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PHOTOS: Air National Guard command chief visits 149th Fighter Wing
August 29, 2022 — U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Maurice L. Williams, Air National Guard command chief, visited the 149th Fighter Wing at Joint Base Lackland-San Antonio, Aug. 13, 2022... MORE

Command Chief of the ANG visits the 149th Fighter Wing

Don’t be a target: Phishing and smishing on the rise
August 29, 2022 — The criminal act of phishing and smishing are on the rise and people across the nation are falling for scams daily. Scammers are out to get your personal information and subsequently, access to your money, accounts or credit line... MORE

A photo of a cell phone and a computer with messages on them.

WHASC Physical Therapy launches Direct Access Clinic, walk-in hours
August 29, 2022 — Joint Base San Antonio's active duty members no longer have to schedule an appointment to seek treatment for acute (meaning symptoms have been occurring for less than 14 days) musculoskeletal issues. The 59th Medical Wing's Physical Therapy team has launched a Direct Access Clinic where active duty patients can seek walk-in treatment four mornings a week... MORE

WHASC Physical Therapy team offers Direct Access Clinic

Basic military trainees learn weapons operations
August 26, 2022 — Trainees from the 321st Training Squadron learned how to operate the M4 carbine rifle during the second week of Air Force Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Aug. 23... MORE

Air Force basic trainees go through morning routines
August 25, 2022 — U.S. Air Force basic trainees from the 322nd Training Squadron performed their third-week fitness assessment during basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Aug. 22, 2022... MORE

Air Force basic trainees get in their morning routines

Autonomous multi-functional airfield tractors idea wins 2022 AFIMSC Innovation Rodeo
August 23, 2022 — An idea for autonomous airfield operations won the 2022 Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Innovation Rodeo in San Antonio Aug. 19... MORE

How the new Special Warfare Branch at AFRS is making a difference
August 17, 2022 — One year into being, the Special Warfare Branch at Air Force Recruiting Service is yielding results by trying new approaches to win talent for an elite set of careers... MORE

Lt. Col. Joseph Lopez and Tech. Sgt. Kevin Dunham, two of seven members of AFRS’s Recruiting Operations Special Warfare branch pose for a photo outside AFRS’s headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Aug. 4, 2022.

Air Force 'Celebrating Traditions' with annual photo contest
August 17, 2022 — Photographers of all ages and experience, only two weeks remain to submit photos for this year's Department of the Air Force Photo Contest. The theme for this year’s contest, which runs through Aug. 31, is “Celebrating Traditions.”... MORE

AFCEC bolsters DAF energy assurance with merger
August 17, 2022 — The Air Force Civil Engineer Center recently merged two energy organizations under one directorate, forming a single, cohesive team focused on achieving Department of the Air Force energy objectives. ... MORE

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JBSA-Lackland, JBSA-Randolph pharmacies implement changes to improve service
August 17, 2022 — The Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland and Randolph Pharmacy teams are changing some of their processes to improve service to beneficiaries... MORE

Lackland, Randolph Pharmacies change processes

Air Force Cycling Team completes ride across Iowa representing Air Force, Space Force
August 16, 2022 — The Air Force Cycling Team completed a 500-mile trek across Iowa on road bicycles July 30, 2022, traveling as part of the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, or RAGBRAI, ending in Lansing, Iowa... MORE

Cyclists work on a bicycle on the side of the road

Getting to know the new Air Force Civil Engineer Center commander
August 16, 2022 — Brig. Gen. William Kale took command of the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, headquartered in San Antonio, during a change of command ceremony Aug. 8 officiated by the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center commander... MORE

Five MTIs earn their Blue Rope
August 16, 2022 — The third quarter Basic Military Training Blue Rope Competition results are in and five Airmen met the challenge and surpassed the requirements, earning the right to wear the blue rope on their campaign hat... MORE

37th TRSS Faculty Development Flight launches Technical Writer online course
August 16, 2022 — The 37th Training Support Squadron is launching a new Community College of the Air Force-accredited online Technical Writer course this month, giving students the opportunity to take the eight-day course virtually rather than in-residence, allowing them to be on temporary duty in-place... MORE

Instructor uses three-question student feedback to improve military police investigation course
August 15, 2022 — Tech. Sgt. David Infante, who teaches the interview and interrogation portion of the Military Police Investigation course at the U.S. Army Military Police School in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, improved the eight-week course by doing what Air Force instructors do best – putting their students first... MORE

433rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron trains for readiness
August 15, 2022 — Members of the 433rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron performed ground patient movement training Aug. 7, using simulated patients and a C-124 Globemaster II aircraft static display. The exercise was the first for the squadron since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic... MORE

433rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron personnel lift a litter into the rear of an ambulatory vehicle during a ground patient movement training exercise at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, August 7, 2022. The exercise was the first for the ASTS since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and allowed participants to practice procedures similar to loading and offloading a C-130 Hercules aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mike Lahrman)

2022 honorary commanders visit Alamo Wing
August 11, 2022 — Fourteen honorary commanders toured the 433rd Operations Group at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Aug. 6. The visit included a tour of the C-5M Super Galaxy flight simulator, virtual reality C-5M training program and a survival skills briefing, which are some of the 433rd OG’s functions... MORE

Lt. Col. Christopher Jones, 68th Airlift Squadron C-5M pilot, guides Brad Tobler, Wish for Our Heroes chapter director and co-owner of Federal Employee Benefits, inside the C-5M Super Galaxy flight simulator at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Aug. 6, 2022. The flight simulator was part of an honorary commander tour of the 433rd Operations Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mark Colmenares)

149th Fighter Wing Gunfighters innovate their way to excellence
August 9, 2022 — In an unsuspecting building dubbed the "3D Printing Center of Excellence," machines are whirling, ideas are flying and the passion is evident. The 149th Fighter Wing, located at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, was provided with multiple 3D printers for use to explore possibilities and expand innovation within the unit and Gunfighter volunteers have wasted no time signing up to do just that. ... MORE

Sixteenth Air Force Airmen RISE UP, LIFT UP to mentor Uvalde students
August 9, 2022 — Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) Airmen took time to RISE UP to mentor and LIFT UP students during two cybersecurity education camps held in June and July at the El Progreso Memorial Library in Uvalde, Texas... MORE

Airmen from across the 16th Air Force enterprise volunteered to mentor more than 40 students during both camps designed to introduce participants to cybersecurity, online safety and proper cyber hygiene to a community affected by the tragic school shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 24.

AFRC Command Chief visits 433rd Training Squadron
August 9, 2022 — Chief Master Sgt. Timothy C. White Jr., Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of Air Force Reserve and Command Chief Master Sergeant of Air Force Reserve Command, visited the 433rd Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland July 26... MORE