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Special Warfare Training Wing welcomes new commander
July 12, 2022 — Col. Nathan Colunga assumed command of the Special Warfare Training Wing during a change of command ceremony at the Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex July 11... MORE

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Michele Edmondson (left), 2nd Air Force commander and presiding officer, passes the guidon to Col. Nathan Colunga (middle), incoming Special Warfare Training Wing commander, during the SWTW change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, Texas, July 11, 2022. At right is Col. Mason Dula, outgoing SWTW commander.

59th Medical Wing participates in Vapor Trails medical training exercise
July 11, 2022 — Members of the 59th Medical Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, recently took part in the Vapor Trails medical training exercise June 30... MORE

AFIMSC set to begin Red Hawk bed down efforts at JBSA
July 11, 2022 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center has the green light to move forward with major construction work to support the bed down of a new aircraft and training mission at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas... MORE

Air Force Services Center welcomes new commander
July 8, 2022 — Col. Carolyn Ammons took command of the Air Force Services Center during a change of command ceremony June 30. AFSVC, one of four primary subordinate units of the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, delivers globally integrated management, resourcing and support operations for Airmen and families. ... MORE

37th Training Wing creates new senior enlisted leader course
July 7, 2022 — The enlisted contracting career field is so lean it often places E-7s and E-8s in Senior Enlisted Leaders slots, and until now, those junior SELs often took on the challenge without formal training... MORE

Three airmen from the Contracting Training Flight pose in a hallway

Aircraft armament systems technicians keep 149th Fighter Wing aircraft ready to fight
July 5, 2022 — Aircraft armament systems technicians with the 149th Fighter Wing are responsible for maintaining the weapons systems of the aircraft and configuring the load outs for each flight... MORE

Embry Riddle Aeronautical University ROTC cadets visit 149th Fighter Wing
July 5, 2022 — Air Force ROTC cadets from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University visited the 149th Fighter Wing June 10 to get a first-hand look and what an operational fighter wing looks like behind the scenes at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland... MORE

149th Civil Engineer Squadron conducts innovative readiness training
July 5, 2022 — Members of the 149th Civil Engineer Squadron from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland recently built two houses June 27-30 during an innovative readiness training exercise at Tahlequah in the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma... MORE

149th Fighter Wing conducts readiness exercise
July 5, 2022 — The 149th Fighter Wing Gunfighters held an active shooter training exercise June 30 and afterward posed scenario-based questions to various members of the wing... MORE

Protecting your hearing, vision a personal readiness mission
June 28, 2022 — Hearing and vision are important to everyone, including active duty service members. They must be alert at all times to their surroundings and potential dangers... MORE

Tenant feedback drives housing programs improvement
June 28, 2022 — Air Force housing program officials are analyzing data from the calendar year 2021 Department of Defense Annual Tenant Satisfaction Survey for trends and ways to improve the enterprise’s housing portfolio and tenant experience... MORE

AFIMSC consolidates enterprise chapel music licensing under one contract
June 28, 2022 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland recently awarded a contract to deliver a music and media copyright license to chaplain programs across the Department of the Air Force... MORE

Minister Dennis Thompson leads the Gospel Choir in a song during the 50th Gospel Worship Service Anniversary inside Larcher Chapel at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Sept. 12, 2021. The service's theme was "Growing Stronger, Growing Deeper, Reaching Higher." (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

IAAFA hosts Jamaican Defence Force members at seminar at IAAFA
June 28, 2022 — The Inter-American Air Forces Academy hosted members of the Jamaican Defence Force and 12th Air Force for a maintenance professional seminar May 31 to June 2... MORE

Jamaican Defence Force warrant officer signs a guestbook on top of a podium

433rd AW, 960th CW announce June enlisted promotions
June 28, 2022 — The following 433rd Airlift Wing and 960th Cyberspace Wing Airmen earned a promotion in grade... MORE

How contracting schoolhouse saved $1.6 million in annual training costs
June 27, 2022 — For the first time in 31 years, enlisted contracting personnel, or Mission-Focused Business Leaders, no longer need to complete additional, repeat training to become certified on the job... MORE

Operation Junior Expedition Team gives kids chance to learn, relate to military experience
June 27, 2022 — The Operation Junior Expeditionary Team event June 17 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland provided children the opportunity to see a mock deployment and gives them an idea of what their parent experiences when they report for duty away from home, as well as the process when they return... MORE

Consider nominating exceptional students to the White Rope Program
June 23, 2022 — Instructors with exceptional students should consider nominating them for the White Rope program, a chapel-based opportunity that strengthens leadership and sharpens professionalism. ... MORE

Resolute Sentinel 22: Sharing knowledge, building partnerships
June 22, 2022 — U.S. military medics arrived in San Salvador, El Salvador June 5, 2022, to integrate with the El Salvadoran military and medical staff at Hospital Militar Central for Operation Resolute Sentinel 22. Resolute Sentinel 22 provides joint training and improved readiness for U.S. civil engineers, medical professionals and support personnel through humanitarian assistance activities in El Salvador... MORE

149th Fighter Wing Airmen take part in combatives training
June 21, 2022 — Members of the 149th Fighter Wing, Texas Air National Guard, from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, are receiving instruction in a combative course designed to teach service members basic self-defense skills... MORE

Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) welcomes new deputy commander
June 21, 2022 — Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) welcomed Brig. Gen. (Select) Melissa Stone June 14, 2022. Stone replaces Brig. Gen. Bradley Pyburn as the Sixteenth Air Force deputy commander, responsible for the operations of more than 44,000 personnel conducting worldwide operations. ... MORE

Brig. Gen. (Select) Melissa Stone enters a room with a person in uniform standing by her.