark Howard, 433rd Security Forces Squadron commander, during the 433rd SFS assumption of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Oct. 15, 2022. The assumption of command ceremony marks a formal passing of responsibility, authority and accountability of command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Adriana Barrientos)

AFCEC military construction mission accelerates DAF readiness, lethality
October 20, 2022 — From the bed down of the Air Force's next-generation aircraft to new flightlines, child development centers and whole base recovery, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, or AFCEC, is modernizing Air Force infrastructure to strengthen national defense capabilities. ... MORE

Photos: Security Forces trainees go through field operations training
October 19, 2022 — The field operations course is part of a six-week U.S. Air Force security forces apprentice course designed to teach the basic skills necessary to new Air Force security forces Airmen... MORE

The field operations course is part of a six-week course designed to teach the basic skills necessary to new security forces Airmen.

860th Cyberspace Operations Group changes commanders
October 19, 2022 — Col. Joshua Garrison accepted command of the 860th Cyberspace Operations Group, 960th Cyberspace Wing, Oct. 15, 2022, during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas... MORE

Col. Silas Darden, 960th Cyberspace Wing vice commander, presents the leadership guidon to Col. Joshua Garrison, 860th Cyberspace Operations Group commander, during the 860th COG change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Oct. 15, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Monet Villacorte)

960th Cyberspace Operations Group receives new commander
October 19, 2022 — Col. Richard Wallace accepted command of the 960th Cyberspace Operations Group, 960th Cyberspace Wing, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, during a change of command ceremony Oct. 15, 2022... MORE

Col. Silas Darden, 960th Cyberspace Wing vice commander, presents the leadership guidon to Col. Richard Wallace, 960th COG commander, during the 960th COG change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Oct. 15, 2022. Wallace was the Individual Mobilization Augmentee to the 567th Cyberspace Operations Group commander at JBSA-Lackland. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Monet Villacorte)

Photos: Basic Military Trainees pass through the 'Snake Pit' at lunch
October 18, 2022 — Basic Military Training flights at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, must request permission from the "Snake Pit" so there is control of how many flights enter and exit the dining facility ensuring the area does not become overwhelmed with too many people at one time... MORE

Flights must request permission from the "Snake Pit" so there is control of how many flights enter and exit the dining facility ensuring the area does not become overwhelmed with too many people at one time.

Photos: Air Force basic trainees learn the 'Law of War'
October 18, 2022 — U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Matthew "Matt" Meyers, 319th Training Squadron, War Skills Military Studies Instructor, teaches a class titled "Law of War" to U.S. Air Force basic trainees at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Sept. 20, 2022... MORE

Basic Military Training announces Thanksgiving Day plans
October 17, 2022 — Residents of San Antonio who have an immediate family member in Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland or have a current Department of Defense ID card (active or retired) will have the opportunity to share Thanksgiving Day with a trainee. Additionally, graduating Airmen that week will be afforded an additional “town pass” to celebrate with their friends and families... MORE

People lined up in front of a table with a person sitting down on it while looking at a laptop. A large group of uniformed military people are in the background.

Basic Military Training digitizes curriculum
October 17, 2022 — The days of carrying around your black portfolio with bulky study materials are over. On Sept. 13, 2022, Basic Military Training completed the transition to a digital campus by issuing over 500 tablets to Airmen in their first week of training. ... MORE

Student looking down at an iPad while sitting at a desk.

Base Cleanup Week essential to maintaining installation excellence
October 17, 2022 — Joint Base San Antonio’s installation commander, and commander of the 502nd Air Base Wing, Brig. Gen. Russell D. Driggers, has declared the week of Oct. 24-28, 2022, as Base Cleanup Week. This supports a culture of installation excellence... MORE

AFIMSC executes record $8.8 billion in FY22
October 14, 2022 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center closed out a challenging year in the last hours of FY22, executing more than $8.8 billion. It’s the most funding AFIMSC has obligated in a year since the center declared full operational capability six years ago this month... MORE

The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center closed out a challenging year in the last hours of FY22, executing more than $8.8 billion.

BAMC pediatric CCAT mission helps save critically ill child
October 14, 2022 — A team from Brooke Army Medical Center recently flew to Guam to transport a critically ill boy to Rady Children’s hospital in San Diego for treatment... MORE

Military training leaders share experiences as Force Generators
October 14, 2022 — The buzz word going around Air Education and Training Command, “Force Generator,” is composed of various developmental special duty positions held by hand-picked, multi-capable Airmen. At the 37th Training Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, there are 48 military training leaders, whose mission is to mentor, train, and lead Airmen in technical training. MTLs are Force Generators who train approximately 30,000 Airmen in 49 different locations that fall under AETC... MORE

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IAAFA leaders visit Paraguay in strategic visit
October 14, 2022 — Inter-American Air Forces Academy leaders met with Paraguayan Air Force officials in a strategic visit to Paraguay, Sept. 14-16. Col. José Jiménez, Jr., IAAFA commandant and Chief Master Sgt. Emilio Avila, IAAFA Senior Enlisted Leader, visited with Gen. Arturo Gonzalez Ocampo, Commander of the Paraguayan Air Force, Col. Jorge Ramirez, commander of the Flying Training Group, and Brig. Gen. Roberto José Idoyaga Benitez, commander of the Aeronautical Training Command... MORE

Three men stand side-by-side, all standing at attention. A group of military members are standing behind them.